Walz Misspoke About Military Record, Spokesperson Says

Published on August 12, 2024

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz “misspoke” in a 2018 video about “weapons of war that I carried in war,” a spokesperson for the Harris–Walz campaign said on Aug. 12. Walz, the Democrat nominee for vice president, made the remark in a video circulated by the campaign, commenting on gun control. “We can make sure that those weapons of war, that I carried in war, is the only place where those weapons are at,” Walz said. Critics, including Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), the Republican nominee for vice president, have accused Walz of lying about his military record for political advantage. Lauren Hitt, a spokesperson for the Harris–Walz campaign, said the governor simply misspoke....

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