On December 5th, an electoral college voter from Texas wrote an op-ed in the New York Times that garnered quite a bit of attention. In that op-ed, Chris Suprun, the “faithless” elector as he is calling himself, not only wrote about why he won’t vote for Trump, he also wrote about his 9/11 experiences.

Fifteen years ago, as a firefighter, I was part of the response to the Sept. 11 attacks against our nation. That attack and this year’s election may seem unrelated, but for me the relationship becomes clearer every day.

I remember reading that op-ed and thinking at the time that the guy is an idiot, his reasoning is unsound and like it or not, he’s going to get nowhere with his little campaign. In the meantime, however, his stance has garnered him a lot of attention and some major interviews.

That’s some 15 minutes of fame there dude! Here’s the thing though. In many of the interviews he continually reiterates that he was a first responder on 9/11, and that he is currently working as a paramedic in Dallas. Unfortunately for Chris, via our good friends at This Ain’t Hell, there are some teeny tiny little Stolen Valor problems with his stories.

The Republican elector who has gotten national attention for refusing to vote for Donald Trump at the Electoral College on Dec. 19 was apparently not a first responder on September 11, 2001 as he has stated for years and has a questionable career history, according to an investigation by WFAA.

Uh oh… that’s not good!