When it comes to contemporary politicians who’ve wildly exaggerated their personal and professional backgrounds, there’s no denying the fact that Republican Rep. George Santos offers a uniquely cringeworthy case study. Others have embellished, but the New York Republican is in a league of his own.
Republican Rep. Andy Ogles, however, is at least in contention in this ignominious race. The Washington Post today uncovered some previously unknown instances of the Tennessean making claims about his history that have failed to withstand scrutiny.
Ogles’s résumé suggests that he was a savvy business consultant and investor with a number of board memberships. But even as he was supposedly saving Merrill Lynch millions of dollars through his consulting work, he was also briefly a stockbroker there and co-owned a doughnut shop. He also exaggerates or invents his service on various boards.
For those who might benefit from a refresher, let’s revisit our earlier coverage and review how we arrived at this point.
It was nearly a month ago when the freshman congressman first faced allegations that he’d wildly inflated his résumé. WTVF, the CBS affiliate in Nashville, uncovered quite a few instances in which the Tennessee Republican falsely described himself as an economist, falsely boasted about his law enforcement career, and even exaggerated his work at a non-profit organization.
After ignoring the controversy for a brief while, Ogles’ spokesperson eventually told Fox News Digital that he’d simply “condensed” his résumé “for the sake of brevity,” which was an odd response to evidence that the GOP lawmaker made brazenly untrue claims.
When WTVF returned to the subject, it uncovered additional details that made matters a bit worse: Ogles also failed to tell the truth about academic background — including what his degree is in — and he falsely claimed to be a graduate of Vanderbilt’s business school.
But the Post also appears to have uncovered an old…
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