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Columbus, OH – Bernie Moreno owes Ohioans answers after new reports exposed a “string of inconsistencies” and “dubious claims” “dogging” his candidacy. In recent weeks, Moreno was caught lying about refusing to sell Chinese-made cars even though he “did sell the Chinese-made SUVs,” lying about getting rid of Cleveland State’s Confucius Institute even though “the timing doesn’t line up,” lying about “escap[ing]” socialism, and lying about his business origin story. 

Questions Bernie Moreno must answer after his lies were exposed:

1. Why are you lying to voters by claiming you never sold Chinese-made SUVs? 

2. Why are you lying about shutting down Cleveland State’s Confucius Institute? 

3. Why are you lying about escaping socialism?

4. Why did you claim you “didn’t take handouts” when reporting shows you got your dealership at a steep discount? Will you make documents around the 2005 insider deal available?

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Cleveland.com: “Bernie Moreno Argued For National Legislation Banning Abortion… And Previously Has Described Himself As ‘100% Pro-Life Without Exceptions.’”

Columbus, OH – Reminder: Bernie Moreno has repeatedly supported a national abortion ban which would overturn the will of Ohioans who voted overwhelmingly to protect abortion rights last year, has described himself as “100% pro-life with no exceptions,” and voted to ban abortion without exceptions for rape or incest in Ohio last year by voting against Issue 1. 

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Cleveland.com: Donald Trump now says abortion should be left to the states. What does this mean for Bernie Moreno’s call for national abortion restrictions?

Andrew Tobias

April 9, 2024

• While competing for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination, Bernie Moreno argued for national legislation banning abortion… and previously has described himself as “100% pro-life without exceptions.”

• [President of Ohio Right to Life, who endorsed Moreno, Mike] Gonidakis said Ohio Right to Life supports restricting abortion through national legislation.

• During Ohio’s Republican U.S. Senate primary contest, Moreno and other Republicans had said that abortion remained a federal issue despite the November vote…They opposed the November abortion issue, and Moreno gave $100,000 to the effort to defeat it.

• He described himself as “100% pro life with no exceptions” and said abortion is “murder” during an interview that year with Breitbart News.

• Katie Smith, an Ohio Democratic Party spokesperson, said Tuesday that Trump’s announcement doesn’t change what Moreno has said in the past. “Bernie Moreno believes abortion should be illegal in all cases, including in cases of rape, incest, and the life of the mother, and would overturn the will of Ohioans by voting for a national abortion ban,” Smith said.

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Spectrum News: “Moreno’s Dealership Did Sell The Chinese-Made SUVs”

Columbus, OH – Bernie Moreno has been caught lying to Ohioans – again. New reporting found that despite Moreno’s repeated claims that he “refused to sell a Buick SUV model made in China,” his dealership “did sell the Chinese-made SUVs,” “promoted the vehicles on social media,” and even posted a customer testimonial promoting the Envision.

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Spectrum News: Senate candidate Bernie Moreno sold SUVs made in China for years, but tells Ohio voters he refused to do so

Taylor Popielarz

April 8, 2024

• Moreno says that when he owned a Buick GMC dealership in Beachwood, Ohio, he even refused to sell a Buick SUV model made in China, the Envision.

• “The Buick Envision was made in China, I told General Motors I wouldn’t sell one of them, don’t even ship it to me,” Moreno said on conservative radio host Mike Allen’s show in February.

• “I refused to let General Motors ship me any of those cars,” Moreno said in a September 2021 appearance on conservative host Bob Frantz’s radio show. “They threatened to take my franchise away. They said I could never be a GM dealer at any other brand. I said, ‘You know what? It costs me millions of dollars. I didn’t care.’ Because you either stand on principle or you stand on nothing.”

• “…I sent a letter to General Motors – don’t ship me one, that car will not be on my lot…and I stood my ground and did not sell that car.” 

• However, Moreno’s dealership did sell the Chinese-made SUVs for several years, and even promoted the vehicles on social media, according to numerous social media posts found by Spectrum News. 

• Those posts appeared from 2014 to 2019, a period before Moreno sold the dealership to Crestmont Auto Group in 2020. (The name of the dealership’s Facebook page was changed by Crestmont in March 2020)

• “I purchased a 2017 Buick Envision from Buick GMC of Beachwood,” a customer said in a December 2016 video testimonial posted on the Bernie Moreno Companies YouTube page.

