ICYMI: Bernie Moreno is “Someone Who Just Does Not Tell The Truth”
June 12, 2024
UAW Local 14 President Tony Totty: “We have enough liars in D.C. We don’t need to add another one like Bernie Moreno.”
Columbus, OH – Today in Toledo, Ohioans noted Moreno is “someone who just does not tell the truth” following the string of “inaccurate” and “dishonest” claims he has made on the campaign trail.
Moreno’s calculated attempt to reinvent himself to appeal to voters – from his false claims of bringing 5G access to Cleveland and his phony “rags-to-riches” story, to lying about refusing to sell Chinese-made cars, shutting down Cleveland State’s Confucius Institute, and his business origin story – shows Ohioans that he is only out for himself.
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- Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz believes honesty is the basis of what voters should look for in a political candidate, which is why he is putting his support behind U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown’s (D., Ohio) re-election campaign.
- “I think it’s true that you never have a second chance to make a first impression, and the first impression that voters in Ohio have of Bernie Moreno is that he is someone who just does not tell the truth,” Mr. Kapszukiewicz said.
- The mayor was joined by Tony Totty, the president of UAW Local 14, on Wednesday at One Government Center to call out Mr. Brown’s Republican opponent, Mr. Moreno, for telling what they believe to be untruths.
- “We have enough liars in D.C.,” Mr. Totty said. “We don’t need to add another one like Bernie Moreno.”
- Mr. Kapszukiewicz expressed his concerns about claims Mr. Moreno has shared on the campaign trail that have proven to be inaccurate. He pointed to Mr. Moreno’s assertions that he did not sell the China-made Buick Envision when he owned a Buick-GMC dealership, but he did.
- “Moreno spent years screwing [auto workers] over, selling Chinese-made cars to make himself richer,” Mr. Totty said.
- The mayor also expressed concerns about Mr. Moreno’s [lies about his] upbringing. In March 2023, during meet and greet event in the Cincinnati area, Mr. Moreno talked about his family’s immigration from Colombia to the U.S., where they came “with absolutely nothing.” However, Mr. Kapszukiewicz pointed out that Mr. Moreno came from a wealthy and well-connected political family in Colombia.
- “I know it sounds better. Pretend that you are from humble roots and you’ve made yourself into a winner,” Mr. Kapszukiewicz said. “That’s a great line, but it doesn’t happen to be true.
- He also called out Mr. Moreno’s claim of shutting down Cleveland State University’s Confucius Institute while he was on the university’s board of trustees, but Mr. Moreno’s term on the board ended three years before the institute was banned from campus. Mr. Moreno also said that he introduced the idea of 5G internet access to his now hometown of Cleveland in December, 2018, but six months prior, AT&T announced expansion of 5G services to 500 cities, including Cleveland.
Heartland Signal: Bernie Moreno drops in polls after series of dishonest statements on campaign trail
Richard Eberwein
June 12, 2024
- The poll comes after many media reports refuting statements Moreno has made both on and off the campaign trail since launching his Senate bid in April 2023. Moreno claimed that his family was in poverty when they immigrated to the United States from Colombia.
- “We came here with absolutely nothing — we came here legally — but we came here, nine of us in a two-bedroom apartment,” Moreno claimed in 2023.
- A New York Times article last month shined light on the fact that Moreno actually grew up in a very wealthy and connected family. Moreno’s step-grandfather also reportedly lent the family money to move into a four-bedroom home in Pompano Beach after they came to the United States.
- In addition to embellishing his upbringing, Moreno also potentially lied about escaping socialism in Colombia, building his car dealership empire without handouts and bringing 5G to the city of Cleveland.
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