JUST IN: Gov. Tim Walz Touts His Military Experience Amidst JD Vance Accusations Of Stolen Valor

Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) spoke about his military experience on Wednesday as Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) accused the governor of stolen valor.

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[jaymoney]

don't you ever say anything about being a veteran, such disrespect for the real veterans that fought and died and now that our disabled homeless on the streets all while they house illegal immigrants

[shadowscreamer]

he says he was a combat vet and used that to his advantage and he never served in combat. That’s stolen valor

[danielquintieri]

He still didnt go to war like he said and abandoned his brothers

[DanielLindsay-zw]

I see Dems saying Vance was a reporter who left his brothers behind to go to Yale. They both served and should be praised for that.

[wanna]

Have you done a good job as a governor? If you made your state worse, how you can make us better?!

[blackfish]

Claiming that he was in the military is not stolen valor but saying that he carried weapons "in war" definitely is. Why he retired is irrelevant, coward or not. He's just another liar who thinks that taking what I worked for and giving it away is "friendliness" but I disagree. If I give my possessions away it's friendliness (and unlikely) but if the government does it I call it theft and communism. I'm already supporting the Ukranian government, do I need to get a 3rd job?

[Mary-rfqs]

Honesty is the key 🗝 to America.
Lies about what you did in military is disgusting and dishonored.

[rolandsmith]

The guy who replaced Walz, actually deployed, just called him a "traitor" and "deserter" who is guilty of "stolen valor." It was in a live interview published by Meg K.

[realAmerica-jiok]

Buy military experience he means skipping out on his unit as soon as he learns he was to be deployed. All he did was collect a paycheck for however long he was in. I call it stolen valor

[jackiedefoe]

Speak about what you’ve done while in office, he works as a dictator

[plugger]

Let’s pray this disgraceful fraud is exposed!!

[franoshea]

Do not like this bloke at all! PLEASE America, do NOT put him and Harris in charge.

[dianecharland]

Shame on you
You you never to in Irak you quit

[jeanetteblake]

I am from Minnesota and Walz has destroyed our state!!!! The worst Governor we've ever had!!!!

[benjaminleme]

You only worn the uniform but a scared little man who refused to go to war. Its a shame selfish man speaking.

[dannyjackson]

he's a quieter...please don't vote for him

[johnathansteil]

I didn't hear him say he didn't retire, but his press stuff says it. Should also explain his DUI while speeding in a residential neighborhood.

[trailguy]

Soon enough everyone will know the truth about his record.

[dfdsurf]

"Combat" Tim needs to show up at the Minnesota Saint Paul VFW 2024 Fall Conference and shake a few hands. After that head over to the Wounded Warrior Project office in Minneapolis. Time to set the record straight.

[annpollak]

Tim Walz: “We shouldn’t use weapons that I used in war to be on America’s streets.”
J.D. Vance: “Well, I wonder, Tim Walz, when were you ever in war? What was this weapon that you carried into war before you abandoned your unit right before they went to Iraq? And he has not spent a day in a combat zone. What bothers me about Tim Walz is the Stolen Valor garbage. Do not pretend to be someone who you are not.”