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Mikie Sherrill’s under scrutiny over
her 2 kids being accepted into highly
competitive Naval Academy: ‘What are
the chances?’

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Posted By: Mercedes44, 9/30/2025 5:33:15 AM

New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Mikie Sherrill is facing fresh scrutiny following the revelation that her two children were accepted into the highly competitive Naval Academy — days after her campaign was rocked by news of her involvement in a notorious cheating scandal as a cadet. The Democratic congresswoman’s office announced in June that her two kids, Lincoln and Margaret Hedberg, were among nine students from her district to land spots in the Naval Academy, which has a slim admission rate of 9%. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and former interim Sen. George Helmy (D-NJ) each nominated one of the two children, The Post has learned.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: bpl40 9/30/2025 7:10:52 AM (No. 2010645)
Nepotism with a capital N. Corruption with a capital C.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: Catfur27 9/30/2025 7:23:50 AM (No. 2010649)
... WHERE are the libtards screaming about "White Privilege !!! " ....???....must be their day off...???
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Reply 3 - Posted by: Lazyman 9/30/2025 7:34:56 AM (No. 2010652)
Her great ability to Game the system makes her the perfect fit for Jersey. She will also allow cheating to prevail in the corrupt cities based on her past performance.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: Ebenezer 9/30/2025 8:04:53 AM (No. 2010667)
Students at the Naval Academy aren't cadets, they're midshipmen. And an Army installation is a post, not a base. I wish these media outlets would have, or look up, some basic knowledge of armed forces terms before discussing them in an article.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: Venturer 9/30/2025 8:09:25 AM (No. 2010668)
Why run for the office if you cannot use it? Anyone who thinks elected Representatives who are in Congress will not use the perks of the office for their own purposes is crazy as a loon.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: Strike3 9/30/2025 8:31:32 AM (No. 2010684)
Democrats cheating? C'mon man, it's called "business as usual."
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Reply 7 - Posted by: skacmar 9/30/2025 8:52:35 AM (No. 2010692)
I always find it interesting that politicians children always seem to manage to be adm I tied to elite colleges/universities and military academics. Can you really say that all of the Kennedys were Harvard (or whatever Ivy League school) material? Was Chelsea Clinton really so smart? When was the last time you heard a politician say " my kid went to Joe's Community College" or trade school to become an electrician?
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Reply 8 - Posted by: Digger 9/30/2025 9:30:21 AM (No. 2010710)
NAPS was a preparatory year for identified enlisted individuals coming from the Fleet or the Corps, and for football players to get them ready for the rigorous four year program leading to a degree and commissioning. FTA, one of her kids went to NAPS. What has changed?
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Reply 9 - Posted by: MickTurn 9/30/2025 11:58:26 AM (No. 2010796)
Let's see if they can swim in the sewer like their mommy!
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Reply 10 - Posted by: PostAway 9/30/2025 2:04:00 PM (No. 2010845)
I don’t know the woman but probably would oppose her politics vigorously. However, my husband went to Annapolis and I dated him while he was a mid. There is an honor code at USNA which, unlike West Point, does not require mids to turn in other mids who broke it. It is not unusual for families to have more than one child at a service academy. I’ve known families where 3 or more children were educated at them, if not the same one. Sometimes the children are twins and go at the same time. It’s not terribly unusual.
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Reply 11 - Posted by: Strike3 9/30/2025 3:07:00 PM (No. 2010879)
If the kids are as bright as Mikie, the problem will solve itself.
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Reply 12 - Posted by: 24tea@Mag 10/1/2025 12:31:21 AM (No. 2011025)
A week doesn’t go by that you don’t hear about some Democratic scandal. The shame is that some get on a ballot to hold elected office. They all need to be fully vetted before they get that far and if they lied on the application and signed it, they need fined or worse.
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Reply 13 - Posted by: broken01 10/1/2025 9:49:41 AM (No. 2011158)
More democrat corruption out of the state of New Jersey. What else is new.
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