The book says he was offered a full scholarship.
It doesn’t say he received one. He never claimed to have tried to get one or applied or began the process.
This is typical distortion that hinges on one word “offered”.
Do you doubt he was told he could get a full scholarship if he wanted and went through the paperwork and process?
There is no such thing as a “scholarship” to West Point.
That term has never been used, NEVER.
The fact that Carson does not even know the proper term used,
leads me to believe the entire story is bogus.
The term always used is “appointment”.
The problem, that I can see (assuming POLITICO is correct) is that “scholarships” are not offered by West Point unless one starts applying there, and West Point says he didn’t start the application process.
Again this is all assuming POLITICO is accurate in their reporting. A big “if”. Also there is the point that West Point doesn’t have “scholarships” per se, just “appointments”
So this is just a big train wreck for Carson, any way you slice it it seems. Again, if in his book he did claim he was offered a “scholarship” there (I don’t know I don’t have his book and I’m not going just on Politico’s word on that. Especially since that’s the critical word here that the “lie” hinges on)