David Flippo Blamed Staff For Exaggerating His Military Record. His Own Hat Tells a Different Story.
Last week, The Washington Post reported that David Flippo’s congressional campaign falsely claimed on multiple occasions that the Nevada Republican earned a Bronze Star with valor as an Air Force officer. Flippo’s response was to blame anonymous staffers who he claimed had accidentally conflated two different awards he received for his service in Iraq. But […]
David Flippo, a Republican candidate for a congressional seat in Nevada, faced controversy after it was reported that his campaign falsely claimed he earned a Bronze Star with valor. Flippo blamed his staff for the mistake, but his own actions tell a different story. For years, Flippo wore a hat featuring a Bronze Star with two V-shaped emblems next to it, which is consistent with the award for valor.
Veterans pointed out that the emblems on the hat resemble the valor devices that indicate awards were earned for acts of heroism. Flippo's campaign did not respond to requests for comment regarding the hat or the false claim about his military record. The discrepancy in Flippo's military achievements has added to his challenges in the competitive House race, where he is facing questions about the source of the nearly $2.5 million he reported putting into his campaign.
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