{"id":2480263,"date":"2025-08-29T09:16:59","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T13:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-tossed-bronze-star-at-dem-presidential-hopeful-18-years-after-he-started-stolen-valor-lie-shockingly-the-nyt-and-ap-exposed-it-all\/"},"modified":"2025-08-29T09:19:41","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T13:19:41","slug":"biden-tossed-bronze-star-at-dem-presidential-hopeful-18-years-after-he-started-stolen-valor-lie-shockingly-the-nyt-and-ap-exposed-it-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-tossed-bronze-star-at-dem-presidential-hopeful-18-years-after-he-started-stolen-valor-lie-shockingly-the-nyt-and-ap-exposed-it-all\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Tossed Bronze Star at Dem Presidential Hopeful 18 Years After He Started Stolen Valor Lie &#8211; Shockingly the NYT and AP Exposed It All"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">50<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-tossed-bronze-star-at-dem-presidential-hopeful-18-years-after-he-started-stolen-valor-lie-shockingly-the-nyt-and-ap-exposed-it-all%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2480263&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>This article discusses the controversy surrounding Maryland Governor Wes Moore&#8217;s claim of having received a Bronze Star for his military service. It reveals that Moore had falsely claimed to have been awarded the Bronze Star 18 years ago, a claim which was later contradicted by official records. The Defense Department only officially awarded him the Bronze Star in late 2024, during the final weeks of the Biden administration, following an internal review. This belated award has provided Moore some cover, despite criticism that he misrepresented his military record for nearly two decades. Moore denied deliberately lying about the medal and described it as an administrative mistake. The debate intensified with former President Donald Trump questioning Moore&#8217;s integrity and posting headlines accusing him of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ive-been-with-some-of-you-when-weve-been-shot-at-biden-revives-story-of-being-under-fire\/\" title=\"\u2018I\u2019ve Been With Some Of You When We\u2019ve Been Shot At\u2019: Biden Revives Story Of Being Under Fire\">stolen valor<\/a>. Military experts cited in the article explain that while delays or losses in award processing are not uncommon,<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >falsely claiming receipt<\/a> of awards is a serious issue. The article also notes moore&#8217;s dismissive response to Trump&#8217;s claims and highlights the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/turley-savages-jack-smith-lays-out-the-truth-about-his-narrowly-tailored-gag-order\/\" title=\"Turley criticizes Jack Smith, reveals truth on his restrictive gag order.\">broader political implications<\/a> of the controversy.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Former President Joe Biden&rsquo;s administration did Maryland Gov. Wes Moore a solid last December when the Defense Department issued him a Bronze Star, which he had wrongfully claimed he received 18 years earlier.<\/p>\n<p>Moore, whose name has been floated as a 2028 hopeful, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/entire-georgetown-mens-basketball-team-coach-kneel-for-national-anthem\/\" title=\"Entire Georgetown Men\u2019s Basketball Team, Coach Kneel For National Anthem\">made headlines recently<\/a> by &ldquo;standing up&rdquo; to President Donald Trump&rsquo;s push for federal involvement to address crime in the nation&rsquo;s cities.<\/p>\n<p>Trump said in the Oval Office on Monday that Moore had called him the &ldquo;greatest president of my lifetime&rdquo; at the Army-Navy game in December.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) is all smiles as he greets President Donald J. Trump at the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ArmyNavyGame?\">@ArmyNavyGame<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0Ml2cfwIDA\">pic.twitter.com\/0Ml2cfwIDA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrumpWarRoom\/status\/1868063052027023520?\">December 14, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Moore quickly denied it, posting on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/olympic-organizers-attempt-to-backpedal-on-opening-ceremony-gets-undermined-by-their-own-performers\/\" title=\"Olympic Organizers&#039; Attempt to Backpedal on Opening Ceremony Gets Undermined by Their Own Performers\">social media &#038;ldquo<\/a>;lol&rdquo; and &ldquo;keep telling yourself that, Mr. President.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"qst\">lol <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QkU0mGGfw7\">https:\/\/t.co\/QkU0mGGfw7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Wes Moore (@iamwesmoore) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iamwesmoore\/status\/1960021981656395841?\">August 25, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, Trump appeared to call Moore&rsquo;s integrity into question, posting a headline of the governor falsely claiming he had received the Bronze Star while serving in the U.S. Army Reserves.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But is that the end of his political career. He was very disrespectful to the Office of the President!&rdquo; Trump stated.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Donald Trump  Post 02:12 AM EST 08\/28\/25<\/p>\n<p>But is that the end of his political career. He was very disrespectful to the Office of the President! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tqIIfle1ut\">pic.twitter.com\/tqIIfle1ut<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fan Donald J. Trump Posts From  (@TrumpDailyPosts) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrumpDailyPosts\/status\/1961095253177581688?\">August 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Hill headline Trump posted was actually based on an in-depth stolen valor story <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/08\/29\/us\/politics\/wes-moore-bronze-star.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a> did last August, shortly after the Democratic National Convention.<\/p>\n<p>The outlet noted that when Moore ran for governor in 2022, the issue came up of his falsely claiming to receive the Bronze Star for his Army service in Afghanistan in his White House fellowship application.