{"id":2323260,"date":"2024-08-12T16:19:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-12T20:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gabe-kaminsky-and-ben-shapiro-detail-report-on-tim-walzs-ties-to-hitler-promoting-cleric-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-12T16:20:43","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T20:20:43","slug":"gabe-kaminsky-and-ben-shapiro-detail-report-on-tim-walzs-ties-to-hitler-promoting-cleric-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gabe-kaminsky-and-ben-shapiro-detail-report-on-tim-walzs-ties-to-hitler-promoting-cleric-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Gabe Kaminsky and Ben Shapiro detail report on Tim Walz\u2019s ties to Hitler-promoting cleric &#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\">34<\/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%2Fgabe-kaminsky-and-ben-shapiro-detail-report-on-tim-walzs-ties-to-hitler-promoting-cleric-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=2323260&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>Gabe Kaminsky&#8217;s investigative report, highlighted in the *Washington Examiner*, examines Minnesota Governor Tim Walz&#8217;s connections to Asad Zaman, a Muslim cleric with\u200d a controversial \u2063<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\">social media<\/a> history, including promoting \u2064a pro-Hitler film. Zaman, affiliated with\u2064 the Muslim \u200bAmerican\u200d Society of Minnesota\u2014which has been linked to\u200c the Muslim Brotherhood\u2014has shared antisemitic \u2062content and defended Palestinian actions \u200dduring\u200d recent \u2062violence in Israel. Walz has hosted Zaman \u200cmultiple\u2062 times and under his administration, the society received over $100,000 for \u2062various grants. As Walz has been chosen by Kamala Harris as her running mate for\u2063 the 2024 election, questions regarding his ties to Zaman and Walz&#8217;s military service have emerged, igniting scrutiny. Kaminsky reported that the Harris campaign denies any relationship \u2063between\u2062 Walz and Zaman.  <\/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\">Gabe Kaminsky and Ben Shapiro detail report on Tim Walz&rsquo;s ties to Hitler-promoting cleric<\/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>The <em>Washington Examiner&rsquo;s<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/gabe-kaminsky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Gabe Kaminsky<\/a> discussed his new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-rejects-army-investigative-report-detailing-chaotic-afghanistan-withdrawal\/\" title=\"Biden Rejects Army Investigative Report Detailing Chaotic Afghanistan Withdrawal\">investigative report detailing<\/a> the ties Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tim-walz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Tim Walz<\/a> (D-MN) has to a Muslim cleric, who in one case has promoted a movie praising Adolf Hitler on social media.<\/p>\n<p>The cleric in question, Asad Zaman, is from the Muslim American Society of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/minnesota\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Minnesota<\/a>, whom Walz has hosted on at least five different occasions. Kaminsky stated that this group was deemed as &ldquo;an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood&rdquo; in 2008 in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/meet-the-anti-israel-anti-police-la-city-attorney-candidate\/\" title=\"Meet the Anti-Israel, Anti-Police LA City Attorney Candidate\">terrorism financing case<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But this individual, Asad Zaman, has a controversial history on social media, on his Facebook page,&rdquo; Kaminsky told the <em>Daily Wire&rsquo;s <\/em>Ben Shapiro when discussing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3114957\/tim-walz-repeatedly-hosted-muslim-cleric-oct-7-pro-hitler-website-link\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>his report<\/a>. &ldquo;He has, in one case, promoted a pro-Hitler movie, a movie that glorifies Adolf Hitler. On Oct. 7, when 1,200 Israelis were slaughtered in the Jewish state, his immediate response was to say that Palestinians had a right to resist, a right to defend themselves. And this individual has promoted other conspiracy theories on his social media history.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CaJEsDV6Fac?si=94bJGehYpZzaTK-n\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The movie in question that Zaman promoted was titled<em> The Greatest Story Never Told, <\/em>which was released in 2013 and shared by Zaman in 2015. The Muslim cleric has also used his Facebook page over the years <a href=\"https:\/\/imgur.com\/5sPEQWp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>to share<\/a> Hamas press releases, as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/imgur.com\/NyDDBTi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>blog posts<\/a> on antisemitic <a href=\"https:\/\/imgur.com\/pYeff92\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>websites<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/imgur.com\/NyDDBTi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>slamming<\/a> Jews, according to Kaminsky&rsquo;s report.<\/p>\n<p>The question of Walz&rsquo;s connection to Zaman has come under the spotlight after the Minnesota governor 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 running mate. Kaminsky said that the Harris campaign claimed that Walz &ldquo;has no relationship with this individual.