{"id":2328166,"date":"2024-08-21T07:29:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T11:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/walz-creates-headaches-for-harris-with-misleading-claims-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-21T07:35:03","modified_gmt":"2024-08-21T11:35:03","slug":"walz-creates-headaches-for-harris-with-misleading-claims-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/walz-creates-headaches-for-harris-with-misleading-claims-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Walz creates headaches for Harris with misleading claims &#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\">22<\/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%2Fwalz-creates-headaches-for-harris-with-misleading-claims-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=2328166&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 report, Governor Tim \u2062Walz (D-MN) faced scrutiny for\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-no-evidence-people-arent-working-due-to-government-benefits-and-they-better-not-be-doing-it\/\" title=\"Biden: No \u2018Evidence\u2019 People Aren\u2019t Working Due To Government Benefits \u2013 And They Better Not Be Doing It\">making misleading claims<\/a> regarding his military service and\u2062 family conception methods. His wife, Gwen Walz, clarified that they\u200b used \u2063intrauterine insemination (IUI) \u200crather than in vitro fertilization (IVF) to conceive their children, contradicting Tim Walz&#8217;s \u2064campaign statements. This\u2064 revelation has raised questions\u200d about the governor&#8217;s credibility as he campaigns alongside Vice President Kamala Harris.<\/p>\n<p>During a rally, Tim Walz had spoken\u2063 personally about IVF, mentioning the challenges\u200c they faced in \u2063conceiving. However, Gwen stated that they \u200ckept their fertility struggles \u200blargely\u2063 private, only sharing \u2064details with close acquaintances. This inconsistency \u2062has\u2063 led Republicans to criticize Walz\u2019s honesty, with some accusing him \u2062of fabricating personal stories. National Republican Senatorial Committee spokesman Mike Berg questioned Walz\u2019s integrity, while Trump&#8217;s \u2063campaign highlighted concerns about his credibility due to recent misleading claims.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2062situation is further complicated by Walz&#8217;s previous controversies related to his military record, where he suggested he had a combat deployment when he did not. Despite the backlash, his campaign insists that these allegations are unfounded \u2062and maintains that \u2064he served honorably in the National Guard.<\/p>\n<p>As the Democratic National Convention approaches, calls\u2064 for Tim Walz to address these contradictions grow louder. Strategists from both parties \u2064emphasize the need to focus on broader issues affecting the electorate rather than getting sidetracked by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-trump-at-rigged-premiere-it-shouldnt-be-allowed-for-mark-zuckerberg-to-privately-finance-election-operations\/\" title=\"Exclusive \u2014 Trump at \u2018Rigged\u2019 Premiere: \u2018It Shouldn\u2019t Be Allowed\u2019 for Mark Zuckerberg to Privately Finance Election Operations\">vice presidential nominees<\/a>&#8216; controversies.  <\/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\">Walz creates headaches for Harris with misleading IVF and military claims<\/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_1734019\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A second series of misleading claims from Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tim-walz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Tim Walz\">Tim Walz<\/a> (D-MN) is again leading to difficult questions for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Tim Walz\">Kamala Harris<\/a> campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Walz has been dogged by questions about his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3122703\/vance-stolen-valor-walz-vfw-pennsylvania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"exaggerated\">exaggerated<\/a> military record, in which he repeatedly claimed or implied that he was deployed to war zones when he was not. Now, his wife, Gwen Walz, has clarified that she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3127458\/walz-children-conceived-iui-not-ivf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"did not use in vitro fertilization\">did not use in vitro fertilization<\/a> to conceive their two children, contrary to statements Walz has made on the campaign trail.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This one&rsquo;s personal for me about IVF and reproductive care,&rdquo; Walz said this month at a rally in Arizona. &ldquo;When we wanted to have children, we went through years of fertility treatment.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Harris&rsquo;s campaign also posted a video of Walz on Aug. 9 in which he says, &ldquo;If it was up to [Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH)], I wouldn&rsquo;t have a family because of IVF, and the things that we need to do. &hellip; My kids were born that way.&rdquo;<\/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\">Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tim_Walz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Tim_Walz<\/a>: If it was up to JD Vance, I wouldn&#8217;t have a family because of IVF. Democrats are investing in prenatal care. We&#8217;re the ones that are for universal pre-K. We&#8217;re the ones that are providing school meals. I&#8217;m not gonna back down one bit on this whole family values&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jdbKmpuh4K\">pic.twitter.com\/jdbKmpuh4K<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kamala HQ (@KamalaHQ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KamalaHQ\/status\/1821904074649883007?