{"id":116829,"date":"2024-10-21T21:54:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T14:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=116829"},"modified":"2024-10-21T21:54:02","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T14:54:02","slug":"hes-lying-ohio-senate-candidate-blames-staffers-and-family-for-errors-us-elections-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=116829","title":{"rendered":"\u2018He\u2019s lying\u2019: Ohio Senate candidate blames staffers and family for errors | US elections 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Bernie Moreno, the Republican candidate for US Senate in Ohio, came to the US <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/mar\/28\/republican-bernie-moreno-questionable-campaign-claims\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">from Colombia<\/a> at the age of four. He has <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/0tE8ROU7PVhv8pQWeflmfI\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">said<\/a> he learned English through Ronald Reagan\u2019s speeches. That claim has been <a href=\"https:\/\/heartlandsignal.com\/2024\/07\/09\/bernie-moreno-claims-to-have-learned-english-from-ronald-reagan-speeches-the-timeline-doesnt-make-sense\/\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">questioned<\/a>, but if Moreno did learn the language that way, it seems one famous speech may not have fully sunk in.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">At the Republican convention in 1968, Reagan said: \u201cIt is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Throughout a <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.fivethirtyeight.com\/polls\/senate\/2024\/ohio\/general\/\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">tight<\/a> race \u2013 in which defeat for Sherrod Brown, the incumbent Democrat, could decide control of the Senate \u2013 Moreno has displayed a distinctly un-Reaganlike tendency to dodge responsibility for questions about his own actions, choosing repeatedly to blame others instead, a review of reporting and court documents shows.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"a87ae2cd-2adf-4238-ba6e-e138391e6c0f\" data-spacefinder-role=\"richLink\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-1your1i\"><gu-island name=\"RichLinkComponent\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"idle\" props=\"{&quot;richLinkIndex&quot;:3,&quot;element&quot;:{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement&quot;,&quot;prefix&quot;:&quot;Related: &quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Montana park ranger says Senate candidate Tim Sheehy lied about combat wound&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;a87ae2cd-2adf-4238-ba6e-e138391e6c0f&quot;,&quot;role&quot;:&quot;richLink&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/oct\/19\/tim-sheehy-gunshot-wound-montana-park-ranger&quot;},&quot;ajaxUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/api.nextgen.guardianapps.co.uk&quot;,&quot;format&quot;:{&quot;design&quot;:0,&quot;display&quot;:0,&quot;theme&quot;:0}}\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Last month, after Moreno was shown to have falsely claimed to hold an MBA from the University of Michigan, including signing legal documents containing the claim, his campaign <a href=\"https:\/\/ohiocapitaljournal.com\/2024\/09\/11\/ohio-us-senate-candidate-bernie-moreno-doesnt-hold-an-mba-but-bio-and-application-claimed-he-does\/\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">blamed<\/a> \u201ca staffer who made a mistake\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Moreno told a radio host: \u201cI\u2019m proud that I got a bachelor\u2019s of business administration, and I thank some of the reporting pointing out that it was with high distinction. There was a clerical error made by one of my admins, seven, eight, nine years ago, that put that I had an MBA. It was a BBA.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Moreno may have been right that his opponents \u201cwant[ed] a headline\u201d on the issue but he also claimed they wanted \u201cto confuse people, say, this guy lied by going to college. Absolutely not.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">That is not what Democrats say. <a href=\"https:\/\/ohiosenate.gov\/members\/william-p-demora\/biography\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Bill DeMora<\/a>, an Ohio state senator, <a href=\"https:\/\/ohiodems.org\/state-sen-bill-de%E2%9D%8Cora-osu-students-sla%E2%9D%8C-bernie-%E2%9D%8Coreno-for-lying-about-having-an-%E2%9D%8Cba-fro%E2%9D%8C-the-university-of-%E2%9D%8Cichigan\/\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">said<\/a>: \u201cThe new reports that prove he is lying about having an MBA from that school up north are disqualifying. Anyone who lies about having a made-up-business degree from Michigan has no business representing Ohioans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">The episode of the phantom MBA is not the only one in which Moreno has blamed others for alleged missteps.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Also in September, as Brown faced reporting about his <a href=\"https:\/\/buckeyereporter.com\/stories\/663931433-it-won-t-happen-again-sherrod-brown-advocates-higher-taxes-but-has-been-delinquent-in-paying-his-own\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">late payment of property taxes<\/a>, Politico <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/playbook\/2024\/09\/04\/the-republicans-secretly-rooting-for-a-trump-loss-00177272\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">reported<\/a> that \u201ca trust belonging in part to the wealthy Republican Senate candidate [Moreno] was more than a year late on paying a $20,000 tax bill on a house that it owns\u201d in Key Largo, Florida, \u201cleading to the issuance of a lien in June 2023\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">The debt was paid the day of the report, Politico said. A spokesperson for Moreno said the error was not his fault.