DeSantis’ Military Service as Navy Lawyer for SEAL Commander

At the first Republican presidential primary debate, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis touted his military experience, saying he “was assigned with U.S. Navy SEALs in Iraq” and “deployed to Iraq alongside U.S. Navy SEALs.” That’s accurate: He was a Navy lawyer who advised a SEAL commander.

Viewers who weren’t listening closely might have gotten the mistaken impression that DeSantis himself was a Navy SEAL, and in an interview with the Daily Beast, one former DeSantis over the comments.