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jgo

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Fri Feb 10, 2023, 09:56 PM Feb 2023

WHILE CLAIMING JEWISH HERITAGE, ANNA PAULINA LUNA FORGOT TO MENTION HER NAZI GRANDFATHER [View all]

Source: Vanity Fair and Washington Post

Is Anna Paulina Luna the new George Santos?

Since it first came out last December that newly elected lawmaker George Santos had lied about roughly 99% of his biography, fresh falsehoods and cons involving the New York congressman have emerged on a near-daily, sometimes hourly basis. Given the pace with which these revelations have unfolded, and the sheer volume of lies, it seems unlikely at this time that any of Santos’s Republican colleagues will be able to outdo him when it comes to apparently never telling the truth about anything. But at least one is trying!

We speak, of course, of Representative Anna Paulina Luna, who was the subject of a Washington Post exposé that suggested the 33-year-old Florida lawmaker has played it fast and loose with the facts concerning her background. For instance, claiming to both have Jewish heritage and to have been raised as a Jew, despite people familiar with the matter saying that was not the case.

Read more: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/02/anna-paulina-luna-jewish-grandfather-nazi

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She would have won her primary by a much larger margin if she had disclosed her NAZI heritage MaryMagdaline Feb 2023 #1
That maybe a topic at the next RNC gaggle BOSSHOG Feb 2023 #4
Yep. MaryMagdaline Feb 2023 #7
Fascists will vote for Fascists KS Toronado Feb 2023 #29
Jesus.. grateful Luna is being Cha Feb 2023 #2
Amazing, they bust on AOC for being part Jewish, and then these posers try to pretend being Jewish. TheBlackAdder Feb 2023 #34
This Republican barrel literally has no bottom. AZLD4Candidate Feb 2023 #3
It will be news SuperSkinny Feb 2023 #5
👆👆👆 Rebl2 Feb 2023 #10
Exactly. paleotn Feb 2023 #22
This explains her support for Putin. bronxiteforever Feb 2023 #6
According to stormy Traildogbob Feb 2023 #8
Pretty standard for the party of BS IronLionZion Feb 2023 #9
She wasn't a Latina until it was advantageous to win over Latino votes tulipsandroses Feb 2023 #16
+1 dalton99a Feb 2023 #19
Sounds kind of like a Rachel Dolezal situation, like a chameleon. IronLionZion Feb 2023 #27
Sounds like lying is genetic in their family. Joinfortmill Feb 2023 #33
If there is an "r" after the name, assume they are always lying. niyad Feb 2023 #11
exactly nt orleans Feb 2023 #28
Indeed ck4829 Feb 2023 #50
I bet when that Washington Post article came out... LudwigPastorius Feb 2023 #12
Her grandfather worked for hitler. She works for putin. How symetrical. Jakes Progress Feb 2023 #13
To think that she herself, Hitler would dismiss as "ethnic pollution" peppertree Feb 2023 #14
It was just a slight over sight. republianmushroom Feb 2023 #15
W/O a doubt there is a lot more to Ms Luna's .... Botany Feb 2023 #17
She's a member of the Freedom Caucus, so Koch network money got her there. ancianita Feb 2023 #18
That would be the "Freedumb Caucus". calimary Feb 2023 #21
That, too. ancianita Feb 2023 #24
The Nazi Caucus.... paleotn Feb 2023 #23
That, too. ancianita Feb 2023 #25
+1 ck4829 Feb 2023 #49
It's the new wing of the party SuperSkinny Feb 2023 #20
Chimera. Aussie105 Feb 2023 #26
It's almost as if ALL republicans are filthy liars. mwb970 Feb 2023 #30
Yes! SuperSkinny Feb 2023 #52
It is interesting, in a perverse way, how often this happens. Behind the Aegis Feb 2023 #31
I'm curious as to why they do it and how it gains points IronLionZion Feb 2023 #32
It's insulting. Wait until she claims the Nazis' Final Solution as her Jewish heritage. Beastly Boy Feb 2023 #35
My grandfather was also a German soldier in WWII Redleg Feb 2023 #36
It's true that a lot of German soldiers who fought and died for Hitler FakeNoose Feb 2023 #38
I just want to know where she and Santos got the training to be politicians to fool,so many people kimbutgar Feb 2023 #37
Good question ck4829 Feb 2023 #48
Is she responsible for the acts of her grandfather? malthaussen Feb 2023 #39
According to her Wikipedia bio, her German grandfather identified as a Catholic when he emigrated TheRickles Feb 2023 #40
Clearly just an honest oversight. 11 Bravo Feb 2023 #41
right? ck4829 Feb 2023 #47
I see no evidence in the cited article that says the grandfather was anything Wonder Why Feb 2023 #42
There are several paragraphs in the Washington Post article referenced ... jgo Feb 2023 #43
I see no specific article referenced by the author. Only the VF one is shown. Wonder Why Feb 2023 #44
Young Men Were Drafted Into WWII Deep State Witch Feb 2023 #53
I think calling her grandfather a NAZI is a bit over the top. TexLaProgressive Feb 2023 #45
K&R ck4829 Feb 2023 #46
Congresswoman claims to be Jewish, revealed to be granddaughter of Nazi - report LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2023 #51
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