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">\u201cBernie does not manage the finances related to the house,\u201d Reagan McCarthy said. \u201cOne of his siblings does and it was an unfortunate oversight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Nor have such moments been confined to the general election campaign. Similar issues affected Moreno during the Republican primary, which he won in May, Donald Trump\u2019s coveted endorsement propelling him past what the Associated Press <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/republicans-ohio-moreno-trump-sherrod-senate-da843cbb08b9233a180081cde6676a5f\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">called<\/a> \u201cmore moderate alternatives\u201d.<\/p>\n<figure data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.NewsletterSignupBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-173mewl\"><a data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" href=\"#EmailSignup-skip-link-13\" class=\"dcr-jzxpee\">skip past newsletter promotion<\/a><\/p>\n<aside aria-label=\"newsletter promotion\" class=\"dcr-av5vqf\">\n<div class=\"dcr-10et71f\">\n<p class=\"dcr-rsfwa\">Sign up to <span>The Stakes \u2014 US Election Edition<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"dcr-1xjndtj\">The Guardian guides you through the chaos of a hugely consequential presidential election<\/p>\n<p><gu-island name=\"SecureSignup\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;newsletterId&quot;:&quot;the-stakes-us-election-edition&quot;,&quot;successDescription&quot;:&quot;The Guardian guides you through the chaos of a hugely consequential presidential election&quot;}\"\/><span class=\"dcr-1eusqlu\"><strong>Privacy Notice: <\/strong>Newsletters may contain info about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties. 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We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and the Google <a data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" href=\"https:\/\/policies.google.com\/privacy\" rel=\"noreferrer\" class=\"dcr-1rjy2q9\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" href=\"https:\/\/policies.google.com\/terms\" rel=\"noreferrer\" class=\"dcr-1rjy2q9\">Terms of Service<\/a> apply.<\/span><\/aside>\n<p id=\"EmailSignup-skip-link-13\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"after newsletter promotion\" role=\"note\" class=\"dcr-jzxpee\">after newsletter promotion<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">In January, <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribe.dispatch.com\/restricted?return=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dispatch.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2Fpolitics%2Felections%2F2024%2F01%2F17%2Fhow-bernie-moreno-got-caught-in-fight-over-employees-overtime-pay%2F71998839007%2F&amp;gps-source=CPROADBLOCKDH&amp;itm_source=roadblock&amp;itm_medium=onsite&amp;itm_campaign=premiumroadblock&amp;gca-cat=p&amp;slug=restricted&amp;redirect=true&amp;offer=W-HP&amp;gnt-eid=control\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">multiple<\/a> outlets <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/bernie-moreno-ohio-shredded-documents-employee-massachusetts-lawsuit-2024-1\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">reported<\/a> a Massachusetts case from 2017 in which Moreno was sued for non-payment of overtime at his auto company. According to court records, a judge said Moreno \u201ceither did not retain or shredded \u2026 monthly reports\u201d that he \u201cknew or should have known\u201d he was required to keep. Ultimately, a jury found Moreno liable for withholding wages and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wkyc.com\/article\/news\/verify\/bernie-moreno-claims-that-massachusetts-courts-overturned-federal-law-in-wage-theft-lawsuits-made-rulings-retroactive-not-true-verify-stephanie-haney\/95-57aec3e6-b99d-4c5d-b622-b8844f455c9d\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">ordered<\/a> him to pay $416,160 in damages.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Primary opponents raised the issue. Moreno claimed political bias, <a href=\"https:\/\/570wkbn.iheart.com\/featured\/dan-rivers\/content\/2024-09-05-744-the-dan-rivers-show-dan-rivers-show-thursday-september-5-2024\/\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">calling<\/a> the jury in the case \u201cridiculous\u201d and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motherjones.com\/politics\/2024\/02\/a-gop-senate-candidate-blames-liberal-judges-for-his-labor-violations-just-one-problem-with-that\/\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">judge<\/a> \u201ca Harvard elitist lunatic\u201d. The judge in question was appointed by Republicans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Moreno also <a href=\"https:\/\/570wkbn.iheart.com\/featured\/dan-rivers\/content\/2024-09-05-744-the-dan-rivers-show-dan-rivers-show-thursday-september-5-2024\/\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">blamed<\/a> the plaintiffs, whom he called \u201ctwo of my worst salespeople, the guys that never even showed up on time, who didn\u2019t punch in or punch out, who had no proof that they worked overtime\u201d, and blamed the overtime pay issue on a staff member who he said \u201cactually managed payroll\u201d. In court, the staffer testified that she had not been responsible for such matters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">More luridly, back in March, the AP <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/ohio-senate-election-2024-bernie-moreno-09e34f6331708c192c89d7c1727c2458\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">reported<\/a> that Moreno, who it said had \u201cshifted from a public supporter of LGBTQ+ rights to a hardline opponent\u201d was \u201cconfronting questions about the existence of a 2008 profile seeking \u2018Men for 1-on-1 sex\u2019 on a casual sexual encounters website called Adult Friend Finder\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Moreno\u2019s lawyer said the candidate was not behind the account, and provided a statement in which a former Moreno intern, Dan Ricci, said he created the account as \u201ca juvenile prank\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Contacted for comment, Moreno\u2019s spokesperson did not immediately respond.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/oct\/21\/bernie-moreno-ohio-senate-candidate\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bernie Moreno, the Republican candidate for US Senate in Ohio, came to the US from Colombia at the age of four. 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