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>One other factor that Kaminsky&rsquo;s report unearthed was how the MAS of Minnesota received over $100,000 under Walz&rsquo;s leadership, which was given in three separate payments. Kaminsky explained that the first two payments were for mosque security, while the third is a 2024 grant from the Labor Department &ldquo;that has not disbursed yet.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s what the agency had told me, but it will soon be disbursed,&rdquo; Kaminsky said. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s just a matter of when Zaman&rsquo;s organization files a report with the state to get that reimbursement.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Besides Walz&rsquo;s connection to Zaman, another issue with the Minnesota governor that has come into question is his time in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/national-guard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>National Guard<\/a>, with some questioning if he left the military before deployment to pursue his congressional career. Former Minnesota National Guard Command Sgt. Maj. Doug Julin, Walz&rsquo;s superior, <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 backdoor process&rdquo; to exit the military<\/a> before pursuing politics.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Julin explained that he was informed, along with his commander, in the fall of 2004 &ldquo;that we would be alerted to go to Iraq within the next upcoming year.&rdquo; A meeting with the command team was then conducted in February 2005, for which Walz was in attendance, and Walz informed Julin of his plans to run for Congress after the meeting.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), former President Donald Trump&rsquo;s 2024 running mate, has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3117875\/vance-accuses-walz-of-lying-about-retirement-from-military-for-political-gain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>cited Julin&rsquo;s comments to back his argument<\/a> that Walz &ldquo;knew he was going to Iraq&rdquo; and &ldquo;decided to quit&rdquo; so he could instead pursue a congressional run. Vance, a veteran himself, said he was not criticizing Walz&rsquo;s military service but rather &ldquo;the fact that he lied about his service for political gain.&rdquo;<\/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>Gabe Kaminsky and Ben Shapiro have highlighted a report regarding Governor Tim Walz&#8217;s (D-MN) connections to a Muslim cleric known for endorsing Adolf Hitler. In his investigative piece, Kaminsky reveals that the cleric, Asad Zaman from the Muslim American Society of Minnesota, has been hosted by Walz on multiple occasions. This organization was identified as an &#8220;offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood&#8221; in a 2008 terrorism financing case. Kaminsky pointed out that Zaman has a controversial online presence, including promoting a film glorifying Hitler and making statements justifying Palestinian resistance following violent events in Israel. The film he promoted is titled &#8220;The Greatest Story Never Told,&#8221; which Zaman shared on social media in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Zaman has used his Facebook account to disseminate Hamas press releases and share content from antisemitic websites. The scrutiny surrounding Walz&#8217;s association with Zaman intensified after he was chosen by Vice President Kamala Harris as her running mate for the 2024 election; however, Harris&#8217;s campaign asserted that Walz does not have any relationship with Zaman.<\/p>\n<p>Kaminsky\u2019s report also revealed that under Walz\u2019s administration, the Muslim American Society of Minnesota received over $100,000 through three payments\u2014two for mosque security and one pending grant from the Labor Department for 2024 reimbursement.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, questions have arisen about Walz&#8217;s military service in the National Guard; some allege he left before deployment to focus on his congressional ambitions. Former Command Sgt. Maj. Doug Julin claimed that Walz utilized an unconventional method to exit military service prior to being deployed to Iraq after they were notified about potential deployment plans in late 2004. Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH) referenced Julin\u2019s comments to argue that Walz intentionally quit so he could pursue politics instead of serving overseas while clarifying that his criticism was directed at perceived dishonesty regarding military service rather than at Walz\u2019s actual service itself<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2323261,"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\/ap-tim-walz-speech-081224.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34595,32081,16215,36113],"class_list":["post-2323260","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-ben-shapiro","tag-gabe-kaminsky","tag-hitler","tag-tim-walz"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ap-tim-walz-speech-081224.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2323260","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=2323260"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2323260\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2323261"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2323260"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2323260"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2323260"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}