{"id":2322763,"date":"2024-08-11T15:34:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-11T19:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-rebukes-bankruptcy-of-criticism-on-walz-after-vp-selection-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-11T15:36:21","modified_gmt":"2024-08-11T19:36:21","slug":"pelosi-rebukes-bankruptcy-of-criticism-on-walz-after-vp-selection-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-rebukes-bankruptcy-of-criticism-on-walz-after-vp-selection-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Pelosi rebukes \u2018bankruptcy\u2019 of criticism on Walz after VP selection &#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\">26<\/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%2Fpelosi-rebukes-bankruptcy-of-criticism-on-walz-after-vp-selection-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=2322763&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 House\u200c Speaker Nancy Pelosi has \u200ddefended Minnesota Governor Tim Walz against Republican criticisms regarding his military \u2063record following his selection as\u200b Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s running mate for the 2024 presidential campaign. Pelosi characterized the criticism as\u200c a &#8220;bankruptcy of their ideas,&#8221; suggesting that Republicans are fabricating\u200b claims due to a lack of substantive arguments. She praised Walz as &#8220;an all-American man&#8221; and highlighted \u200chis successful history \u200das a veteran and politician, pointing\u2062 to his previous Congressional win in 2006 as a sign\u200d of his strong connection with voters.<\/p>\n<p>Pelosi&#8217;s remarks came in response to Republican claims led by Senator J.D. Vance, who\u200b alleged that Walz evaded a deployment shortly after retiring from the National Guard. This claim was supported by former National Guard Command Sgt. Maj. Doug Julin, who indicated that Walz used a &#8220;backdoor process&#8221; to retire\u2063 before the anticipated deployment to Iraq. In contrast, former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura condemned the Republican criticisms as &#8220;shameful,&#8221; defending Walz and emphasizing the respect typically shown by military veterans.<\/p>\n<p>As tensions rise between\u200d the\u200d two political parties \u2063during this election cycle, Walz&#8217;s military service \u2064and the accusations against him are expected to be focal points of\u2062 discussion in the lead-up to the November election.  <\/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\">Pelosi rebukes &lsquo;bankruptcy&rsquo; of criticism on Walz after VP selection<\/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_1727384\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former House Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nancy-pelosi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Nancy Pelosi<\/a> (D-CA) pushed back against criticism Republicans have made against Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tim-walz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Tim Walz<\/a> (D-MN) and his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/military\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>military<\/a> record, arguing the criticism represents a &ldquo;bankruptcy of their ideas.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Walz was selected by Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> as her 2024 presidential running mate, pitting them against former President Donald Trump and Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) for the election this November. Since becoming Harris&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-backed-bail-fund-freed-alleged-domestic-abuser-now-accused-of-murder\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris-Backed Bail Fund Freed Alleged Domestic Abuser Now Accused Of Murder\">vice presidential nominee<\/a>, Walz and his military record, in which he served 24 years in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/national-guard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>National Guard<\/a>, have come under scrutiny, with Vance contending that the Minnesota governor avoided a deployment that was announced shortly after his retirement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Well, first of all, it&rsquo;s a sign of the bankruptcy of their ideas,&rdquo; Pelosi said in an interview aired on <em>Inside with Jen Psaki<\/em>. &ldquo;They don&rsquo;t have anything to say, so they make up things.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2543904&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=dfdfc1ba2269d00a9cc88ec36197b049\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Pelosi also contended that the Minnesota governor is an &ldquo;all-American man,&rdquo; and that he was able to win his original Congressional run in 2006 when others doubted that he could. She added that Walz &ldquo;really did connect&rdquo; with voters due to his history as a veteran, and was &ldquo;part of our big victory&rdquo; in winning back the House of Representatives for the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n<p>Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura, a former Navy SEAL, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3117681\/jesse-ventura-defends-tim-walz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>has similarly advocated for Walz<\/a>, calling such criticisms against him &ldquo;shameful,&rdquo; &ldquo;despicable,&rdquo; and &ldquo;hogwash.&rdquo; He also knocked Vance, a former member of the U.S. Marine Corps, for doing &ldquo;a disservice&rdquo; for his criticism against Walz, as Marine veterans &ldquo;show respect,&rdquo; contending that Vance was not doing so with Harris&rsquo;s running mate.