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Mr. Moore submitted the application in January 2006, he had not been awarded either the Bronze Star or the Combat Action Badge. He was awarded the badge in May 2006 for an episode the previous December, but there is no record showing that he ever received a Bronze Star, an Army spokeswoman said,&rdquo; according to The New York Times.<\/p>\n<p>Moore told the outlet last summer that it was &ldquo;an honest mistake,&rdquo; saying that his superior officer informed him the paperwork for the award had been submitted and those up the chain of command had approved it.<\/p>\n<p>But Moore never received the medal, which often happens with a medal pinning ceremony. At the very least, soldiers are given the certificate and the ribbon.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Moore would have received a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archives.gov\/personnel-records-center\/dd-214\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DD214 form<\/a> upon leaving the military in <a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Wes_Moore\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2014<\/a>, listing all the medals he had received.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, who was the commander of U.S. troops in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-terrorist-taliban-celebrate-anniversary-joe-biden-handing-afghanistan-grand-helicopter-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Afghanistan<\/a> after Mr. Moore&rsquo;s deployment and did not meet him until years later, said it was not uncommon for military award nominations to get lost in processing,&rdquo; The New York Times said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know how many times since I&rsquo;ve retired that I&rsquo;ve [had] people come to me trying to get an award that they told me that they had been recommended for that they never got,&rdquo; McChrystal told the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, McChrystal acknowledged Moore should not have written in the White House application that he had received the Bronze Star. He said it clearly &ldquo;would have been more elegant&rdquo; to write that he was recommended for the awards.<\/p>\n<p>Further, during a 2008 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=h0WL4LgSgQY&amp;t=14s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interview on PBS<\/a> and a 2010 interview with Comedy Central&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/stephen-colbert-lands-new-gig-pretending-old-job\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stephen Colbert<\/a>, Moore did not correct the hosts when they described him as a Bronze Star recipient.<\/p>\n<p>The New York Times also spoke with Doug Sterner, a military historian and Vietnam veteran, who helped to create the original version of the Stolen Valor Act, which criminalizes false claims about military accomplishments.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Every veteran &mdash; I mean every veteran, even if they won&rsquo;t admit it &mdash; has told a war story or embellished a little bit, but usually not about awards,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;When you start embellishing about awards, then it becomes a problem.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>And former Rep. Joe Heck, a Nevada Republican and chief sponsor of the 2013 version of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/graphic-language-tim-walz-mercilessly-heckled-angry-vets-stolen-valor-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stolen Valor Act<\/a>, told The New York Times, &ldquo;It&rsquo;s pretty clear when you&rsquo;re a recipient of a particular award or decoration.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Not only do you have the physical award, but the paperwork associated with it. There&rsquo;s no misunderstanding. You either did receive it or you didn&rsquo;t,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, the Trump administration&rsquo;s Defense Department issued a statement, saying, &ldquo;Wes Moore is a perfect example of a politician who inflates his resume in hopes no one notices.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>When asked by Fox News host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/debut-will-cains-new-fox-news-show-smashes-records\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Will Cain<\/a> to respond, Moore said, &ldquo;I&rsquo;m very proud of my service, and I&rsquo;m thankful that the United States military has recognized my service in Afghanistan with both a Bronze Star and a Combat Action Badge.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680; HOLY CRAP! Fox&rsquo;s Will Cain just CONFRONTED Maryland Gov. Wes Moore for his Bronze Star &ldquo;mistake&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Hold on a second! It&rsquo;s NOT ridiculous, it&rsquo;s important to know you are telling the truth! You got the Bronze Star 2 years ago&hellip;but you claimed it in 2006!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Pentagon has&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qz5fs0JO7B\">pic.twitter.com\/qz5fs0JO7B<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EricLDaugh\/status\/1961167058584125634?\">August 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/dc-md-va\/2024\/12\/21\/wes-moore-bronze-star\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Post<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/maryland-governor-bronze-star-awarded-5c72bd12ff8e6b93aa830316cd884d6e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a> reported last December that during the final weeks of the Biden administration, the Pentagon awarded Moore the Bronze Star.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Moore&rsquo;s close friend and former commander, Lt. Gen. Michael R. Fenzel, who had recommended Moore for the medal, on Friday pinned the Bronze Star for &lsquo;meritorious service&rsquo; onto the governor&rsquo;s chest during an emotional private ceremony at the governor&rsquo;s mansion in Annapolis,&rdquo; The Washington Post said.<\/p>\n<p>The act gives Moore cover, so he can now claim it was just an administrative mistake.<\/p>\n<p>What isn&rsquo;t a mistake is that the Maryland governor lied for 18 years about it.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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