Sheehy, a favorite to flip a crucial Senate seat for the GOP, never mentioned the supposed shooting to a colleague

Tim Sheehy, the former Navy SEAL and Purple Heart recipient running as the Republican candidate against incumbent Montana Sen. Jon Tester, has long told voters that a gun wound in his right forearm occurred when he was serving in Afghanistan.

A MAGA Senate candidate's story of being shot during a firefight in Afghanistan — already facing swirling questions after reports that he told police he shot himself in the arm at Glacier National Park — is again facing scrutiny as two people reportedly came forward and disputed his account.