{"id":2327856,"date":"2024-08-20T19:36:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-20T23:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-vance-quips-walz-is-finally-getting-combat-zone-experience-at-chicago-dnc-convention\/"},"modified":"2024-08-20T19:40:56","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T23:40:56","slug":"watch-vance-quips-walz-is-finally-getting-combat-zone-experience-at-chicago-dnc-convention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-vance-quips-walz-is-finally-getting-combat-zone-experience-at-chicago-dnc-convention\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Vance Quips Walz Is Finally Getting Combat Zone Experience at Chicago DNC Convention"},"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\">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%2Fwatch-vance-quips-walz-is-finally-getting-combat-zone-experience-at-chicago-dnc-convention%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=2327856&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>During a campaign event in Kenosha, Wisconsin,\u2064 Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. J.D. \u2062Vance made remarks about Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz in light of the\u200d Democratic National Convention being\u200c held in Chicago. Vance contrasted the public safety policies of Vice President Kamala Harris with those of Donald Trump, criticizing Chicago&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-washington-d-c-worst-place-in-country-americans-say\/\" title=\"Poll: Washington, D.C. Worst Place In Country, Americans Say\">high crime rate<\/a>, which \u200dhe attributed to &#8220;failed Democrat leadership.&#8221; He\u2064 pointed out that Chicago has been \u200cthe U.S. murder capital \u2063for over a decade and\u2063 highlighted\u200d recent gun violence incidents.<\/p>\n<p>Vance humorously suggested that the choice \u2063of Chicago for the convention allowed\u200d Walz, who has claimed military service,\u200d to say he \u2062visited a combat zone. He criticized Walz&#8217;s military service record, stating that while he served in the\u200d National Guard, he never deployed \u200bto a combat zone, calling out \u200bwhat he regarded as inflated\u200c claims of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/which-american-presidents-served-in-the-military\/\" title=\"Which American Presidents Served In The Military?\">military experience<\/a>. Vance reiterated the effectiveness of Trump\u2019s policies in promoting safety compared to Harris\u2019s and \u2062emphasized the stark contrast in their approaches to crime.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section>\n<p>Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio quipped Tuesday that his counterpart, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, is finally getting combat zone experience with the Democratic National Convention being held in Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>Asked by a reporter at a campaign event in neighboring <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/video-clips\/4836664-watch-live-jd-vance-speaks-on-crime-at-campaign-event-in-wisconsin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kenosha, Wisconsin,<\/a> about the opening night of the convention, Vance responded, &ldquo;I will say just the contrast between the public safety policies of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump is really striking.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s almost a joke to me that they held it in Chicago, which has become the murder capital of the United States of America, thanks to very failed Democrat leadership,&rdquo; he continued.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/08\/19\/us-news\/chicago-earns-disturbing-title-of-americas-murder-capital-as-dnc-kicks-off\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Post<\/a> reported that in 2023 the city saw 617 people murdered, with homicides up nearly 50 percent from a decade ago. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dem-nightmare-massive-protest-takes-downtown-chicago-just-dnc-begins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chicago<\/a> has led the U.S. in the most murders for 12 years in a row.<\/p>\n<p>Over the weekend ahead of the Democratic convention, at least 30 people were shot, five fatally, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/post\/chicago-shootings-this-weekend-gun-violence-police\/15200606\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WLS-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Vance said, &ldquo;My little theory about why they decided to have the convention in Chicago is, you know, Tim Walz has been going around saying that he served in war, and maybe they did it in Chicago so that he could actually, accurately say he visited a combat zone.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JDVance?\">@JDVance<\/a> on the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DNC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DNC<\/a>: &ldquo;Tim Walz has been going around saying that he served in war and maybe they did it in Chicago so that he could actually, accurately say he visited a combat zone&hellip;&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5UU8UXgiY4\">pic.twitter.com\/5UU8UXgiY4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CSPAN (@cspan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cspan\/status\/1825959958094962883?