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May 30, 2023 · Was Ron Desantis a Navy SEAL? No, but he did serve as a US Navy JAG officer, and did work alongside a SEAL Team during his time in Iraq. Learn more here.
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 · Verdict: False. DeSantis said he was assigned with U.S. Navy SEALs while serving in Iraq. He did not claim he was a Navy SEAL outright. Fact Check: New national polls tracking the Republican primaries suggest DeSantis’s numbers are declining, NBC News reported. DeSantis is at 13%, 18%, and 16%, polls from the Wall Street Journal, CNN, and Fox ...
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...
Aug 24, 2023 · Social media users questioned if Florida Governor Ron DeSantis was a member of the U.S. Navy Sea, Air and Land (SEAL) Team on Wednesday night, following remarks he made during the first...
Jul 20, 2023 · Ron DeSantis served as a Navy lawyer at the Guantánamo Bay detention base in Cuba and later deployed to Iraq. U.S. Navy.
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 .
