Posted on 08/08/2024 8:25:59 PM PDT by where's_the_Outrage?
A CNN correspondent harshly fact-checked Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minn., on Wednesday, declaring that "there is no evidence" he carried weapons in combat as the vice presidential candidate appeared to previously imply.
Since Vice President Kamala Harris announced Walz as her 2024 running mate, his political and military record have come under intense scrutiny. Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, former President Trump’s running mate, accused Walz of misleading the country about his veteran status on Wednesday.
"He said, 'We shouldn't allow weapons that I used in war to be on America's streets.' Well, I wonder, Tim Walz, when were you ever in war? When was this? What was this weapon that you carried into war?" Vance asked. He then went on to say that Walz "has not spent a day in a combat zone" and accused him of stolen valor.
CNN correspondent Tom Foreman fact-checked claims about Walz’s military record that same day, recalling, "Walz did make a comment, speaking to a group — he’s done it a couple of times, where he has used language that suggested that he carried weapons in a fighting situation."......
A Harris campaign spokesperson told CNN, "In his 24 years of service, the Governor carried, fired and trained others to use weapons of war innumerable times. Governor Walz would never insult or undermine any American’s service to this country – in fact, he thanks Senator Vance for putting his life on the line for our country. It’s the American way."
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If it was Italy he was probably stationed at USAG in Vicenza. Been there....a really nice area, IMO.
He is a smooth flowing talker, that’s for sure. But in reality he’s a dissembling, gun-grabbing leftist, IMO.
Trump has been under fire more than Walz.
Unless, of course, you are a LEO who received TONS of these types of weapons from the Feds!
Yeah!
Where’s HIS Purple Heart?!?
For Democrats words are weapons of war.
Their candidates are protected by “a bodyguard of lies”.
That’s interesting since the Army no longer has tactical nuclear weapons, and hasn’t since about 1990 when GHWB retired all of them.
I knew people in Italy who did command & control type duties or who worked refueling, etc. Didn’t know them well so I can’t give a lot of details - but they didn’t carry guns “in war” there. Nor did they pretend. IIRC, it was considered a desirable deployment.
Looks like he only buttons the top buttons of his coat. Guess we can tell why.
Walz lied and has lied repeatedly about his retirement rank and other things
Stolen Valor wants to be Vice President. Kah—Malla never seen this one coming. He is gonna be spit roasted by COB today!
Its all steaming piles of crap until someone fact checks it.
Stolen Valor Leftist, not a good look.
Brave Sir Timmy Ran Away!
When danger rears it’s ugly head, he bravely turned his tail and fled!
Yes, brave Sir Timmy turned about,
And gallantly, he chickened out!
Swiftly taking to his feet, he beat a very brave retreat!
Bravest of the Brave, Sir TIMMY!
Did his deafness cause him to blow a 0.0128 BAC?
Thanks!
Now that you mention it, I recall that too.
Yep, that would make him hazardous in all kinds of situations. I wonder if he lied about being how impaired his hearibg was, or if he somehow managed to hide it to stay in uniform.
They're still able to mitigate the "harsh fact check" with phrases such as "he has used language that suggested that he carried weapons in a fighting situation" and "the vice presidential candidate appeared to previously imply".
With the media, it never ends ...
“Waltz intentionally lied. There is no true but misleading in his statements about carrying weapons in war and retiring as a Sergeants Major.”
Right, but the leftist media will continue to parse and splain away all of the lies by their ‘chosen’ comrades.
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