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Tim Sheehy, a Montana Republican U.S. Senate candidate, changing his story about being shot has raised eyebrows across social media on Sunday.
Sheehy, a first-time candidate, is a former Navy SEAL who received former President Donald Trump's endorsement back in February as he vies for Democratic Senator Jon Tester's seat. Since launching his campaign, Sheehy has widely shared a story about him being shot while deployed, but there have been inconsistent accounts of the story he has told, according to The Washington Post.
In a campaign video in December, Sheehy cited a gunshot wound he received in combat that he said left a bullet in his right arm as evidence of his toughness. "I got thick skin — though it's not thick enough. I have a bullet stuck in this arm still from Afghanistan," he said.
However, according to a record filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Montana, after a family visit to Montana's Glacier National Park, Sheehy told a National Park Service ranger in October 2015, more than a year after he left active duty, that he accidentally shot himself in the right arm that day when his Colt .45 revolver fell and discharged while he was loading his vehicle in the park.
According to a citation given to the Senate hopeful for illegally discharging his weapon in a national park, the self-inflicted gunshot left a bullet lodged in Sheehy's right forearm. The citation said the description was based on Sheehy's account of events.
www.newsweek.com
So this guy is going around claiming that he was shot in the line of duty in Afghanistan but the reality is that it was a self-inflicted wound? Only in the Republican party. But he is vocal in his support of Trump so there is that.
Sheehy, a first-time candidate, is a former Navy SEAL who received former President Donald Trump's endorsement back in February as he vies for Democratic Senator Jon Tester's seat. Since launching his campaign, Sheehy has widely shared a story about him being shot while deployed, but there have been inconsistent accounts of the story he has told, according to The Washington Post.
In a campaign video in December, Sheehy cited a gunshot wound he received in combat that he said left a bullet in his right arm as evidence of his toughness. "I got thick skin — though it's not thick enough. I have a bullet stuck in this arm still from Afghanistan," he said.
However, according to a record filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Montana, after a family visit to Montana's Glacier National Park, Sheehy told a National Park Service ranger in October 2015, more than a year after he left active duty, that he accidentally shot himself in the right arm that day when his Colt .45 revolver fell and discharged while he was loading his vehicle in the park.
According to a citation given to the Senate hopeful for illegally discharging his weapon in a national park, the self-inflicted gunshot left a bullet lodged in Sheehy's right forearm. The citation said the description was based on Sheehy's account of events.
Republican changing story about getting shot raises eyebrows
Tim Sheehy, a former Navy SEAL who's running for a U.S. Senate seat in Montana, has widely shared a story about him being shot while deployed.
www.newsweek.com
So this guy is going around claiming that he was shot in the line of duty in Afghanistan but the reality is that it was a self-inflicted wound? Only in the Republican party. But he is vocal in his support of Trump so there is that.
