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BAD NEWS BERNIE: ❌oreno Lying About Earning ❌BA Fro❌ University of ❌ichigan & Caught Spending Nearly $50 ❌illion On His “Return To The Auto Industry”

Columbus, OH – It’s been nothing but bad news this week for Wolverine Bernie Moreno after new reporting from the Ohio Capital Journal found that Moreno is lying about having an MBA from the University of ❌ichigan. Plus, new reporting revealed Moreno “sought and signed off on $40 million worth of Mercedes-Benz financing” to open a new car dealership as Moreno continues to be “chide[d]” for his “return to the auto industry.”

NEED-TO-KNOW THIS WEEK:

❌ NO MBA, JUST BS: Bernie Moreno repeatedly claimed to have an MBA from the University of ❌ichigan in “a car dealership application” with “his signature” and in multiple different biographies, but the University of Michigan Office of Public Affairs confirmed Moreno “does not have an MBA” from That School Up North.

WATCH MORE FROM WKYC HERE

💰 $40 MIL FOR MORENO: New reporting revealed Bernie Moreno “sought and signed off on $40 million worth of Mercedes-Benz financing” to open a new car dealership in Sunbury despite telling Ohioans “for more than a year that he sold off business interests.” This brings the total to $50 million – $9.5 million on land in Delaware County and $40 million in financing – that Moreno is spending to “return to the auto industry” as Ohioans are “chid[ing]” him for his record of mistreating his employees.

LISTEN TO MORE FROM THE STATEHOUSE NEWS BUREAU HERE

Jeff Gase, UAW Region 2B Central Ohio CAP Council Chairperson: “[Moreno’s] just a big fat cat. He wants all the profits. He wants the money. Wants it for himself.”

Sarah Donaldson, The Statehouse News Bureau: “…union leaders were standing in front of the quintessential union mascot, a fat cat inflatable it basked in the sun Friday off a busy road in Sunbury, across from a plot of property Moreno bought earlier this year that will eventually host a Mercedes Benz dealership.”

🤑 MORENO SELLS OUT WORKERS, DOESN’T SELL OFF BUSINESSES: Bernie Moreno continues to face scrutiny for “lying about his business dealings” by “repeatedly claiming that he’s sold all of his companies” despite “plans to cash in” on a new Mercedes-Benz dealership. Visit MercedesBenzofSunbury.com to learn more.

🏥 MORENO COZIES UP TO SPECIAL INTERESTS: As Moreno campaigns with a special-interest-funded group that pushed for the closure of the Chillicothe VA, local veterans, and Ohioans who worked to save the VA are calling out Moreno’s “inexcusable” coordination with the group.

 🗞️ WHAT OHIOANS ARE READING THIS WEEK:

  • Ohio Capital Journal: Ohio US Senate candidate Bernie Moreno doesn’t hold an MBA, but bio and application claimed he does
  • WKYC: VERIFY: No, Bernie Moreno doesn’t have an MBA from the University of Michigan
  • MSNBC: “[Moreno] does not have an MBA from the University of Michigan…”
  • Roll Call: “However, the Ohio Capital Journal reports that Moreno… earned a bachelor’s degree from Michigan but not an MBA.”
  • Cleveland.com: “Moreno’s November 2011 application to open a Florida car dealership stated incorrectly that he held an MBA from the University of Michigan, as did Moreno’s Cleveland Foundation website bio when he first joined the foundation’s board in 2014.”
  • Jeff Darcy, Cleveland.com: “It has been uncovered that Moreno was twice credited with having a Master in Business Administration from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor that he does not hold.”
  • The New Republic: “… Moreno has also been lying about his business dealings, repeatedly claiming that he’s sold all of his companies so he can head to Washington, D.C., with no hidden agenda.”
  • Ohio Capital Journal: “To the people who rallied to save Chillicothe’s VA hospital, Moreno partnering with the organization is a slap in the face.”
  • Ohio AFL-CIO: “We do care [that Moreno] consistently lies, cheats his workers…”

🐤 TWEET OF THE WEEK:

🎶 CODA: “I don’t buy [Moreno’s excuses] one bit.”

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FACT CHECK: Despite Lying To Ohioans, Bernie ❌oreno “Did Not Earn” An ❌BA Fro❌ The University Of ❌ichigan

WKYC: No, Ohio US Senate candidate Bernie Moreno doesn’t have an MBA from the University of Michigan, despite documents claiming he does: VERIFY

Colu❌bus, OH – Two days after the Ohio Capital Journal found that ❌oreno is lying to Ohioans about having an ❌BA degree fro❌ the University of ❌ichigan, new reporting fro❌ WKYC confirms “Bernie Moreno did not earn an MBA” and “the only degree Moreno has earned from the [University of Michigan] is a bachelor’s degree.”

WATCH MORE FROM WKYC HERE

Russ Mitchell, WKYC: “3 News has learned academic credentials attributed to Bernie Moreno are being questioned.”

WKYC: No, Ohio US Senate candidate Bernie Moreno doesn’t have an MBA from the University of Michigan, despite documents claiming he does: VERIFY
Stephanie Haney
September 12, 2024

  • 3News has found that at least two different organizations have listed that Republican nominee Bernie Moreno earned a Master’s degree in Business Administration after graduating from the University of Michigan.
  • Moreno served on the board of the Cleveland Foundation from 2014-18, and the organization’s Fall/Winter 2014 magazine included that Moreno had earned a Master of Business Administration from Michigan…
  • Prior to this, a 2011 application included in a lawsuit about his car dealership in Florida also listed that he earned an MBA from Michigan in 1991.
  • But the university registrar’s office confirmed to 3News that the only degree Moreno has earned from the school is a bachelor’s degree.
  • So we can VERIFY that no, Bernie Moreno did not earn an MBA.

