Kamala Harris’ lieutenant governor, Tim Walz, is again fending off accusations that he lied about his background. Old letter Evidence has once again surfaced showing that he was advertising awards in his campaign materials that he never actually won.
In 2005, just months before his unit was deployed to Iraq, Walz retired from the Minnesota National Guard and began campaigning for Congress.
According to an old Post-Bulletin article, a Walz campaign spokesman claimed the exaggeration was the result of a “typographical error.”
The following year, Waltz Campaign History He was “named Outstanding Nebraskan Young Person by the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce for his contributions in education, the military and the small business community,” according to one news outlet. Archived version On a website linked to Walz’s campaign.
Waltz did not receive the honor, however, and Barry Kennedy, then president of the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce, issued a scathing criticism of Waltz. letter In November 2006, we reported the apparent misrepresentations to Mr. Waltz.
“We have investigated this matter and can confirm that you have not received any awards from the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce,” Kennedy wrote.
“We do not intend to draw any conclusions about your intentions based on the inclusion of this sentence in your biography. However, we respectfully request that you remove any reference to our organization as it could be perceived as an endorsement of your candidacy,” the letter continued.
The letter also noted that the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce did in fact endorse the plan. Waltz’s opponentThe incumbent is Rep. Gil Gutknecht (R-Minn.).
The campaign eventually corrected Walz’s biography to note that he had received an award from the Nebraska Junior Chamber of Commerce, commonly known as the Jaycees.
A Walz campaign spokesman claimed the embellishment was the result of a “typographical error,” according to an old article in the Times. Post bulletin boardWalz ultimately defeated Gutknecht and was elected.
The old letter went viral on social media over the weekend, but Kennedy denied knowing who unearthed it. “I received a couple of emails,” he said. Ketiv“And I have no idea how it reappeared.”
“At the time, I felt it was important to set the record straight, so to speak, and ensure that the legitimacy of the award given by the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce was upheld,” Kennedy added.
When asked about the incident, the Harris-Waltz campaign claimed, “Governor Waltz speaks candidly and extemporaneously like a normal person. The American people appreciate that Governor Waltz tells the truth and doesn’t talk like a politician. They also understand the difference between someone who occasionally slips up and a pathological liar like Donald Trump.”
The campaign did not clarify how passages in the biography could be considered “off-the-cuff.”
While the campaign has denounced Trump as a “pathological liar,” Waltz has been accused multiple times of lying about his own record since Harris named him her top 2024 Democratic candidate earlier this month, as The Blaze News previously reported.
Most notably, the lawsuit accuses Waltz of defamation of members of his former Minnesota Army National Guard unit for taking early discharge from the military despite an impending deployment to Iraq, falsely claiming to have “carried” weapons “in war” when they never served in a combat zone, and using the rank of master sergeant when in fact they had retired at that lower rank.
Lauren Hitt, another spokeswoman for the Harris-Waltz campaign, argued that the reference to bringing weapons to combat was a “gaffe.”
Rep. Kelly Greeley, who was associated with Walz’s first House election, also appears to have misrepresented details of a drunk driving arrest nearly 30 years ago, when he was pulled over by police for driving nearly 100 mph in a 55 mph speed limit zone.
Greeley denied that Waltz was “intoxicated” at the time of his arrest in September 1995, even though at least one test showed his blood alcohol content to be .128. Greeley also argued that much of Waltz’s behavior that night, particularly his “loss of balance,” was due to “hearing loss” rather than intoxication.
“He couldn’t understand what the officers were saying,” Greeley argued.
Greeley also alleged, without evidence, that the judge in Waltz’s case reprimanded the arresting officer for being insensitive to Waltz’s hearing loss.
a Full Transcript Waltz’s court appearance records, which are still available to the public, included a lesser charge of reckless driving, in which he admitted to “driving in a manner exhibiting indifference or reckless disregard for the safety of persons or property,” and paid a $200 fine and court costs. His driver’s license was also suspended for 90 days.
The records do not include any scolding of the officers by the judge or any mention of Waltz’s hearing problems. Surgery In 1995, to repair damaged ear bones.
Finally, Walz has repeatedly said that he and his wife, Gwen, had two children through IVF. One of Walz’s campaign mailings from April even read, “My wife and I used IVF to start our family.”
But rather than IVF, the Waltzes opted for intrauterine insemination, which is far less invasive and less expensive.
The Harris-Waltz campaign again argued that Governor Waltz was simply using everyday language to avoid confusing people. “Governor Waltz speaks the way normal people talk, and he was using a commonly understood abbreviation for fertility treatments,” campaign spokeswoman Mia Ellenberg said.
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