Ben Carson ‘Lied’ About West Point

Ben Carson ‘Lied’ About West Point

On Friday morning, Politico accused Republican presidential frontrunner Ben Carson of having lied about his application, acceptance, and scholarship to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. “He considered it but in the end did not seek admission,” his campaign manager admitted when confronted by the political news outlet. Carson claimed that he got a full scholarship to the academy, which has no records of him applying, in his memoir Gifted Hands. West Point does not offer scholarships—there is no tuition; when students enroll, they enlist in the U.S. Army.