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Hung Cao (last seen complaining about witchcraft) faces Senator Kaine in November.
'I'm 100 per cent disabled because just from being blown up in combat many times and everything else, you know, knee, shoulders,' he said on April 22, 2022, during a failed congressional run.
'I've got more surgeries than you could possibly imagine.'
However, Cao's military records do not show him being awarded a Purple Heart for being wounded or injured in action, according to USA Today.
[He has not explicitly claimed to have one, but per USA Today: Cao has said that he’s been “shot at,” “blown up,” and has “scars” from his time in the military.]
Cao did not respond well to questions about his military record and falsely claimed 'the left-wing media' was in cahoots with Kaine to make him look bad.
'Imagine being asked to provide documentation of the dates and times Al Qaeda shot at you.
'Imagine being asked, if you're a disabled veteran, why you don't have a Purple Heart?'
Cao then claimed anyone who questioned him 'hate our military and veterans. There's no other explanation for their behavior'.
Virginia Senate candidate Hung Cao boasted about being 'blown up' and 'shot at' while in the navy - but his service record doesn't include a Purple Heart
Much of his campaign is built on his status as a war hero and claims he faced so much enemy fire in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Somalia he is disabled.'I'm 100 per cent disabled because just from being blown up in combat many times and everything else, you know, knee, shoulders,' he said on April 22, 2022, during a failed congressional run.
'I've got more surgeries than you could possibly imagine.'
However, Cao's military records do not show him being awarded a Purple Heart for being wounded or injured in action, according to USA Today.
[He has not explicitly claimed to have one, but per USA Today: Cao has said that he’s been “shot at,” “blown up,” and has “scars” from his time in the military.]
Cao did not respond well to questions about his military record and falsely claimed 'the left-wing media' was in cahoots with Kaine to make him look bad.
'Imagine being asked to provide documentation of the dates and times Al Qaeda shot at you.
'Imagine being asked, if you're a disabled veteran, why you don't have a Purple Heart?'
Cao then claimed anyone who questioned him 'hate our military and veterans. There's no other explanation for their behavior'.
