{"id":2322776,"date":"2024-08-11T16:20:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-11T20:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-accuses-walz-of-lying-about-retirement-from-military-for-political-gain-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-11T16:20:49","modified_gmt":"2024-08-11T20:20:49","slug":"vance-accuses-walz-of-lying-about-retirement-from-military-for-political-gain-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-accuses-walz-of-lying-about-retirement-from-military-for-political-gain-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Vance accuses Walz of lying about retirement from military for political gain &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/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%2Fvance-accuses-walz-of-lying-about-retirement-from-military-for-political-gain-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=2322776&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>In a recent discussion on CNN&#8217;s &#8220;State of the Union,&#8221;\u2064 Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH) accused \u2063Minnesota Governor Tim\u200c Walz of lying about his military service\u200c for political advantage. Vance, who has military experience himself, \u200cchallenged Walz&#8217;s claims regarding his service record, asserting that Walz misrepresented his time in the military, particularly around the circumstances of\u2062 his retirement. This scrutiny intensified \u2064as Walz has been considered as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-val-demings-planning-to-run-against-sen-rubio-in-florida\/\" title=\"REPORT: Val Demings Planning To Run Against Sen. Rubio In Florida\">potential running mate<\/a> for Vice President Kamala Harris, prompting further examination of his credentials by the Trump campaign and media. Vance specifically pointed out an instance where Walz claimed he\u2062 &#8220;carried a gun in war,&#8221; while maintaining that Walz has not actually served\u200d in combat.  <\/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\">Vance accuses Walz of lying about retirement from military for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">political gain<\/a><\/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_1727401\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>J.D. Vance<\/a> (R-OH) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-president-trump-met-with-sidney-powell-and-general-flynn-in-oval-office-discussed-deploying-military-naming-powell-as-special-counsel-on-election-fraud\/\" title=\"REPORT: President Trump Met with Sidney Powell and General Flynn in Oval Office \u2013 Discussed Deploying Military, Naming Powell as Special Counsel on Election Fraud\">pushed back<\/a> on Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tim-walz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Tim Walz<\/a>&rsquo;s service record, arguing that the Minnesota governor lied about his time in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/military\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>military<\/a> for political gain.<\/p>\n<p>Vance was speaking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cnn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CNN<\/a>&rsquo;s <em>State of the Union<\/em> with host Dana Bash on Sunday morning when he made the remarks. Walz&rsquo;s service has come under scrutiny by the Trump campaign and media, particularly about when and why Walz retired since he was tapped to be Vice President Kamala Harris&rsquo;s running mate.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is a guy who was captured on video saying, &lsquo;I carried a gun in war.&rsquo; He never went to war,&rdquo; said Vance, who also served in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/military\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>military<\/a>. &ldquo;This is a guy who has been captured on video as other people say, &lsquo;he&lsquo;s an Afghanistan veteran, he&lsquo;s a veteran of a war,&rsquo; nodding along in agreement instead of saying &lsquo;no, no, no, I did serve my country and I did it honorably, but I never went to a war zone.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not criticizing Tim Walz&rsquo;s service. I&rsquo;m criticizing the fact that he lied about his service for political gain,&rdquo; Vance added.<\/p>\n<p>During the interview, Bash pointed out that Walz retired from the National Guard before it was announced that his unit would be deployed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Iraq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Iraq<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But Vance pushed back on her and noted that Walz&rsquo;s superior, former Minnesota National Guard Command Sgt. Maj. Doug Julin, went on CNN and said Walz may have known he was going to deploy before he used a &ldquo;<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 get his retirement approved.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We were informed that we would be alerted to go to Iraq within the next upcoming year, start preparing your team, getting your team together and let&rsquo;s get the process in play,&rdquo; Julin said.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to Harris&rsquo;s campaign for comment.<\/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_1727401\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1727401\"}});<\/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>Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH) challenged Governor Tim Walz&#8217;s military service record, claiming that the Minnesota governor misrepresented his time in the armed forces for political advantage. During an appearance on CNN&#8217;s State of the Union with Dana Bash, Vance made these allegations amid scrutiny from both the Trump campaign and media regarding Walz&#8217;s retirement timing and reasons, especially since he was considered as a running mate for Vice President Kamala Harris. &#8220;This is a person who was recorded saying, &#8216;I carried a gun in war,&#8217; yet he never actually went to war,&#8221; Vance stated, noting his own military background. He criticized Walz for not clarifying that while he served honorably, he did not serve in a combat zone when others referred to him as an Afghanistan veteran. &#8220;I&#8217;m not questioning Tim Walz\u2019s service; I&#8217;m pointing out that he lied about it for political purposes,&#8221; Vance emphasized. In response to Bash highlighting that Walz retired from the National Guard before his unit was set to deploy to Iraq, Vance countered by referencing comments from former Minnesota National Guard Command Sgt. Maj. Doug Julin on CNN, suggesting that Walz might have been aware of impending deployment before using an unconventional method to secure his retirement approval. Julin mentioned they were informed about potential deployment preparations within the next year<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2683,"featured_media":2322777,"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\/vance-walz-military.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[37841,37842,15469,27318,32076],"class_list":["post-2322776","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-military-retirement","tag-political-gain","tag-vance","tag-walz","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/vance-walz-military.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2322776","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\/2683"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2322776"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2322776\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2322777"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2322776"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2322776"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2322776"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}