Eugene Vindman Repeatedly Dodges When Pressed on His Military Record

DE ALBA To clarify ░░░░░░░░ you retire at the ░░░░░░░░ of Lieutenant Colonel yes ░░░░░░░░ no Vindman I m ░░░░░░░░ retired colonel and any ░░░░░░░░ DeALBA But there s ░░░░░░░░ difference in rank there ░░░░░░░░ just help me clarify ░░░░░░░░ help me understand right ░░░░░░░░ did you retire officially ░░░░░░░░ the rank of lieutenant ░░░░░░░░ even though you hadn ░░░░░░░░ yet hit the requirement ░░░░░░░░ colonel Vindman So Simone ░░░░░░░░ my opponent is lying ░░░░░░░░ my record just like ░░░░░░░░ lied about his fake ░░░░░░░░ I m entitled to ░░░░░░░░ called colonel and that ░░░░░░░░ all there is to ░░░░░░░░ DE ALBA Okay What ░░░░░░░░ you know as you ░░░░░░░░ on you are a ░░░░░░░░ veteran You have a ░░░░░░░░ career That s not ░░░░░░░░ for debate But to ░░░░░░░░ again your opponent is ░░░░░░░░ your combat record Did ░░░░░░░░ fight in combat Vindman ░░░░░░░░ my answer to that ░░░░░░░░ I deployed to Iraq ░░░░░░░░ combat zone And I ░░░░░░░░ proud of my record ░░░░░░░░ received hostile fire pay ░░░░░░░░ opponent once again is ░░░░░░░░ about my record just ░░░░░░░░ he lied about his ░░░░░░░░ family to distract from ░░░░░░░░ real issues in this ░░░░░░░░ What voters care about ░░░░░░░░ they care about is ░░░░░░░░ prices inflation they care ░░░░░░░░ abortion restoring access to ░░░░░░░░ care Those are the ░░░░░░░░ issues in this race ░░░░░░░░ ALBA So when you ░░░░░░░░ on Twitter February 10th ░░░░░░░░ m running for Congress ░░░░░░░░ democracy is on the ░░░░░░░░ I fought for our ░░░░░░░░ in combat yes or ░░░░░░░░ you fought for the ░░░░░░░░ in combat Vindman I ░░░░░░░░ by what I said ░░░░░░░░ I stand by my ░░░░░░░░ service record DE ALBA ░░░░░░░░ let’s move along.”