Tim Walz Faced the Same Questions About His Military Record Back in 2006, Too
It didn’t take long after Vice President Kamala Harris announced her running mate pick for Republicans to sink their teeth into him, with efforts to call Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s candidacy into question centering on his military record.
On Wednesday, Sen. JD Vance, Trump’s running mate, accused Walz of “lying” about serving in a combat zone and claiming he “dropped out” of the Army after learning his unit was set to be deployed to Iraq. (The governor has said he filed for retirement months before his battalion got its tour order.)
Vance’s criticisms are regurgitations of similar allegations first made in 2006, the year after he retired from the military to run for Congress, according to CNN.