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2024 ELECTIONS
How the right wing responded to Tim Sheehy’s bullet wound story
Conservatives rally to former SEAL and would-be senator’s defense.
by Arren Kimbel-Sannit
04.12.2024
Republican Tim Sheehy announced his bid for U.S. Senate in 2024 on Tuesday. Credit: Courtesy / Tim Sheehy for Montana
If the Washington Post’s revelation that Republican U.S. Senate candidate and former Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy lied to a Glacier National Park ranger about the origin of a bullet wound in his arm — and that he has repeated several different versions of his combat injury history in different settings — caused any second thoughts among Sheehy’s supporter or among Republicans more broadly, they’re not showing it.
Rather, Sheehy responded to the story by attacking the Washington Post and invoking his status as a veteran to claim unfair treatment, and the rest of the conservative sphere has followed suit. That became most apparent when the Sheehy campaign published on social media screenshots of emails from Post reporters working on a follow-up story that was published Friday.
“The smear artists @washingtonpost are writing yet another hit piece attacking me for serving my country — even asking questions about my medical history and demanding my personal records. I’m done playing the liberal media’s game — here’s how DC ‘reporters’ treat veterans,” Sheehy posted on X.
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ARREN KIMBEL-SANNIT
akimbel@montanafreepress.org
Raised in Arizona, Arren is no stranger to the issues impacting Western states, having a keen interest in the politics of land, transportation and housing. Prior to moving to Montana, Arren was a statehouse reporter for the Arizona Capitol Times and covered agricultural and trade policy for Politico in Washington, D.C. In Montana, he has carved out a niche in shoe-leather heavy muckraking based on public documents and deep sourcing that keeps elected officials uncomfortable and the public better informed. More by Arren Kimbel-Sannit
How the right wing responded to Tim Sheehy’s bullet wound story
Conservatives rally to former SEAL and would-be senator’s defense.
by Arren Kimbel-Sannit
04.12.2024
Republican Tim Sheehy announced his bid for U.S. Senate in 2024 on Tuesday. Credit: Courtesy / Tim Sheehy for Montana
If the Washington Post’s revelation that Republican U.S. Senate candidate and former Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy lied to a Glacier National Park ranger about the origin of a bullet wound in his arm — and that he has repeated several different versions of his combat injury history in different settings — caused any second thoughts among Sheehy’s supporter or among Republicans more broadly, they’re not showing it.
Rather, Sheehy responded to the story by attacking the Washington Post and invoking his status as a veteran to claim unfair treatment, and the rest of the conservative sphere has followed suit. That became most apparent when the Sheehy campaign published on social media screenshots of emails from Post reporters working on a follow-up story that was published Friday.
“The smear artists @washingtonpost are writing yet another hit piece attacking me for serving my country — even asking questions about my medical history and demanding my personal records. I’m done playing the liberal media’s game — here’s how DC ‘reporters’ treat veterans,” Sheehy posted on X.
Link to tweet
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ARREN KIMBEL-SANNIT
akimbel@montanafreepress.org
Raised in Arizona, Arren is no stranger to the issues impacting Western states, having a keen interest in the politics of land, transportation and housing. Prior to moving to Montana, Arren was a statehouse reporter for the Arizona Capitol Times and covered agricultural and trade policy for Politico in Washington, D.C. In Montana, he has carved out a niche in shoe-leather heavy muckraking based on public documents and deep sourcing that keeps elected officials uncomfortable and the public better informed. More by Arren Kimbel-Sannit
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