• “I highly suggest that you visit the team at Buick and GMC of Beachwood, a Bernie Moreno Company,” the woman said at the end of the video, which features a Bernie Moreno Company logo.

• In August 2017, the dealership shared a video ad on its Facebook page promoting the Envision. “Command the road with the all new Buick Envision for just $279 a month, zero down,” the ad said.

• GM, the parent company of Buick, confirmed to Spectrum News the Envision was only manufactured in China. The SUV became the first Chinese-made vehicle to be imported by a major U.S. automaker when it debuted in Michigan in 2016.

• Moreno’s campaign, in a statement, acknowledged to Spectrum News that his dealership did sell the Chinese-made SUVs.

• In campaign appearances covered by Spectrum News and in radio interviews monitored by Spectrum News, Moreno never mentioned that his dealership did sell the Chinese-made SUVs for years… 

• The campaign declined to comment on why Moreno…was comfortable selling the SUVs in the first place, since the Envision has always been made in China. 

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Spectrum News: Moreno Says He Stood Up To GM Over China, But Facts Tell Different Story

Columbus, OH – In a new report, Bernie Moreno is again caught lying to Ohioans, this time about selling Chinese-made cars at his dealership. Despite repeatedly claiming he “stood [his] ground and did not sell [the Buick Envision],” new reporting shows Moreno “sold the Chinese-made SUVs,” bragged about it by promoting a customer testimonial on his dealership’s YouTube page, and repeatedly advertised the car – which was “always made in China.”

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Spectrum News: “Although Moreno tells voters he refused to sell the Chinese-made SUVs, his auto dealership posted a customer testimonial and advertisements online that tell a different story”

Spectrum News: “‘I purchased a 2017 Buick Envision from Buick GMC in Beachwood.’ This is a testimonial posted on the Bernie Moreno Companies YouTube page in 2016. ‘I highly suggest you visit the team at Buick and GMC of Beachwood, a Bernie Moreno Company.’”

Spectrum News: “Moreno spokeswoman Reagan McCarhty acknowledged that [Moreno’s] dealership sold the Chinese-made SUVs” 

Spectrum News: “Spectrum News found multiple social media posts of the vehicle being promoted by Moreno’s dealership from 2014 to 2019, the period before Moreno sold the dealership to Crestmont Auto Group in 2020.”

Spectrum News: “Moreno never mentioned that his dealership did sell the Chinese-made SUVs for years…the campaign declined to comment on…why [Moreno] was comfortable selling the SUVs in the first place since the Envision has always been made in China.”

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Columbus, OH – After reporting revealed Bernie Moreno is being “dogged” by a “string of inconsistencies” and “dubious claims,” including lies about “escap[ing]” socialism, lies about his business origin story, and lies about shutting down Cleveland State’s Confucius Institute, it’s clear Moreno’s candidacy is being totality eclipsed by his lies.

Refresh your memory on Bernie Moreno’s latest lies:

• Bernie Moreno claims he built his car dealership business “all on his own” and without “handouts” – but in reality, Moreno received an insider deal on his first dealership after Mercedes-Benz strong-armed the owner into selling it to him at a “dramatically reduced price.”

• Bernie Moreno is relying on “dubious” claims that he came to the United States from Colombia to “escape” socialism to “form a central part of [his] campaign message,” but new reporting found that Moreno is lying and his statements “do not withstand historical scrutiny.”

• Bernie Moreno repeatedly “bragged about eliminating” Cleveland State’s Confucius Institute while serving on the university’s Board of Trustees – but reports show “the timing doesn’t line up.”Not only did the Confucius Institute continue to operate for “three years” after Moreno left the board, Moreno “approved university budgets that funded the program” totaling nearly $80,000. 

SEE ALSO: Questions Bernie Moreno Must Answer After New Report Exposes He’s Been Lying About How He Started His First Dealership; NEW: Bernie Moreno Caught Lying About “Escaping” Socialism; Questions Bernie Moreno Must Answer After Multiple Lies Surfaced Last Week; One Week of Moreno Refusing to Answer Questions After Reporting Exposed Lies About His Business Origin Story; WHAT OHIOANS ARE SAYING: Bernie Moreno Is A Liar; NEW: Moreno Lying About Getting Rid of Confucius Institute

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