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Ex commander of Tim Walz’s unit joins ‘stolen valor’ attacks

Former National Guard battalion commander Tim Walz has become the latest to attack the vice presidential candidate for stealing his honor, calling it an “insult” for Walz to claim a title he didn’t earn and accusing him of running because the job had become too tough. John Kolb, who became a lieutenant colonel in the […]

Auchincloss defends Walz’s service, calls attacks ‘desperate political smear job’

Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.) defended Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s military service in an interview Sunday, calling attacks on the governor’s record a “desperate political smear campaign.” Asked in an interview with Chris Styrewalt on NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday” whether Waltz misrepresented his job duties, Auchincloss said, “No, he didn’t.” “The attacks from Trump and Vance […]

Walz’s Former Chaplain on Walz Leaving Prior to Deployment: ‘Cowardly’

A former chaplain for Minnesota Governor Tim Walz’s (D) National Guard unit called the governor a “coward” for retiring and leaving his unit just before a potential deployment. in Interview and New York PostRetired Capt. Corey Bjartnes explained that just because Walz was “running for Congress” was “no excuse” for him to leave his unit […]

GOP Statements About Walz’s Record That Campaign Admits Are True Shows GOP’s ‘Desperate’

Appearing in a personal capacity on CNN’s “The Source” on Friday, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg argued that Republican statements that 2024 Democratic vice presidential nominee, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), have exaggerated his title and falsely claimed to have carried weapons in war (the Harris-Walz campaign vindicated him by updating Waltz’s biography on his campaign […]

‘There’s No Evidence’ for Criticisms of Walz’s Claims About His Military Record

On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” co-host Amna Nawaz argued that there was “no evidence” behind the Trump-Vance campaign’s criticisms of 2024 Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz (D), the governor of Minnesota, about his military record, including that Walz had allegedly carried a weapon in a “war,” a criticism the Harris-Waltz campaign acknowledged was legitimate, calling […]