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May 21, 2024 · Though Ron DeSantis was not a Navy SEAL, he did play a role in advising a SEAL team in 2007. In that year, at the Naval Special Warfare Command Group in Coronado, California, DeSantis was assigned to Navy SEAL Team One. He deployed to Iraq during the U.S. military troop surge at that time.
Aug 25, 2023 · At the first Republican presidential primary debate, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis touted his military experience, saying he “was assigned with U.S. Navy SEALs in Iraq” and “deployed to Iraq...
Sep 7, 2023 · A Fox News clip from the debate shows DeSantis made reference to serving with Navy SEALS in Iraq after answering a question about the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The Florida Republican Governor said discussing the attack distracts from the 2024 election.
Aug 24, 2023 · Ron DeSantis says he was a Navy SEAL. He was NOT. He was a lawyer in the Navy, and at one point he was assigned to provide legal support for a SEAL team commander.
Sep 5, 2023 · There is no record of DeSantis claiming to be a Navy SEAL. During the Aug. 23 Republican presidential debate, he said he “was assigned with” and “deployed to Iraq alongside” SEALs – not...
DeSantis joined the United States Navy in 2004 and was promoted to lieutenant before serving as a legal advisor to SEAL Team One. He was stationed at Joint Task Force Guantanamo in 2006 and was deployed to Iraq in 2007 .
Jul 20, 2023 · DeSantis briefly opened up, winding up to a compassionate answer by recalling his arrival in Fallujah, Iraq, in the summer of 2007, “assigned to Navy SEAL Team 1 as part of the surge of...
