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Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz “slipped up” solely “one time” on his navy document, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg argued Sunday.
CNN’s “State of the Union” co-host Dana Bash requested Buttigieg to remark about Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance’s ongoing assaults in opposition to Walz, claiming Walz lied about particulars of his navy service for political achieve.
Buttigieg dismissed Vance’s claims, suggesting they show Walz’s spotless document.
“The fact that they have to go back to find a clip from 2018 to find the one time that he slipped up when he talks about the weapons of war that he carried and said something instead about carrying weapons in war. It‘s kind of an exception that proves the rule in terms of how hard you have to look to find him all saying anything that isn‘t precise and accurate,” Buttigieg mentioned.
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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg attacked JD Vance for criticizing VP candidate Tim Walz. (CNN screenshot)
The clip Buttigieg referenced featured Walz discussing gun management and referring to his personal navy 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 Kamala Harris’ marketing campaign on X.
A Harris marketing campaign spokesperson later issued a press release admitting that Walz “misspoke” within the clip since he was by no means deployed in a fight zone.
“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.
The Washington Post fact-checker known as Walz’s declare “sloppy and false” on Saturday.
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Buttigieg argued Walz solely “slipped up” on his navy document as soon as. (Photo by RONDA CHURCHILL/AFP by way of Getty Images | )
The section didn’t reference different accusations in opposition to Walz, resembling his Harris marketing campaign web site biography claiming he was a “retired Command Sergeant Major.”
National Guard officers have mentioned that Walz retired earlier than fulfilling necessities for the place, together with coursework on the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy. Though he achieved the rank of command sergeant main, he was later decreased in rank to grasp sergeant.
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Walz’s biography has been up to date to say he “served as a command sergeant major.”
Fresh News’ Adam Shaw and Louis Casiano contributed to this report.
