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Scott O’Grady, Texas war hero and Trump defense nominee, spreads conspiracy theory alleging Biden ‘coup’ on Twitter

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4:47 PM on Dec 4, 2020 CSTScott O’Grady, a war hero from Texas and current Pentagon nominee, has stirred up controversy on Twitter by spreading debunked conspiracy theories and retweeting accounts that suggested President Donald Trump should declare martial law, .Trump recently nominated O’Grady for assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs at the Pentagon. The Dallas resident, known for his career as a fighter pilot and war hero, once campaigned for state Senate, and he now serves as co-chair of Veterans for Trump.O’Grady retweeted tweets on his private account that alleged Trump won the election by a “landslide,” even though President-elect Joe Biden leads the president with almost 7 million votes. One tweet claimed Biden is attempting a “coup,” CNN’s KFile social media investigative team reported.“Trump won &amp; Biden &amp; his Comrades will now attempt a coup,” the Tweet said, featuring a doctored image of Biden next to Chinese President Xi Jinping, according to CNN.He also retweeted an account that suggested Trump should declare martial law. In addition, O’Grady has signaled support for the Trump campaign cut ties with after she alleged a conspiracy that Republicans, Democrats, CIA agents, communists and deceased former president of Venezuela Hugo Chavez worked with Dominion Voting Systems to rig the election for Biden.O’Grady’s nomination was sent to the Senate Monday. It comes after a series of resignations from the Pentagon after in November.If confirmed to the position at the Pentagon, where he would oversee military relations with NATO members, O’Grady would serve until the end of Trump’s term. But any encouragement of martial law could prove an obstacle during confirmation for O’Grady since his nomination is to the Pentagon.O’Grady made headlines in 1995 when his F-16 fighter was shot down over Bosnia. He survived in enemy territory for about a week before he was rescued by the U.S. Marines and received a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart for his service. His experience served as inspiration for his own book Return with Honor and the movie Behind Enemy Lines.This is not the first time O’Grady has come under fire on social media.Shortly after his nomination was announced, , and he was called out for killing two elephants in a 2014 hunting trip in Zimbabwe by Yashar Ali, a freelance journalist who contributed to various publications, like Huffpost, NBC News and New York magazine.O’Grady moved to Texas about 20 years ago, and he ran as a Republican in a primary for a state Senate seat in Collin and Rockwall counties in 2012 against now-Attorney General Ken Paxton. O’Grady later suspended his bid, even after getting endorsements from former presidential candidate Ross Perot, former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach and retired Army Gen. Tommy Franks, who led the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq.Receive the latest political news delivered every Tuesday and Thursday from reporters in Austin, Dallas and Washington.By signing up you agree to our

4:47 PM on Dec 4, 2020 CSTScott O’Grady, a war hero from Texas and current Pentagon nominee, has stirred up controversy on Twitter by spreading debunked conspiracy theories and retweeting accounts that suggested President Donald Trump should declare martial law, .Trump recently nominated O’Grady for assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs at the Pentagon. The Dallas resident, known for his career as a fighter pilot and war hero, once campaigned for state Senate, and he now serves as co-chair of Veterans for Trump.O’Grady retweeted tweets on his private account that...

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