It seems that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has been caught red-handed.
Amid rising proof that Walz has lied about aspects of his navy service, an act referred to as stolen valor, the Harris marketing campaign has scrubbed claims that Walz had served as a “retired command sergeant main” from their marketing campaign web site.
The Kamala Harris marketing campaign scrubbed his bio web page and changed it with one other bio.
Right here is the link to the original claims made by the Kamala-Walz marketing campaign.
This was one other instance of Stolen Valor – Walz was not a retired Command Sergeant Main.
And right here is the language on the the current Kamala website with the corrected language.
Politico reported:
Kamala Harris’ presidential marketing campaign up to date its on-line biography of working mate Tim Walz’s navy service amid Republican efforts to query his report within the Military Nationwide Guard.
On its web site, the Harris marketing campaign axed a reference to Walz as a “retired command sergeant main” and now says that he as soon as served on the command sergeant main rank — a small change that nonetheless displays his true rank at retirement from the Military Nationwide Guard.
Walz, the governor of Minnesota, served for twenty-four years within the Nationwide Guard earlier than retiring in 2005 from the navy to run for the U.S. Home, the place he grew to become essentially the most senior enlisted soldier to serve in Congress.
The scandal, which comes simply days after Walz was introduced as Harris’s working mate, has grow to be a matter of widespread scrutiny after Trump’s working mate J.D. Vance additionally urged that Walz had pulled out of a tour in Iraq.
what actually bothers me about Tim Walz?
When the US Marine Corps requested me to go to Iraq to serve my nation, I did it.
When Tim Walz was requested by his nation to go to Iraq, he dropped out of the Military and allowed his unit to go with out him. I believe that’s shameful. pic.twitter.com/Dq9xjn4R51
— JD Vance (@JDVance) August 7, 2024
On Wednesday, Walz fled the scene after reporters requested in regards to the allegations of stolen valor.
REPORTER: Your response to allegation of stolen valor?
WALZ: *ignores*
REPORTER: Your response to allegation of stolen valor!?
WALZ: *runs away* pic.twitter.com/el3sPGDYuM
— RNC Analysis (@RNCResearch) August 7, 2024
It looks as if the Harris marketing campaign might already be regretting their choice to select Walz. Different main candidates for the function included Pennsylavania Governor Josh Shapiro and Arizona Senator Mark Kelly.