Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz, the Minnesota governor who has faced intense scrutiny for his military service, “misspoke” in a 2018 video in which he spoke about handling weapons “in wartime,” a spokesman for the Harris-Walz campaign said Friday.
“Governor Walz would never disparage or undermine Americans’ service to this country. In fact, he thanks Senator Vance for putting his life on the line for our country. That’s the American way,” a spokesperson for Harris’ campaign said in a statement to NBC News.
“The Governor has misled people when making the case for why weapons of war should not be on our streets or in our classrooms. The Governor has handled weapons of war and, unlike Donald Trump and J.D. Vance, who put the gun lobby over children, he firmly believes that only military personnel trained to carry these lethal weapons should have access to them,” the spokesman added.
Democratic vice presidential nominee and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz speaks during a campaign event in Detroit, Michigan, on Aug. 7, 2024. Kamala Harris and newly selected vice presidential nominee Tim Walz have been campaigning across the country this week. (Andrew Harnick)
In 2018 Video Clip Walz is seen discussing gun control and referencing his military background.
“We can confirm that the weapons of war that I carried into war are stored only there,” Walz said in a video posted by the Harris campaign on Tuesday.
