{"id":2322526,"date":"2024-08-10T19:55:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-10T23:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jesse-ventura-defends-tim-walz-amid-despicable-military-service-record-attacks-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-10T19:58:22","modified_gmt":"2024-08-10T23:58:22","slug":"jesse-ventura-defends-tim-walz-amid-despicable-military-service-record-attacks-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jesse-ventura-defends-tim-walz-amid-despicable-military-service-record-attacks-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Jesse Ventura defends Tim Walz amid \u2018despicable\u2019 military service record attacks &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjesse-ventura-defends-tim-walz-amid-despicable-military-service-record-attacks-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2322526&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former Minnesota \u2062Governor Jesse\u2063 Ventura has come \u200dto the defense\u200b of current Governor Tim Walz amidst attacks on Walz&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-senate-candidate-kathy-barnette-repeatedly-misrepresented-military-service-records-show\/\" title=\"GOP Senate Candidate Kathy Barnette Repeatedly Misrepresented Military Service, Records Show\">military service record<\/a>. \u200cThe scrutiny intensified after Walz was named as \u200bKamala Harris\u2019s running mate. Walz, who served 24 \u200dyears in the Army National Guard, retired in \u200d2005 but has faced criticism, particularly from Senator \u2063J.D. Vance, who claims Walz avoided a \u200ddeployment shortly after his\u200c retirement.<\/p>\n<p>Ventura described these criticisms as &#8220;shameful&#8221; and &#8220;despicable,&#8221; expressing concern\u200d over the\u2064 very notion of deploying the National Guard to foreign conflicts, which he argues goes against its \u200bprimary role of guarding the nation. He criticized previous administrations for deploying the National Guard as\u200c a way\u200d to avoid a\u2064 draft during\u200d the Iraq War, calling out former President \u2062George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney \u200cfor their decisions during that conflict.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Ventura urged respect for all veterans regardless of their military \u200droles and expressed disapproval of Vance for\u200b disrespecting Walz&#8217;s \u200bservice, suggesting such behavior \u2063is \u200binappropriate among veterans. He also highlighted Vance&#8217;s\u2063 connection to Donald \u200bTrump, whom he labeled the \u200c&#8221;biggest draft \u2063dodger,&#8221; further emphasizing his stance on the \u200brespect owed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">military service members<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Jesse Ventura defends Tim Walz amid &lsquo;despicable&rsquo; military service record attacks<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1726242\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former Minnesota Gov. <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jesse-ventura\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Jesse Ventura<\/a> defended the man occupying his former office who has come under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3117493\/tim-walz-used-incorrect-backdoor-process-to-retire-from-national-guard-his-superior-officer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>scrutiny<\/a> since being selected as Vice President Kamala Harris&rsquo;s running mate.<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) served 24 years in the Army National Guard before retiring in 2005 to focus on his House bid. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), running against Walz for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-the-bidens-got-rich-while-americans-got-robbed\/\" title=\"Donald Trump: &#039;The Bidens Got Rich While Americans Got Robbed&#039;\">vice presidency<\/a>, has led the charge in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3114388\/walz-military-service-record-under-scrutiny-2024-race-heats-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>attacking<\/a> his opponent for avoiding a deployment that was announced shortly after his retirement.<\/p>\n<p>A former Navy SEAL, Ventura described those attacks as &ldquo;shameful,&rdquo; &ldquo;despicable,&rdquo; and &ldquo;hogwash&rdquo; Friday on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Qab007BtkDM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They talk about him missing his deployment, well maybe Mr. Vance should ask the real question: What is the National Guard doing deploying to a foreign country in a foreign war?&rdquo; Ventura said, criticizing former President George W. Bush and former Vice President Dick Cheney for entering the Iraq War &ldquo;based on lies.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They needed more bodies,&rdquo; Ventura said. &ldquo;They couldn&rsquo;t implement the draft, that would be political suicide. So what George Bush did was sign an executive order sending the National Guard into foreign deployment. The National Guard is not for foreign deployment. Their name says what they do: They guard our nation from within.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Ventura said he never deployed with any E-9s, the highest rank an enlisted official can achieve, who &ldquo;are not going to walk the point&rdquo; or &ldquo;be involved in any combat whatsoever.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think Vance is doing a disservice to himself and a disservice to the United States Marine Corps,&rdquo; Ventura said. &ldquo;I know a lot of great Marines, and Marines show respect. And Vance is not showing respect.