VA Secretary Robert McDonald Apologizes for Misstating He Served in Special Forces

ABC News ^ | 2/23/2015 | PAUL H.B. SHIN and CHRIS GOOD

[Beave Meister]

Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald apologized today for mistakenly saying in a videotaped exchange with a homeless man that he had served in the special forces, though his service was entirely with the 82nd Airborne Division.

"Secretary McDonald has apologized for the misstatement and noted that he never intended to misrepresent his military service," a White House officials told ABC News. "We take him at his word and expect that this will not impact the important work he's doing to promote the health and well-being of our nation's veterans."

[Beave Meister]

I remember when Obummer said he served the American people. Why should the monkey running the VA Secretary be more honest than our president?

[Texas Eagle]

What. Serving in the 82nd Airborne is not enough to be proud of?

What an insult to those who've served in the 82nd.

[Texas Eagle]

"We take him at his word and expect that this will not impact the important work he's doing to promote the health and well-being of our nation's veterans."

LOL! You can be sure of it.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Maybe he just had a Brian Williams moment and “misremembered”.

[servantboy777]

Good grief! Our government is filled with crooks and liars.

[clintonh8r]

Does anybody vet these turds before they’re hired? Did anybody think to look at his DD214? He’s head of the V frikken’ A for god’s sake! And by the way, has anything changed there since this “management expert” took over?

[oh8eleven]

“Misstating” He Served in Special Forces- another Liberal euphemism for denying the truth. Like a woman’s right to “choose” and killing an unborn baby. Barf.

[tgusa]

The Senate had confirmation hearings.

[OrangeHoof]

Liberals being liberals. INSIDE the VA, this will sting more than outside of it. Inside, veterans get quite offended when you misrepresent your military service.

[Doogle]

Does anybody vet these turds before they’re hired?

..of course their vetted....by mama jarett and the host of other undesirables in the WH....that's WHY THEIR HIRED

[Gamecock]

Exactly.

[certrtwngnut]

Your barf should read as Harf.

[Gamecock]

**Inside, veterans get quite offended when you misrepresent your military service.**

Yup. The most pissed folks are the operators.

I was not SF or Airborne nor do I have any scare badges, but it pisses me off at some level just below the operators. Their level of pissed off is reserved only for them.

[VRWCarea51]

Um sorry but no one states something like that without complete awareness of the LIE.

Mis-remember my ass!

[rfreedom4u]

“Misstating” must be the new way to say lie.

[blueunicorn6]

Next.

[editor-surveyor]

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More Fake but Inaccurate claptrap dems.

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[Alex Murphy]

Serving in the 82nd Airborne is not enough to be proud of? What an insult to those who've served in the 82nd.

Agreed.

[xp38]

The statement was at variance with the facts.

I always liked this way of putting it which I heard first during the Watergate era. When I searched the term it seems to be a legal one.

[elcid1970]

I thought West Point has an honor code: one does not lie, cheat, steal, nor tolerate those who do.

Oh, well......