One of two Texas Republicans who falsely claimed military honors, Congressman Troy Nehls whined that he was being targeted for being Trump’s Number One fan in the House after he agreed to stop wearing a pin on his lapel reflecting he was awarded a Combat Infantry Badge while he was in the Army, Politico reports.
Nehls routinely wore a lapel pin in Congress denoting he was a CIB recipient, but the Army had rescinded the award in 2023 because Nehls didn’t actually qualify for it. He spent a month in Afghanistan in March 2008 as a civilian affairs specialist; the Combat Infantry Badge is reserved for infantrymen and special forces operators who serve in combat.
Unfortunately, Nehls isn’t the only member of the GOP conference its members allow to dishonor the military: Ronny Johnson Jackson still claims he’s a retired rear admiral from his time serving as the pill dispenser in the White House, but he was demoted to captain after a Navy investigation found he was frequently drunk on duty; tolerated sexual harassment in his command; sexually harassed people in his command; and handed out prescription drugs without proper examinations.