“Disappear[ing] From His Bio”: Michael Whatley Keeps Lying About His Résumé

As NBC News exposes DC insider Michael Whatley for lying to North Carolinians about “growing up” in North Carolina, there’s a clear pattern of key information “disappear[ing] from [Whatley’s] bio” as he introduces himself to voters with lies.   

• Whatley frequently lied to North Carolinians that he “grew up” in Blowing Rock and is a “son of Western North Carolina” when he was actually born and raised in Michigan. 

1. • NBC News: “He frequently talks about how he ‘grew up’ in the tiny town of Blowing Rock in western North Carolina […] But records show that Whatley spent most of his childhood away from North Carolina.”
   • NBC News: “That résumé has largely been de-emphasized on the campaign trail, replaced instead by the idea he was raised in North Carolina as he runs in a nationally watched Senate race against Cooper…”

• Whatley has tried to erase his career as a Big Oil and Duke Energy lobbyist from his résumé. 

• After completely failing as the Hurricane Helene “recovery czar,” Whatley attempted to rewrite history and lie about his title. 

1. • The Assembly: “‘The title came from the Democrats choosing to call it that,’ Whatley said.
   • “On the campaign trail with supporters the following week, however, Whatley shared a different account, according to audio obtained by The Assembly.
   • “During a December 13 campaign stop at the Iredell County Republican Men’s Club meeting, Whatley told local Republicans that it was Trump who dubbed him the recovery czar.”

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