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 9, 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>But Gwen Walz <a href=\"https:\/\/amp.cnn.com\/cnn\/2024\/08\/20\/politics\/gwen-walz-fertility-struggles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"told\">told<\/a> CNN that the couple used a different fertility treatment, intrauterine insemination, to have their children. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Like so many who have experienced these challenges, we kept it largely to ourselves at the time &mdash; not even sharing the details with our wonderful and close family,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;The only person who knew in detail what we were going through was our next-door neighbor.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>With Gwen Walz&rsquo;s statement now making the rounds, Republicans are questioning Tim Walz&rsquo;s credibility. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Is there anything this guy doesn&rsquo;t lie about?&rdquo; National Republican Senatorial Committee spokesman Mike Berg <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mikekberg\/status\/1825909298800570460?s=46&amp;t=oYTIYwEqmPpaQCOEPM8xZA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"posted\">posted<\/a> on X. Vance <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JDVance\/status\/1825905977008533700\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"posted\">asked<\/a> rhetorically, &ldquo;Who lies about something like that?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A spokeswoman for former President Donald Trump&rsquo;s campaign said Walz is not credible and looped in another matter &mdash; his refusal to conduct interviews with the press since becoming Harris&rsquo;s running mate.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It has become increasingly clear that Tim Walz cannot be trusted,&rdquo; Trump spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said. &ldquo;The mainstream media needs to do their jobs and demand Tim Walz sits down for an interview to answer for his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-full-timeline-of-the-fiery-candace-owens-cardi-b-feud\/\" title=\"The Full Timeline Of The Fiery Candace Owens\/Cardi B Feud\u00a0\">repeated false claims<\/a> and lies.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The calls come hours before Walz delivers his keynote speech Wednesday night at the Democratic National Convention. The <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>has reached out to the Harris campaign seeking comment.<\/p>\n<p>Walz previously came under significant GOP fire for leaving his National Guard unit before it deployed to Iraq and speaking about weapons &ldquo;that I carried in war&rdquo; despite never deploying to a war zone. His campaign maintains that Walz did not know his unit was going to Iraq at the time he left and points to his 24-year tenure with the National Guard as evidence of his commitment.<\/p>\n<p>He has defended his record by saying, &ldquo;You should never denigrate another person&rsquo;s service record.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Vance, Trump&rsquo;s running mate, has faced his own heat for comments he made in 2021 about &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-says-childless-cat-ladies-comment-taken-out-of-context-and-blown-up-by-democrats-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Vance says \u2018childless cat ladies\u2019 comment taken out of context and blown up by Democrats - Washington Examiner\">childless cat ladies&#038;rdquo<\/a>; and how the Democratic Party was controlled by &ldquo;people without children,&rdquo; including Harris.<\/p>\n<p>But some politicos warn that either party runs a risk by focusing too much on the vice presidential nominees.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Take the shots where you can, but Tim Walz telling whoppers isn&rsquo;t what&rsquo;s going to sway voters,&rdquo; Republican strategist Doug Heye said. &ldquo;The campaign should not lose focus on costs and the direction of the country &mdash; those things where the Biden-Harris administration are massively underwater.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Another GOP strategist, David Carney, agreed, saying Republicans should generally train their fire on Harris, &ldquo;with a few blows to Timmy.&rdquo; But he did say the two are related and that Harris is not credible in part because &ldquo;she picked phony Walz.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Both intrauterine insemination and IVF are common fertility methods, but IVF has been politically charged because some anti-abortion groups oppose it on the grounds that it leads to the destruction of fertilized human embryos. Couples often start with intrauterine insemination and proceed to IVF if necessary.<\/p>\n<p>IVF became&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/2868604\/alabama-ivf-case-everything-you-need-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">lumped together<\/a>&nbsp;with partisan debates over abortion and reproductive healthcare this spring when the Alabama Supreme Court ruled in a complicated malpractice case that embryos have legal personhood rights.<\/p>\n<p>Most Republicans, including Vance, have said they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3099134\/vance-previous-support-ivf-defies-aniston-social-media-slam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"support IVF,\">support IVF<\/a> in the wake of the Alabama ruling. But things got complicated in the Senate, with most in the GOP voting against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.senate.gov\/legislative\/LIS\/roll_call_votes\/vote1182\/vote_118_2_00197.