Former President Trump on Thursday praised controversial former Congressional candidate J.R. Majewski at a rally in Ohio, calling him a “hero” who was “very wronged.”
“[O]On behalf of our country, I want to apologize to Mr. J.R. Majewski, because you have been treated very unfairly,” Trump said. Said. “So, okay? You were very wronged. The man was a hero, but they brought up a story that he wasn’t a hero. And that’s shameful, shameful. I think that’s the case.”
Mr. Majewski ended his second bid for Rep. Marcy Kaptur’s (D-Ohio) seat earlier this month and missed the Ohio Republican primary election scheduled for next Monday.
“Now that my record is clear, I know I will win and have a great chance in the general election, but it is inevitable that the deep state will do everything they can to fight me.” Said In a statement posted on Platform
“They even went so far as to attack my family and denounce their stolen courage once again,” he continued.
Mr. Majewski was a Republican candidate against Mr. Kaptur in 2022, but became controversial after exaggerating his military record and lying about serving in Afghanistan, according to the Associated Press. He claimed to have been deployed to Afghanistan after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, but instead the Air Force veteran was based at an air base in Japan and took a job loading planes at an air base in Qatar. The Associated Press reported, citing a review. his military service record.
Majewski also took part in the riot at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, and faced backlash for using an ableist slur during a podcast appearance in February.
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