Democratic vice presidential candidate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, whose military service has come under heavy scrutiny, “misspoke” in a 2018 video where he is heard talking about his handling of weapons “in war,” a Harris-Walz campaign spokesperson said Friday.
“Governor Walz would never insult or undermine any American’s carrier to this nation — actually, he thank you Senator Vance for placing his month at the series for our nation. It’s the American approach,” the Harris marketing campaign spokesperson mentioned in a remark to NBC Information.
“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.
I SERVED WITH TIM WALZ AS A REPUBLICAN IN THE HOUSE. HE’LL BE A GOOD VICE PRESIDENT
Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks all through a marketing campaign match on Aug. 7. (Andrew Harnik)
The 2018 video clip presentations Walz discussing gun regulate and relating 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 used to be posted by way of Harris’ marketing campaign on Tuesday.
Republicans, led by way of vice presidential candidate JD Vance, have criticized Walz’s army carrier. Walz served 24 years within the Nationwide Preserve 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 Autonomy, the identify for the struggle in Afghanistan.
He retired in 2005, a number of months sooner 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 match 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.
