During an appearance on CNN, Republican vice-presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) called out the host for trying to defend radical leftist Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s stolen valor.
Walz, who Vice President Kamala Harris chose as her running mate for the upcoming November election, has been accused of stolen valor for repeatedly misrepresenting his military service. In one instance, Walz falsely claimed to have “carried weapons of war, in war” — despite never having served in combat.
Even CNN called it "absolutely false" that Tim Walz "carried" weapons "in war." pic.twitter.com/8HXG7kBtYm
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Another lie Walz has told is that he retired as a “Command Sergeant Major,” which is blatantly false — Walz reenlisted for a six-year contract in the National Guard and was conditionally promoted to that rank and would only have been officially promoted if he met all of the criteria. Instead, Walz “retired” two years early to run for Congress — which came conveniently as his unit was scheduled to deploy to Iraq.
NEW: In an unearthed radio ad from his 2006 Congressional campaign, Tim Walz refers to himself as a "Retired Command Sergeant Major." Undeniable evidence that Stolen Valor Walz lied about his rank to advance his political career. pic.twitter.com/DGyIQPDPGq
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Walz has been accused of abandoning his unit before the deployment, leaving them without a leader just as they were about to head to battle.
JUST IN: Minnesota National Guard confirms Gov. Tim Walz did *not* retire as a command sergeant major like he has publicly claimed, says he was demoted.
Army Lt. Col. Kristen Augé made the statement to Just The News.
"[Walz] retired as a master sergeant in 2005 for benefit… pic.twitter.com/KPpRW4K4Mo
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Vance blasted CNN host Dana Bash during the Sunday interview on “State of the Union,” shutting down her attempts to defend Walz’s lies about his service in the National Guard. The conversation began when Bash falsely claimed that Walz was unaware that his unit was deploying to Iraq at the time that he sent in his retirement paperwork — prompting Vance to point out that Walz’s commanding officer had even confirmed with CNN that Walz was completely aware of the upcoming deployment.
“He knew he was going to Iraq. He decided to quit,” the Republican senator stated. “He lied about that. He said that, when he decided to retire, he did not know that he was going to Iraq. That is another untruth, as even his senior military officer said. So, again, I’m not criticizing the service. I’m criticizing the dishonesty, dishonesty spoken in favor and for the purpose of political benefit.”
“And I think that the most important thing here, Dana, is, it goes to Kamala Harris’ judgment,” Vance added. “Tim Walz is ultimately going to be the vice president — Kamala Harris is in great health, I’m sure she’s going to be president — if she wins for four or maybe even eight years. Why did Kamala Harris choose a person who has lied about their military service? I think that is a serious lapse in judgment.”
Bash then jumped in to defend Walz, arguing that the criticism of his stolen valor is wrong because “a lot” of veterans have defended him and said that it was “untoward to be criticizing” him.
“Dana, I’m not interested in the ad hominem. I have heard from a lot of veterans groups who criticized Tim Walz,” Vance fired back. “The question is, he said he served in war, and he didn’t. That is a dishonesty. I really — I couldn’t care less what one or the other person says about it. I care about what the truth is. The truth is that Tim Walz didn’t tell the truth.”
“And, importantly, Dana, this is about Kamala Harris’ judgment,” he added. “And I think that when you ask, why has Kamala Harris allowed the border to be wide open, why has Kamala Harris supported policies that have promoted the increase in inflation, I think it goes to the heart of her judgment, and I think that that’s what we should be talking about.”
JD Vance just rope-a-doped Dana Bash
Incredible
CNN aint built for this pic.twitter.com/N5EMvD9s2V
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