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- The NRSC said that Manchin has a "$700,000 D.C. luxury yacht." There’s no dispute that Manchin has a boat docked in Washington, D.C. Its 40-foot length would generally qualify it as a yacht, but since Manchin lives there when he is in town, it could be just as easily described as a houseboat.
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Dec 29, 2021 · Technically, Joe Manchin’s Almost Heaven is a yacht. Democratic West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin | BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images. While Manchin’s craft doesn’t sound like a yacht, it very much is. According to a 2004 article in the Washington Post, the vessel is a custom-built 65-by-20-foot, three-story hull.
Aug 7, 2018 · There’s no dispute that Manchin has a boat docked in Washington, D.C. Its 40-foot length would generally qualify it as a yacht, but since Manchin lives there when he is in town, it could be just...
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Oct 5, 2018 · Our ruling. The NRSC said that Manchin has a “$700,000 D.C. luxury yacht.” There’s no dispute that Manchin has a boat docked in Washington, D.C. Its 40-foot length would generally qualify it as a yacht, but since Manchin lives there when he is in town, it could be just as easily described as a houseboat.
Feb 22, 2021 · It’s not a yacht. Republicans tried to paint Manchin as yacht-owning “Washington Joe” during his 2018 reelection campaign. Mmmm, not quite: “The vessel is listed as ‘recreational’ on documents,” PolitiFact wrote in a fact-check.
Dec 28, 2021 · The evidence: Manchin drives an Italian sportscar and lives in Washington on a “luxury yacht.” Let’s examine the yacht part. In the American vernacular “yacht” implies luxury, so “luxury” here...
Sep 30, 2018 · And a key exhibit for this argument was a pricey boat he owned. Manchin owns a “$700,000 D.C. luxury yacht,” the ad said, illustrating the claim with a photograph showing a docked vessel....
Oct 1, 2021 · In describing Manchin's boat as a yacht, the group was taking one definition of the vessel. His 2001-built vessel is 65 feet long, according to Coast Guard documents provided to PolitiFact.
