Governor Tim Walz, the Democratic darling of Minnesota, seems to have built his entire political career on a foundation of “misspeaking.” But why change tactics now? As the second-in-command on the Democratic ticket with the ever-perplexing Vice President Kamala Harris, Walz continued to do what he does best—dodge and weave—during their first so-called “substantive” interview with CNN’s Dana Bash. It’s been more than a month since President Joe Biden’s political sun began to set, and now we finally get a glimpse of the dynamic duo trying to fill his shoes.
The interview was nothing more than a soft, cozy chat, carefully edited and lacking any real bite—exactly what you’d expect from CNN, the network where journalistic standards go to die. Even when Bash attempted to play hardball, it was more like a gentle toss. As Harris fumbled through her notes, trying to answer basic policy questions, Bash found a moment to question Walz on his past military claims. “I want to ask you a question about how you described your service in the National Guard. You said that you carried weapons in war, but you had never deployed actually in a war zone. A campaign official said you misspoke. Did you?” Bash inquired.
Let’s cut to the chase—Walz didn’t “misspeak” about his military service. He flat-out lied, and he’s done it before, all in the name of politics. Back in 2018, Walz boasted, “We can make sure those weapons of war, that I carried in war, is the only place where those weapons are at.” The problem? Walz never set foot in a combat zone. His unit was sent to Italy, not Iraq. And when his National Guard unit was actually gearing up for deployment to Iraq in 2005, Walz conveniently retired and chose to run for Congress instead. He even falsely claimed to be a “retired Command Sergeant Major,” one of the highest ranks for an enlisted soldier. In reality, he never held that rank.
During the interview, Walz looked visibly irritated at being called out. He shook his head, as if the question itself was beneath him, and delivered a convoluted explanation that left many scratching their heads. “Well, first of all, I’m incredibly proud. I’ve done 24 years of wearing the uniform of my country. I’m equally proud of my service in a public school classroom, whether it’s in Congress or the governor,” Walz rambled, skillfully avoiding a direct answer. Spoiler alert: He had no intention of addressing the lie.
Walz continued by claiming that his “record speaks for itself.” Well, it certainly does—just not in the way he wants it to. It’s a record filled with deception and extreme left-wing policies that have left Minnesota, a once-proud Midwestern state, in shambles. From his draconian COVID lockdowns to the fiery chaos during the 2020 race riots, Walz’s leadership has been anything but commendable. But don’t expect anyone in the mainstream media to hold him accountable for that. Instead, Walz told Bash that he speaks “candidly,” seemingly unaware of what the word actually means. He claimed to wear his emotions on his sleeve, which, according to him, explains the lies. Passion about children being shot in schools? Understandable. But using that passion as an excuse for dishonesty? Not so much.
Walz insisted that the people of Minnesota know him, know where his heart is, and that his record speaks for itself over the past 40 years. But let’s get back to that little detail about the gun in a combat zone, shall we? Bash tried once more, asking, “And the idea that you said you were in war, did you misspeak as the campaign has said?”
Clearly frustrated and caught in his own web of deceit, Walz blurted out, “Yeah, I said we were talking in this case, this was after a school shooting, the ideas of carrying these weapons of war.” And then, in a bizarre twist, he added, “And my wife, the English teacher, told me my grammar is not always correct.”
Grammar? Really? This isn’t a simple case of mixing up “lay” and “lie.” Walz lied, plain and simple. And because he’s not just a bad liar, but a bad person, too, he had the audacity to blame his “grammar” issues on his political enemies—even going so far as to point the finger at National Guard soldiers who actually served with him. The whole episode is a pathetic display of how far some politicians will go to avoid the truth.
