This is getting interesting. After Politico reported that Ben Carson lied about his scholarship offer to West Point, the story went viral, and many, including this site, thought Carson’s campaign was in serious trouble. Now the Carson campaign is firing back, claiming it’s a lie:
“Dr Carson was the top ROTC student in the City of Detroit. In that role he was invited to meet General Westmoreland. He believes it was at a banquet. He can’t remember with specificity their brief conversation but it centered around Dr. Carson’s performance as ROTC City Executive Officer.
He was introduced to folks from West Point by his ROTC Supervisors. They told him they could help him get an appointment based on his grades and performance in ROTC. He considered it but in the end did not seek admission. There are “Service Connected” nominations for stellar High School ROTC appointments. Again he was the top ROTC student in Detroit. I would argue strongly that an Appointment is indeed an amazing full scholarship. Having ran several Congressional Offices I am very familiar with the Nomination process.
Again though his Senior Commander was in touch with West Point and told Dr. Carson he could get in, Dr Carson did not seek admission.
The Politico story is an outright Lie. Dr. Carson as the leading ROTC student in Detroit was told by his Commanders that he could get an Appointment to the Academy. He never said he was admitted or even applied.
The campaign never “admitted to anything.”
This is what we have come to expect from Politico.”
Whatever the truth of the matter is, it’s curious how aggressive the media has been in trying to verify every element of Ben Carson’s life story. Some conservatives might contend that they were not so zealous when questions were raised about a previous candidate’s narrative.
The Carson response makes sense, but the damage may be done.
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