Kamala Harris’ running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, addressed his military experience amid allegations he misrepresented his service rank and record while speaking to government sector union members in Los Angeles, California.
“I’m gonna say it again as clearly as I can, I’m damn proud of my service to this country.”
Walz’s military service record is at the heart of Capitol Hill’s latest political firestorm, with veterans on both sides of the aisle chiming in on the new Democratic vice presidential candidate.
Republicans are accusing Walz of misrepresenting details about his 24-year career in the National Guard — GOP lawmakers who served in the military have attacked him for leaving the National Guard to run for Congress shortly before his unit deployed to Iraq.
Democratic veterans in Congress jumped to his defense, pointing out that Walz served past his 20-year retirement eligibility mark and dismissing the GOP attacks as baseless.
The controversy kicked off when Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, former President Trump’s running mate and a former Marine, accused Walz of “stolen valor.”
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