<\/p>\n<p>Former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/minnesota\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Minnesota<\/a> National Guard Command Sgt. Maj. Doug Julin, Walz&rsquo;s superior in the National Guard, <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>stated that Walz used &ldquo;a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-walz-used-incorrect-backdoor-process-to-retire-from-national-guard-his-superior-officer-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Tim Walz used incorrect \u2018backdoor process\u2019 to retire from National Guard: His superior officer - Washington Examiner\">backdoor process&#038;rdquo<\/a>; to exit the military<\/a> before pursuing his Congressional run. Julin also said his commander and himself were informed in the fall of 2004 &ldquo;that we would be alerted to go to Iraq within the next upcoming year,&rdquo; and that a meeting with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/search-and-rescue-continues-after-surfside-condo-building-is-demolished\/\" title=\"Search and rescue continues after Surfside condo building is demolished\">command team<\/a> was conducted in February 2005, for which Walz was in attendance. After the meeting, Walz informed Julin of his plans to run for Congress.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Vance cited Julin&rsquo;s statements in an interview with CNN, arguing that Walz &ldquo;knew he was going to Iraq&rdquo; and &ldquo;decided to quit&rdquo; so he could instead pursue politics.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WATCH: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JDVance?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JDVance<\/a> schools CNN&rsquo;s Dana Bash as she tries to cover up the fact that her own network aired PROOF that Tim Walz abandoned his men.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;On CNN last night, one of the people who was actually in charge with him said they knew they were going to deploy to Iraq in Fall of 2004.&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/f9901na3um\">pic.twitter.com\/f9901na3um<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Arthur Schwartz (@ArthurSchwartz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ArthurSchwartz\/status\/1822642278868861208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 11, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Both Vance and Walz <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3117772\/vance-says-he-of-course-wants-to-debate-walz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>expressed their enthusiasm for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/campaign-2024-an-early-look-at-the-possible-republican-contenders\/\" title=\"Campaign 2024: An Early Look At The Possible Republican Contenders\">vice presidential debate<\/a><\/a>, with the Ohio senator saying, &ldquo;Of course&rdquo; he wants to debate Harris&rsquo;s running mate. Walz, meanwhile, said at a campaign stop he &ldquo;can&rsquo;t wait to debate&rdquo; Vance.<\/p>\n<p> <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_1727384\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1727384\"}});<\/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>Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) defended Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) against Republican criticisms regarding his military service, claiming such attacks reflect a &#8220;bankruptcy of their ideas.&#8221; Walz has been chosen by Vice President Kamala Harris as her running mate for the 2024 presidential election, where they will face former President Donald Trump and Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH). Following his nomination, Walz&#8217;s military background\u2014having served 24 years in the National Guard\u2014has come under fire, particularly from Vance, who alleged that Walz avoided a deployment announced shortly after his retirement. In an interview on Inside with Jen Psaki, Pelosi stated that the criticism indicates Republicans lack substantive arguments and resort to fabrications instead. She praised Walz as an &#8220;all-American man&#8221; who successfully won his Congressional seat in 2006 despite skepticism and noted that he connected well with voters due to his veteran status, contributing significantly to the Democratic Party&#8217;s success in regaining control of the House.<\/p>\n<p>Former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura, a Navy SEAL veteran himself, also supported Walz and condemned the criticisms as &#8220;shameful,&#8221; &#8220;despicable,&#8221; and &#8220;hogwash.&#8221; He criticized Vance for disrespecting fellow veterans through his remarks about Walz. Additionally, Doug Julin, a former Command Sgt. Maj. in the Minnesota National Guard and one of Walz\u2019s superiors, claimed that Walz used an indirect method to leave military service before running for Congress; he mentioned being informed about potential deployment to Iraq prior to this decision.<\/p>\n<p>Vance referenced Julin&#8217;s comments during a CNN interview to argue that Walz was aware of an impending deployment but chose politics over serving with his unit. Both Vance and Walz expressed eagerness for their upcoming vice presidential debate; Vance confirmed he wants to debate Harris\u2019s running mate while Walz expressed excitement about facing off against Vance at campaign events<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2322764,"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\/Nancy-Pelosi-scaled-1024x682.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[7375,3928,27318],"class_list":["post-2322763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-criticism","tag-pelosi","tag-walz"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Nancy-Pelosi-scaled-1024x682.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2322763","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2322763"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2322763\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2322764"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2322763"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2322763"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2322763"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}