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Democratic vice presidential candidate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, whose army service has come beneath heavy scrutiny, “misspoke” in a 2018 video the place he’s heard speaking about his dealing with of weapons “in war,” a Harris-Walz marketing campaign spokesperson mentioned Friday.
“Governor Walz would never insult or undermine any American’s service to this country — in fact, he thanks Senator Vance for putting his life on the line for our country. It’s the American way,” the Harris marketing campaign spokesperson mentioned in an announcement to NBC News.
“In making the case for why weapons of war should never be on our streets or in our classrooms, the Governor misspoke. He did handle weapons of war and believes strongly that only military members trained to carry those deadly weapons should have access to them, unlike Donald Trump and JD Vance who prioritize the gun lobby over our children,” the spokesperson added.
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Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks throughout a marketing campaign occasion on Aug. 7. (Andrew Harnik)
The 2018 video clip reveals Walz discussing gun management and referring to his personal army background.
“We can make sure that those weapons of war, that I carried in war, is the only place where those weapons are at,” Walz mentioned within the clip, which was posted by Harris’ marketing campaign on Tuesday.
Republicans, led by vice presidential candidate JD Vance, have criticized Walz’s army service. Walz served 24 years within the National Guard however by no means deployed to a struggle zone. In 2003, he deployed along with his unit to Vicenza, Italy in help of Operation Enduring Freedom, the identify for the struggle in Afghanistan.
He retired in 2005, a number of months earlier than the unit deployed to Iraq.
Vance, a Marine Corps veteran who served in Iraq, has accused Walz of “stolen valor.”
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“I wonder Tim Walz, when were you ever in war?” Vance mentioned at an occasion in Michigan. “What was this weapon you carried into war? What bothers me about Tim Walz is this stolen valor garbage. Do not pretend to be something that you’re not.”
“I’d be ashamed if I was him and I lied about my military service like he did,” he added.