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"support IVF,\">Democratic-sponsored Right to IVF Act<\/a> while supporting a separate bill called the IVF Protection Act.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A Harris campaign spokeswoman said Walz was using IVF as a generic term for fertility treatments.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Governor Walz talks how normal people talk,&rsquo;&rsquo; campaign spokeswoman Mia Ehrenberg told the&nbsp;<em>New York Times<\/em>. &ldquo;He was using commonly understood shorthand for fertility treatments.&rdquo;<\/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_1734019\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1734019\"}});<\/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>Walz causes trouble for Harris with inaccurate claims about IVF and military service. Governor Tim Walz (D-MN) has made a new set of misleading statements that are raising challenging questions for Kamala Harris&#8217;s campaign. He has faced scrutiny over his inflated military background, where he has suggested or stated that he served in combat zones when he did not. Recently, his wife, Gwen Walz, clarified that they did not use in vitro fertilization to have their two children, contradicting Walz&#8217;s assertions on the campaign trail. At a rally in Arizona this month, Walz said, \u201cThis one\u2019s personal for me about IVF and reproductive care&#8230; We went through years of fertility treatment.\u201d The Harris campaign shared a video from August 9 where Walz claimed that if it were up to Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH), he wouldn\u2019t have a family due to IVF issues.<\/p>\n<p>However, Gwen Walz informed CNN that they actually used intrauterine insemination as their fertility treatment method. She mentioned they kept their struggles private at the time and only confided in their neighbor about the details. With her statement gaining attention, Republicans are questioning Tim Walz\u2019s honesty. National Republican Senatorial Committee spokesman Mike Berg asked rhetorically on social media if there was anything else he lied about while Vance questioned who would lie about such matters.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for former President Donald Trump\u2019s campaign criticized Walz&#8217;s credibility and highlighted his avoidance of press interviews since becoming Harris&#8217;s running mate: \u201cIt is increasingly clear that Tim Walz cannot be trusted,\u201d said Trump spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt.<\/p>\n<p>These criticisms come just before Walz is set to deliver a keynote address at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday night. The Washington Examiner reached out to the Harris campaign for comments regarding these issues.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, Gov. Walz faced significant backlash from Republicans over leaving his National Guard unit before its deployment to Iraq while making claims about carrying weapons &#8220;in war&#8221; despite never having been deployed himself. His team argues that he was unaware of his unit&#8217;s deployment plans when he left and points out his 24 years of service as evidence of commitment.<\/p>\n<p>Vance himself has faced criticism for past remarks regarding &#8220;childless cat ladies&#8221; controlling the Democratic Party alongside other comments aimed at those without children like Harris.<\/p>\n<p>Some political analysts caution against focusing too heavily on vice presidential candidates; Republican strategist Doug Heye noted it might distract from more pressing voter concerns like costs and national direction\u2014areas where Biden-Harris administration approval ratings are low.<\/p>\n<p>Another GOP strategist suggested targeting Harris primarily but acknowledged her association with &#8220;phony&#8221; Timmy could affect her credibility as well.<\/p>\n<p>Both intrauterine insemination and IVF are widely used fertility treatments; however, IVF is often politically sensitive due to opposition from some anti-abortion groups who argue it can lead to embryo destruction during procedures involving fertilized eggs.<br \/>\nMost Republicans have expressed support for IVF following recent legal rulings but complicated legislative dynamics exist around related bills concerning reproductive rights.<br \/>\nA spokeswoman from the Harris campaign defended Governor Walz by stating he was using &#8220;IVF&#8221; as a general term encompassing various fertility treatments: \u201cGovernor Walz talks how normal people talk,\u201d Mia Ehrenberg told The New York Times<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2635,"featured_media":2328167,"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\/Harris-Walz-headaches.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[4021,34975,5894,27318,32076],"class_list":["post-2328166","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-harris","tag-misleading-claims","tag-politics","tag-walz","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Harris-Walz-headaches.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2328166","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\/2635"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2328166"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2328166\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2328167"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2328166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2328166"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2328166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}