In his first interview as the Democratic vice presidential candidate, Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) lied again about falsely claiming he had carried a weapon “in war” as a member of the National Guard, even though he has never deployed to a combat zone.
CNN's Dana Bash asked Walz on Thursday night: “I want to know how you've described your service in the National Guard. You said you carried weapons in a war, but you never actually deployed to a combat zone. Campaign officials say you misspoke. Is that true?”
Waltz responded:
First of all, I'm very proud of it. I've been wearing it for 24 years. [the] I'm just as proud to have served in this country's uniform and in a public school classroom — whether in Congress or as Governor. My record speaks for itself, but I think people want to know me. I speak just like they do. I speak candidly. I don't hide my feelings and I speak passionately, especially about kids getting shot in schools and around guns. So I think people know me. They know who I am. They know where my heart is. And my record has been out there for over 40 years and it speaks for itself.
Bash asked again: “And you misspoke when you said we were at war, as the campaign is saying?”
Waltz claimed he was talking about the “idea” of transporting these weapons of war.
“Yeah, I said, we were talking about this incident, this was after the school shooting. The idea of carrying these weapons of war. “My wife, an English teacher, told me that my grammar is not always correct. But again, without this, it is an attack on my children who have shown affection to me, an attack on my dog. I do not do that, and what I will never do is to disrespect the service of other members in any way. I have never done that, and I never will,” he said.
Notice how Timothy Waltz never denies having carried a weapon in the war (he never saw combat) or that he lied about his rank in the National Guard. pic.twitter.com/8jtqmxWFoZ
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) August 30, 2024
Waltz clearly claims to have carried weapons in wars before, and was not simply speaking generally about the “idea” of carrying weapons in wars.
“I'm not a Republican,” he said in 2018, according to a video clip posted on social media by the Harris-Waltz campaign.
I was in the Army for 25 years, I hunt, and I've voted for common sense legislation that protects the Second Amendment, but we can do background checks, we can study the impact of gun violence, we can make weapons of war, What I Carried with Me to the WarOnly carried in war
Governor Tim WaltzI was in the Army for 25 years and I hunt. I've voted for common sense legislation that protects the Second Amendment, but we can do background checks. We can study the impact of gun violence. We can do war weapons. pic.twitter.com/3IVaXi2RP2
— Kamala HQ (@KamalaHQ) August 6, 2024
Waltz also never explained other lies he told about his military service, and Bash never asked him about them.
Throughout his career, Waltz has repeatedly lied about being a “retired master sergeant,” even though he retired at the rank of just a sergeant.
He also repeatedly suggested, and failed to correct, others who said he had served in Afghanistan.
File/Original Caption/This is the Bronze Star medal authorized by President Roosevelt for award to military, naval, and civilian personnel who have performed heroic or meritorious service against the enemy. A large star features an acid-toned bronze star in the center. The ribbon worn on the uniform in lieu of the medal is red with a vertical blue stripe down the center. The blue stripe and the edges of the ribbon are both outlined in white. (Getty)
As Breitbart News previously reported, Waltz falsely claimed he was eligible to leave the military the same week as the 9/11 attacks, but chose to reenlist because he wanted to do something. Waltz was not eligible to leave until 2002.
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