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==Stolen honor==

==Stolen valor==

Blumenthal is well known for lying over the course of many years that he fought in the [[Vietnam War]], having received no less than five deferments.<ref>https://youtu.be/fk2-mcwxZpo</ref> Blumenthal is known for lecturing others on the importance of telling the truth despite shamelessly doing the opposite.<ref>Singman, Brooke (October 2, 2018). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/kavanaugh-clash-reopens-stolen-valor-allegations-against-sen-blumenthal Kavanaugh clash reopens stolen valor allegations against Sen. Blumenthal]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved October 2, 2018.</ref> The senator was called out by [[Donald Trump]] in an October 2018 rally by the nickname “Da Nang Dick”,<ref name="President Trump On Da Nang Dick Blomenthal"/> with Da Nang being a province in [[Vietnam]] and “Dick” being a nickname for “Richard”. Even the liberal “fact-checking” websites [[Snopes]] and [[PolitiFact]] admitted that [[President Trump]]'s assertions were “mostly true”.<ref>[https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/richard-blumenthal-vietnam/ Did Senator Richard Blumenthal Misrepresent His Military Service?]</ref><ref>[https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/oct/04/donald-trump/donald-trump-sen-blumenthal-lied-about-his-service/ Donald Trump stated on October 2, 2018 in a rally in Southaven, Miss.: Says Sen. Richard Blumenthal "lied about his service" in Vietnam.]</ref>

Blumenthal is well known for lying over the course of many years that he fought in the [[Vietnam War]], having received no less than five deferments.<ref>https://youtu.be/fk2-mcwxZpo</ref> Blumenthal is known for lecturing others on the importance of telling the truth despite shamelessly doing the opposite.<ref>Singman, Brooke (October 2, 2018). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/kavanaugh-clash-reopens-stolen-valor-allegations-against-sen-blumenthal Kavanaugh clash reopens stolen valor allegations against Sen. Blumenthal]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved October 2, 2018.</ref> The senator was called out by [[Donald Trump]] in an October 2018 rally by the nickname “Da Nang Dick”,<ref name="President Trump On Da Nang Dick Blomenthal"/> with Da Nang being a province in [[Vietnam]] and “Dick” being a nickname for “Richard”. Even the liberal “fact-checking” websites [[Snopes]] and [[PolitiFact]] admitted that [[President Trump]]'s assertions were “mostly true”.<ref>[https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/richard-blumenthal-vietnam/ Did Senator Richard Blumenthal Misrepresent His Military Service?]</ref><ref>[https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/oct/04/donald-trump/donald-trump-sen-blumenthal-lied-about-his-service/ Donald Trump stated on October 2, 2018 in a rally in Southaven, Miss.: Says Sen. Richard Blumenthal "lied about his service" in Vietnam.]</ref>