\">August 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Chicago has violent crime statistics that actually mirror &hellip; third world highly violent countries,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think it is a good contrast between the policies of Kamala Harris that promote violent crime and the criminals who do it, and the policies of Donald J. Trump, to promote peace, to promote prosperity and want to throw the violent criminals behind bars,&rdquo; Vance concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, Vance, a Marine Corps combat veteran, hit Walz for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-jd-vance-drops-bomb-tim-walz-completely-dismantles-military-betrayal-ever-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stolen valor<\/a>, arguing, &ldquo;He said, &lsquo;We shouldn&rsquo;t allow weapons that I used in war to be [used] on America&rsquo;s streets.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Well, I wonder, Tim Walz, when were you ever in war? What was this weapon that you carried into war, given that you abandoned your unit right before they went to Iraq, and he has not spent a day in a combat zone?&rdquo; he asked.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Woah. CNN fact checks Tim Walz for lying about carrying weapons in war<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There is a difference between being involved in a time of war, and actually being in a position where people are shooting at you&hellip; that is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hell-freezes-over-cnn-fact-checks-vp-pick-tim-walz-military-experience-making-kamala-harris-look-even-worse\/\" title=\"Hell Freezes Over: CNN Fact-Checks VP Pick Tim Walz&#039; Military Experience, Making Kamala Harris Look Even Worse\">absolutely false&#038;rdquo<\/a>;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hjQu1TT4Ow\">pic.twitter.com\/hjQu1TT4Ow<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TV News Now (@TVNewsNow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TVNewsNow\/status\/1821288041367138774?\">August 7, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Walz never served in war, or even anywhere near a combat zone,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/elections\/2024\/08\/06\/tim-walz-military-career-national-guard\/74685414007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USA Today<\/a>&nbsp;reported.<\/p>\n<p>He was in the National Guard during a time of war, having enlisted in 1981 and retired in 2005.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Walz deployed with the Minnesota National Guard in August 2003 to Vicenza, Italy, as part of support for the US war in Afghanistan, according to a Minnesota Guard spokesperson. He did not deploy to Afghanistan or Iraq or a combat zone as part of his service,&rdquo; according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/08\/07\/politics\/tim-walz-military-record-vance-attack\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Walz <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-jd-vance-drops-bomb-tim-walz-completely-dismantles-military-betrayal-ever-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">retired<\/a> from the Army in 2005 to run for Congress, just months before his artillery unit deployed to Iraq.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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J.D. Vance from Ohio joked on Tuesday that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is finally experiencing a combat zone due to the Democratic National Convention taking place in Chicago. When a reporter at a campaign event in nearby Kenosha, Wisconsin, asked about the convention&#8217;s opening night, Vance remarked, &#8220;The difference between Kamala Harris&#8217;s and Donald Trump&#8217;s public safety policies is quite noticeable.&#8221; He added that it seems almost absurd to hold the convention in Chicago, which he described as the murder capital of America due to failed Democratic leadership. According to The New York Post, Chicago recorded 617 murders in 2023, with homicides nearly 50% higher than a decade ago and leading the nation in murders for twelve consecutive years. Just before the Democratic convention weekend, WLS-TV reported that over thirty people were shot, five of them fatally.<\/p>\n<p>Vance further speculated that hosting the convention in Chicago might allow Walz to claim he visited a combat zone since he has been asserting his military service experience. He noted that &#8220;Chicago&#8217;s violent crime rates resemble those of highly violent third-world countries.&#8221; Vance concluded by contrasting Kamala Harris\u2019s policies\u2014which he claims encourage violent crime\u2014with Donald Trump\u2019s approach aimed at promoting peace and locking up violent offenders.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, Vance criticized Walz for alleged stolen valor by questioning his claims about using weapons during wartime since Walz left his unit just before they were deployed to Iraq and had never served in an actual combat zone. Reports indicate that while Walz was part of the National Guard during wartime from 1981 until his retirement in 2005, he did not serve directly in Afghanistan or Iraq but was stationed instead in Italy as part of support operations for Afghanistan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2327857,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Vance-vs.-Walz.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[38741,38740,27318],"class_list":["post-2327856","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-combat-zone-experience","tag-vance-quips","tag-walz"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Vance-vs.-Walz.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2327856","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2327856"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2327856\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2327857"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2327856"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2327856"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2327856"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}