Harris Campaign Unable to Address Stolen Valor Accusations Plaguing Tim Walz

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The Harris 2024 campaign was unable to explain why Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) falsely claimed to be “in war,” or address any of the stolen valor accusations plaguing new Democrat vice presidential nominee for the past two days.

Since Vice President Kamala Harris (D) unveiled Walz as her running mate on Tuesday, Walz has been dogged by false claims he has made throughout his political career that misrepresent his military career.

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He repeated that false suggestion in a video clip put out by the Harris campaign itself. In the video clip, Walz claims he carried weapons “in war.”

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He also falsely claimed in the video he served 25 years, when he actually served 24 years and one month.

There are also accusations by veterans who served with Walz that he — as the top enlisted soldier in his unit — abandoned them right as they were preparing to deploy to Iraq at the peak of the war.

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When asked about Vance’s comments, the White House dodged the claims entirely, with White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre only saying that Walz enlisted and 17 and served for 24 years.

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And when the Harris-Walz campaign responded on Wednesday to the Washington Post about the his claims, it offered no explanations as to why Walz falsely claimed to be a retired sergeant major, or have been in “war.”

Instead, the campaign sidestepped the his false claims altogether and reportedly told the Post that Walz “carried, fired and trained others” how to use “weapons of war innumerable times,” and “declined to address why Walz claimed incorrectly to have done so in war.”

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The controversy has only grown in recent days, with even CNN commentators acknowledging that Walz has not been honest about his military record.

“Absolutely false,” one commentator said.

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