{"id":2332633,"date":"2024-08-28T14:08:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T18:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/four-questions-tim-walz-might-face-in-prime-time-cnn-interview-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-28T14:12:32","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T18:12:32","slug":"four-questions-tim-walz-might-face-in-prime-time-cnn-interview-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/four-questions-tim-walz-might-face-in-prime-time-cnn-interview-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Four questions Tim Walz might face in prime-time CNN interview &#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%2Ffour-questions-tim-walz-might-face-in-prime-time-cnn-interview-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=2332633&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>On Thursday, Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, are set for a joint interview with CNN&#8217;s Dana Bash. This will be \u200dHarris&#8217;s first formal interview since \u200cshe entered the 2024 race, focusing primarily on\u200c the developing policy agenda and recent controversies surrounding \u2064Walz.\u200b Key topics\u2064 expected to arise include:<\/p>\n<p>1. **Walz&#8217;s Military Record**: Questions surrounding his military service, particularly claims of\u2063 being a combat veteran and the timing of \u200chis retirement just \u2064before a deployment to Iraq, which he will need \u2064to address publicly for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>2. **Handling of the\u2064 2020\u200c Protests**: Walz&#8217;s actions during the aftermath of George Floyd&#8217;s \u200cmurder will\u2064 likely \u200dbe \u200bscrutinized, as Harris positions herself as a tough-on-crime candidate. Walz had mobilized the National \u2062Guard to manage the protests, a decision that drew both criticism and praise.<\/p>\n<p>3. **Reproductive Rights**: With reproductive health a significant issue for the upcoming election, Walz&#8217;s personal \u200chistory\u2063 with fertility treatments, particularly intrauterine insemination, will be highlighted amid\u200b controversies regarding reproductive rights in some Republican states.<\/p>\n<p>4. **Team Dynamics**: Observers will note dynamic interactions between Harris and \u2063Walz, as this joint interview\u2062 format raises questions about \u200dindividual accountability \u2063and\u2063 responses.<\/p>\n<p>This \u2063interview is seen as a critical opportunity for both Harris and Walz to clarify their positions and respond to pressing concerns from voters.  <\/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\">Four questions Tim Walz might face in prime-time CNN interview<\/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_1739303\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>CHICAGO &mdash;&nbsp;<\/strong>Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Kamala Harris\">Kamala Harris<\/a> and her running mate, Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tim-walz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Tim Walz\">Tim Walz<\/a> (D-MN), will sit for a joint interview with CNN&rsquo;s Dana Bash on Thursday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The interview will mark Harris&rsquo;s first formal sit-down with a journalist since entering the <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"2024 race\">2024 race<\/a> in July. The interview, which will be recorded earlier in the day, will air on CNN at 9:00 p.m. Eastern time.<\/p>\n<p>While many of the questions will undoubtedly focus on her still-forming policy agenda, not to mention a series of flip-flops regarding her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-federal-reserve-officials-with-known-links-to-china-still-have-their-jobs-senate-republican-report-says\/\" title=\"Top Federal Reserve Officials With Known Links To China Still Have Their Jobs, Senate Republican Report Says\">previously held positions<\/a>, Walz&rsquo;s growing list of controversies will also be thrust under the microscope.<\/p>\n<p>Here&rsquo;s what to watch for on Thursday:<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">His military record<\/h2>\n<p>Walz&rsquo;s 24-year career in the National Guard made him a natural foil to Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), the Republican vice presidential nominee and a U.S. Marine veteran. However, shortly after Walz was selected by Harris, reports surfaced that Walz retired from the military just months before his unit was deployed to Iraq.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, after being elected to Congress, Walz&nbsp;allowed others, including former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), to refer to him as a combat veteran&nbsp;and personally claimed to have fired &ldquo;weapons of war&rdquo; in an active combat theater, neither of which is true.<\/p>\n<p>The Harris campaign has sought to do damage control over reporting on Walz&rsquo;s military record, but Thursday will be the first opportunity for voters to hear Walz defend himself on the matter.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2020 protests<\/h2>\n<p>Since taking over the Democratic ticket from President Joe Biden, Harris has sought to refashion herself as a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-the-cop-image-not-all-its-cracked-up-to-be-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"\u2018Kamala the cop\u2019 image not all it\u2019s cracked up to be - Washington Examiner\">top cop&#038;rdquo<\/a>; and highlight her past work as a prosecutor and district attorney, given the high priority voters are placing on crime ahead of November.<\/p>\n<p>However, Walz&rsquo;s handling of the murder of George Floyd as governor might undermine that. Floyd was murdered by a white police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, which prompted Walz to recall the state legislature for a special session advancing police reform legislation. The Minnesota governor signed that bill into law in July 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Still, Walz could point to his decision to mobilize National Guard assets to help police the&nbsp;&ldquo;mostly peaceful&rdquo; protests that blanketed Minneapolis following Floyd&rsquo;s murder as a tough-on-crime approach. That move actually earned him praise from then-President Donald Trump.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fertility treatment scrutiny<\/h2>\n<p>With reproductive rights a top issue in 2024, Walz and the Harris campaign have chosen to highlight his family&rsquo;s personal history with fertility treatments as a central part of their pitch to voters, especially as in vitro fertilization has come under attack in some Republican states.<\/p>\n<p>Walz and his wife, Minnesota first lady Gwen Walz, have publicly discussed their &ldquo;IVF journey&rdquo; since this past spring, only to make headlines earlier in August by disclosing they&nbsp;used intrauterine insemination,&nbsp;a different, lesser-known fertility treatment, to conceive.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike IVF, IUI does not risk destroying unused embryos and has not been targeted by anti-abortion groups for new state or federal bans. The Harris campaign has denied that the Walzes&nbsp;have been intentionally misleading while discussing their family&rsquo;s journey and that they were simply &ldquo;using commonly understood shorthand for fertility treatments.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Three&rsquo;s company?