Yes, he did use the word scholarship. I still don’t see it as lying. A full ride is a scholarship. Look at the number of posts on this thread explaining that West Point comes with a full ride.
When writing a book for the masses, one would not be lying to use the term “full scholarship” instead of “offered an appointment that comes with a full ride.” The masses don’t care about the difference. This Politico story is horsesh*t.
Thank you.