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Ventura, a former professional wrestler, further criticized Vance for having respect for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, whom he called the &ldquo;biggest draft dodger from the Vietnam War.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s despicable on [Vance&rsquo;s] behalf for doing that, and I hope all veterans feel like I do about it,&rdquo; Ventura said. &ldquo;You don&rsquo;t criticize another veteran and how they served, whether they&rsquo;re a cook or whatever they do, they all have a job to do, and if you&rsquo;re going to be successful, everybody has to do their job and pitch in.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), middle, holds the bill signed to legalize recreational marijuana for people over 21, making Minnesota the 23rd state to do so, on May 30, 2023, in St. Paul, Minnesota. Former Gov. Jesse Ventura stands at center. (AP Photo\/Abbie Parr)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Despite his independent affiliation and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/2917562\/aaron-rodgers-and-jesse-ventura-lead-list-for-rfk-jrs-running-mate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>rumored<\/a> spot on presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/one-of-the-picks-on-trumps-vp-short-list-speaks-out-about-what-45-really-needs-in-a-second-in-command\/\" title=\"VP Shortlist Pick Speaks on What Trump Needs in a Second-in-Command\">vice presidential short list<\/a>, Ventura also endorsed the Harris-Walz ticket because &ldquo;it&rsquo;s time for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/review-the-presidents-daughter-large-print-by-bill-clinton-and-james-patterson\/\" title=\"REVIEW: \u2018The President\u2019s Daughter\u2019 (Large Print) by Bill Clinton and James Patterson\">woman president<\/a> &mdash; we men have screwed it up enough.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I want to be alive to see the first woman president of the United States of America and the first woman commander in chief, and we&rsquo;ve got her right now,&rdquo; Ventura, 73, said.<\/p>\n<p>Ventura previously <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Tim_Walz\/status\/1585617963876507650?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1585617963876507650%7Ctwgr%5E5ff4045cce8c1d9b1d3be8d02e7bc2fc246c2e8a%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2Fnews%2Fjesse-ventura-endorsement-tim-walz-democrat-minnesota-governor%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>endorsed<\/a> Walz&rsquo;s 2022 gubernatorial reelection bid, specifically hailing his stance on abortion rights and his work to contain the COVID-19 pandemic in Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1726242\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1726242\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jesse Ventura, the former governor of Minnesota, has come to the defense of current Governor Tim Walz, who has faced criticism regarding his military service record since being chosen as Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s running mate. Walz (D-MN) dedicated 24 years to the Army National Guard before retiring in 2005 to pursue a seat in Congress. Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH), who is competing against Walz for the vice presidency, has been vocal in attacking him for not deploying shortly after his retirement. Ventura, a former Navy SEAL, condemned these attacks as &#8220;shameful,&#8221; &#8220;despicable,&#8221; and &#8220;nonsense&#8221; during an appearance on CNN. He questioned why Vance was focusing on Walz&#8217;s missed deployment instead of addressing the appropriateness of National Guard deployments overseas in foreign conflicts. Ventura criticized former President George W. Bush and former Vice President Dick Cheney for initiating the Iraq War under false pretenses and noted that they needed more personnel without resorting to a draft due to its political implications; thus, they sent National Guard members abroad despite their primary role being domestic protection.<\/p>\n<p>Ventura also remarked that he never saw high-ranking enlisted personnel involved in combat situations and suggested that Vance was disrespecting both himself and veterans by making such criticisms. He further pointed out Vance\u2019s support for Donald Trump\u2014whom he labeled as a significant draft dodger during the Vietnam War\u2014as hypocritical given his stance on military service.<\/p>\n<p>Despite being an independent with rumored ties to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.&#8217;s presidential campaign, Ventura endorsed Harris-Walz because he believes it&#8217;s time for a woman president: \u201cWe men have screwed it up enough.\u201d At 73 years old, he expressed his desire to witness America\u2019s first female president and commander-in-chief while previously supporting Walz&#8217;s reelection bid due to his positions on abortion rights and COVID-19 management in Minnesota<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2700,"featured_media":2322527,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Jesse-Ventura-Tim-Walz.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3998,37798,37484,36113,32076],"class_list":["post-2322526","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-defense","tag-jesse-ventura","tag-military-service","tag-tim-walz","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Jesse-Ventura-Tim-Walz.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2322526","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2700"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2322526"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2322526\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2322527"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2322526"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2322526"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2322526"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}