Republican J.R. Majewski presents himself as an Air Force combat veteran who deployed to Afghanistan after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, but military documents tell a different story.
He's been far less forthcoming when asked about the specifics of his service.
While based in Qatar, Majewski would land at other air bases to transfer military passengers, medics, supplies, his campaign said. The campaign did not answer a direct question about whether he was ever in Afghanistan.The term can evoke images of soldiers storming a beachhead or finding refuge during a firefight. But under the laws and regulations of the U.S. government, facing live fire has little to do with someone earning the title.
Majewski's campaign said that he calls himself a combat veteran because the area he deployed to — Qatar — is considered a combat zone. There’s also the matter of Majewski’s final rank and reenlistment code when he left active duty after four years of service. Since gaining traction in his campaign for Congress, Majewski has denied that he is a follower of theThe baseless and apocalyptic QAnon belief is based on cryptic online postings by the anonymous “Q,” who is purportedly a government insider. It posits that Trump is fighting entrenched enemies in the government and also involves satanism and child sex trafficking.
Then there's Majewski's participation in the Jan. 6 insurrection. Majewski has said that he raised about $25,000 to help dozens of people attend the “Stop the Steal” rally that preceded the attack on the Capitol. He also traveled to the event with his friend Paine, the QAnon influencer, and the two later appeared in social media postings near the Capitol.
But a review of his now-deleted resume on the website LinkedIn and a survey of his former employers do not support the claim.
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