Pennsylvania Republican Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastrianoto retire from the United States An Army posing in a Confederate uniform for an Army War College faculty photo three years ago. The photo, which Reuters said it obtained on Friday following a request under the Freedom of Information Act, shows a uniformed mass in a 2013-14 portrait at the Ministry of Military Strategic Planning and Operations, where he worked until his retirement in 2017.
Reuters reported that faculty members at the time were given the option to dress as historical figures, and some did so, but the Confederate Mastriano is the only one wearing a uniform. , confirmed the alignment of the Army's values with the university's educational philosophy, but said it overlooked the undergraduate picture. “Removed for not meeting AWC values.”
He spread Donald Trump's lies about the election fraud that took place and was a major supporter of Trump's campaign in Pennsylvania. overturn the results. He was also in the crowd outside the US Capitol when an attack by Trump supporters took place after attending a "Stop Theft" rally held nearby on Jan. 6, 2021. .
Mastriano did not immediately respond to a request for comment, but retweeted the comments of Jenna Ellis, a senior legal adviser to his campaign. Pictures. And? He has a doctorate in history.
"The left wants to erase history. Doug Mastriano wants us to learn from it," Ellis said. Tweeted.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Josh Shapiro says Mastriano "fought to defend slavery." Condemned him for wearing "the uniform of a rebel", calling it "extremely offensive", and said his opponents were "unfit to be governor".
Mastriano served in the army for 30 years. and retired as a colonel after serving in Europe, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Symbols represent the struggle to maintain slavery, and adherents call them displays of Sou pride and legacy.
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