<\/h2>\n<p>The glaring elephant in the room is that Thursday&rsquo;s interview won&rsquo;t see Harris or Walz field questions solo.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement of the joint interview on Tuesday reignited a cavalcade of criticism from Republicans, claiming that neither Democratic nominee is capable of defending his or her record.<\/p>\n<p>Those critiques certainly weren&rsquo;t tamped down by a Tuesday morning report from <em>Politico<\/em> claiming that the Harris campaign was polling journalists on who exactly it should have the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-who-warned-of-emergency-if-biden-is-partys-nominee-suspends-presidential-campaign-endorses-biden\/\" title=\"Democrat who cautioned about potential &#039;emergency&#039; if Biden becomes party&#039;s nominee suspends presidential campaign, backs Biden\">vice president sit<\/a> down with and that officials balked at having Walz do solo interviews over fears he wouldn&rsquo;t be able to elucidate Harris&rsquo;s policy platform properly.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, while Republicans might be criticizing Harris for campaigning on vibes and sunshine over hard policy ideas, multiple Democratic strategists with close ties to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/carson-points-out-that-every-democratic-plan-has-backfired-in-trumps-favor-as-seen-in-the-bible-2\/\" title=\"Carson points out that every Democratic plan has backfired in Trump&#039;s favor, as seen in the Bible\">vice president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s campaign tell the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that a joint interview will help stress the &ldquo;joyous partnership&rdquo; Harris is building with Walz.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What they&rsquo;re doing so far is clearly working, just looking at the enthusiasm, polling, and fundraising numbers,&rdquo; one Democratic operative explained. &ldquo;That probably won&rsquo;t be enough to flip boomer Republicans, but that was never going to be Harris&rsquo;s strategy in the first place.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\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_1739303\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1739303\"}});<\/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>Four questions Tim Walz may encounter during his prime-time CNN interview<\/p>\n<p>CHICAGO \u2014 Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Governor Tim Walz (D-MN), are scheduled for a joint interview with CNN\u2019s Dana Bash on Thursday. This will be Harris&#8217;s first official interview since she announced her candidacy for the 2024 election in July. The pre-recorded segment will air at 9:00 p.m. Eastern time. While many questions are expected to center around her evolving policy agenda and some inconsistencies in her previous positions, Walz&#8217;s increasing list of controversies is also likely to come under scrutiny. Here are key points to watch for during the interview:<\/p>\n<p>His military background<br \/>\nWalz\u2019s 24-year tenure in the National Guard positions him as a counterpoint to Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), a U.S. Marine veteran. However, shortly after being chosen by Harris, it was reported that Walz retired from military service just months before his unit was deployed to Iraq. Additionally, after entering Congress, he allowed others\u2014including former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi\u2014to refer to him as a combat veteran and claimed he had fired \u201cweapons of war\u201d in active combat situations; both assertions are inaccurate. The Harris campaign has attempted damage control regarding these reports on Walz&#8217;s military record, but this will be the first chance for voters to hear his defense.<\/p>\n<p>Handling of 2020 protests<br \/>\nSince taking over the Democratic ticket from President Joe Biden, Harris has aimed to reshape her image as a &#8220;top cop,&#8221; emphasizing her background as a prosecutor due to rising voter concerns about crime ahead of November elections. However, how Walz managed the aftermath of George Floyd&#8217;s murder while serving as governor could complicate that narrative. Floyd was killed by a white police officer in Minneapolis\u2014a situation that led Walz to call back state legislators for an emergency session focused on police reform legislation which he signed into law in July 2020. Nevertheless, he might highlight his decision to deploy National Guard troops during what were described as \u201cmostly peaceful\u201d protests following Floyd\u2019s death as evidence of his tough-on-crime stance\u2014a move that even garnered praise from then-President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Scrutiny over fertility treatments<br \/>\nWith reproductive rights being pivotal in the upcoming election cycle, both Walz and the Harris campaign have emphasized their family&#8217;s experiences with fertility treatments when appealing to voters\u2014especially given recent attacks on in vitro fertilization (IVF) by some Republican states. Since springtime discussions about their \u201cIVF journey,\u201d they made headlines again earlier this August when they revealed using intrauterine insemination (IUI)\u2014a lesser-known fertility method\u2014to conceive their children instead of IVF; IUI does not involve creating unused embryos and thus hasn\u2019t faced similar opposition from anti-abortion groups seeking new bans at state or federal levels.<\/p>\n<p>The dynamic duo?<br \/>\nA notable aspect is that Thursday\u2019s interview will not feature either Harris or Walz answering questions independently; this joint format has reignited criticism from Republicans who argue neither candidate can adequately defend their records alone. These critiques were further fueled by reports suggesting that the Harris campaign had been polling journalists regarding potential interviews while expressing concerns about allowing Walz solo appearances due to fears he might struggle articulating Harris&#8217;s policy platform effectively.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Republican criticisms suggesting that Harris focuses more on positive vibes than concrete policies, several Democratic strategists close to her campaign believe this joint appearance will emphasize their collaborative partnership positively\u2014highlighting enthusiasm reflected through polling and fundraising efforts thus far\u2014even if it may not sway older Republican voters who were never part of their strategy initially<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2645,"featured_media":2332634,"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\/walz-cnn-interview.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[36326,35840,39554,36113,32076],"class_list":["post-2332633","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-cnn-interview","tag-political-questions","tag-prime-time-news","tag-tim-walz","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/walz-cnn-interview.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2332633","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\/2645"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2332633"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2332633\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2332634"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2332633"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2332633"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2332633"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}