SEE ALSO: NEW: Bernie ❌oreno Lying About Earning ❌BA Fro❌ University of ❌ichigan; WHAT THEY’RE SAYING: Bernie ❌oreno Faces Scrutiny For Lying About Having An ❌BA Fro❌ University of ❌ichigan; State Sen. Bill De❌ora, OSU Students Sla❌ Bernie ❌oreno For Lying About Having An ❌BA Fro❌ The University of ❌ichigan

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WHAT THEY’RE SAYING: Bernie ❌oreno Faces Scrutiny For Lying About Having An ❌BA Fro❌ University of ❌ichigan

Ohio Capital Journal: Ohio US Senate Candidate Bernie Moreno Doesn’t Hold An MBA, But Bio And Application Claimed He Does

Colu❌bus, OH – Bernie ❌oreno is facing scrutiny after reporting found that ❌oreno is lying about having an ❌BA degree fro❌ the University of ❌ichigan.

What Ohioans Are Reading / Hearing About ❌oreno’s Phony ❌BA:

Stephanie Haney, WKYC: “Moreno’s biography for the board of the Cleveland Foundation said that he had an MBA from the University of Michigan… another place where it was listed that Moreno had an MBA was a car dealership application… the University of Michigan Office of Public Affairs said that he has a bachelor’s degree… so, not an MBA.”

MSNBC: Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up
Steve Benen
September 12, 2024

  • In Ohio’s U.S. Senate race, when Republican hopeful Bernie Moreno joined the board of the Cleveland Foundation, his biography claimed he held an MBA from the University of Michigan. He does not have an MBA from the University of Michigan…

Cleveland.com: Capitol Letter: Master’s of none
Jeremy Pelzer
September 12, 2024

  • As Marty Schladen of the Ohio Capital Journal reports, Moreno’s November 2011 application to open a Florida car dealership stated incorrectly that he held an MBA from the University of Michigan, as did Moreno’s Cleveland Foundation website bio when he first joined the foundation’s board in 2014.
  • A 2018 Cleveland State University bio, as well as the website of a Moreno-owned Mercedes-Benz dealership in North Olmsted, asserted he earned multiple degrees from Michigan.

Political Wire: GOP Candidate Doesn’t Have the MBA He Claims
Taegan Goddard
September 11, 2024

  • “The claim that car dealer and Republican U.S. Senate candidate Bernie Moreno held an MBA from the University of Michigan has appeared in both a car dealership application and in a short biography of Moreno when he joined the board of the Cleveland Foundation,” Ohio Capital Journal reports.
  • “However, a spokeswoman for the university on Monday said all Moreno has is a bachelor’s degree in business that was awarded in 1989.”

SEE ALSO: NEW: Bernie ❌oreno Lying About Earning ❌BA Fro❌ University of ❌ichigan

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State Sen. Bill De❌ora, OSU Students Sla❌ Bernie ❌oreno For Lying About Having An ❌BA Fro❌ The University of ❌ichigan

Ohio Capital Journal: Ohio US Senate Candidate Bernie Moreno Doesn’t Hold An MBA, But Bio And Application Claimed He Does

Columbus, OH – One day after the Ohio Capital Journal reported that Bernie Moreno is lying about having an MBA from the University of Michigan, State Sen. Bill DeMora and the OSU College Dems released the following statements:

“It is bad enough that Bernie ❌oreno brags about having one degree fro❌ ❌ichigan, but the new reports that prove he is lying about having an ❌BA fro❌ that school up North are disqualifying,” said Ohio State Senator Bill DeMora. “Anyone who lies about having a ❌ade-up-business-degree fro❌ ❌ichigan has no business representing Ohioans. Go Bucks.”

“If Bernie ❌oreno wanted to lie about having an ❌BA, why would he lie about having one from ❌ichigan?,” said the OSU College Dems.

SEE ALSO: NEW: Bernie ❌oreno Lying About Earning ❌BA Fro❌ University of ❌ichigan

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NEW CLIP: LaRose: “Nothing Wrong” With Trump’s Threat to Imprison Election Officials He Deems “Cheats”

Columbus, OH- Today, Ohio’s Secretary of State, who oversees all elections in the state of Ohio, appeared on CNN, where he was asked about Trump’s threat to imprison officials, including election officials, that he believed cheats. In response, he said there was “nothing wrong with that.”

Watch the Full Clip Here.

Donald Trump wrote: WHEN I WIN, those people that CHEATED will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the Law [..] Please beware that this legal exposure extends to Lawyers, Political Operatives, Donors, Illegal Voters, & Corrupt Election Officials. 

To say that nothing is wrong with that statement is blatant partisanship and unacceptable from any elected official, but especially one in charge of administering the election. 

“LaRose’s claim that there’s nothing wrong with jailing elections officials is disqualifying for any political office, especially the one that is in charge of administering the most critical election in our state’s history,” said Ohio Democratic Party spokeswoman Katie Seewer. Ahead of November, Ohio Democrats will continue to hold LaRose accountable for the blatant partisanship he’s brought to his office.”

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