Tim Walz has come under fire for constantly lying about his biography.
He had a chance to end the controversies once and for all.
But Tim Walz made one awful confession on TV that left Democrats shaking their heads.
Walz was caught lying about military service record… again
Minnesota Democrat Governor Tim Walz has been dealing with a stolen valor controversy since he became Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate.
A video posted on social media by Kamala’s campaign account showed Walz using his Army National Guard service to push gun control.
“We can make sure those weapons of war that I carried in war is the only place where those weapons are at,” Walz ranted.
“We can make sure those weapons of war that I carried in war is the only place where those weapons are at.” – Tim Walz during a speech to ban AR-15s.
One problem.
He never deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan or any combat zone.
What battlefield was Walz carrying a rifle on? pic.twitter.com/ypPpwBta4C
— David Hookstead (@dhookstead) August 7, 2024
Walz never deployed to a combat zone during his 24-year career in the Army National Guard.
The lies continued when he was caught referring to himself as a retired Command Sergeant Major – one of the top enlisted ranks in the Army – when he retired as Master Sergeant.
He was introduced at the Democrat National Convention as a “retired Command Sergeant Major.”
The Harris-Walz campaign and his official biography on the Minnesota Governor’s website incorrectly referred to him by rank.
Old videos uncovered during his time in the House from 2007 to 2019 showed that he routinely lied about his rank.
Walz uses jaw-dropping excuse for lying
The Harris-Walz campaign claimed that Walz merely “misspoke” when he lied about his rank and serving “in war” for over a decade and a half.
Kamala and Walz had their first interview since they entered the Presidential race with CNN’s Dana Bash.
The CNN host asked him about the controversy surrounding his military service.
“I want to ask you a question about how you described your service in the National Guard. You said that you carried weapons in war but you had never deployed actually in a war zone. A campaign official said you misspoke. Did you?” Bash asked.
That wasn’t misspeaking, it was lying to serve a political end.
“Well, first of all, I’m incredibly proud,” Walz replied. “I’ve done 24 years of wearing the uniform of my country. I’m equally proud of my service in a public school classroom.”
He had a chance to clear up the supposed misconceptions he claimed others had about his service record, but he dodged it – much like his unit’s deployment to Iraq.
“My record speaks for itself, but I think people are coming to get to know me,” Walz claimed. “I speak like they do. I speak candidly, I wear my emotions on my sleeves, and I speak especially passionately about our children being shot in schools … I think people know me. They know who I am. They know where my heart is.”
Lying would be the opposite of speaking candidly.
Bash surprisingly pressed him on the issue.
“And the idea that you said you were in war, did you misspeak as the campaign has said?” Bash asked.
“Yeah, I said we were talking in this case, this was after a school shooting, the ideas of carrying these weapons of war,” a frustrated Walz answered.
Then, the former high school teacher stepped in.
“And my wife, the English teacher, told me my grammar is not always correct,” Walz said.
Grammar has nothing to do with his weapons of war lie.
Tim Walz is truly desperate when he’s leading on bad grammar and candid speaking for getting caught lying.
And he’s hoping the media will cover for him.
