{"id":2335686,"date":"2024-09-02T15:03:10","date_gmt":"2024-09-02T19:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/walz-blasted-after-dodging-hamas-hostage-question-every-time-this-man-opens-his-mouth-i-like-him-less-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-02T15:06:02","modified_gmt":"2024-09-02T19:06:02","slug":"walz-blasted-after-dodging-hamas-hostage-question-every-time-this-man-opens-his-mouth-i-like-him-less-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/walz-blasted-after-dodging-hamas-hostage-question-every-time-this-man-opens-his-mouth-i-like-him-less-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Walz blasted after dodging Hamas hostage question: \u2018Every time this man opens his mouth, I like him less\u2019 &#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\">42<\/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-blasted-after-dodging-hamas-hostage-question-every-time-this-man-opens-his-mouth-i-like-him-less-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=2335686&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>The\u200d summary \u200bdiscusses a \u200crecent incident involving Minnesota&#8217;s Governor Tim Walz, who faced criticism after dodging a question about the\u2063 deaths of\u2063 six hostages found in Gaza, including an Israeli American. The encounter occurred at the Minnesota State Fair, where Walz was \u2064approached by a reporter but quickly turned away without answering. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinese-embassy-posts-anti-semitic-picture\/\" title=\"Chinese Embassy Posts Anti-Semitic Picture\">behavior sparked backlash<\/a> from various individuals\u200b on <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>, including Meghan McCain, who \u2064expressed her disapproval by stating, \u200c\u201cEvery \u2062time this \u200bman opens his mouth, I like him less.\u201d Subsequently,\u2064 Walz posted a statement on social media condemning Hamas as a &#8220;brutal \u2064terrorist organization&#8221; and offered condolences \u200cto the affected families. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-puts-on-cultural-revolution-style-shame-parade-of-coronavirus-lockdown-violators\/\" title=\"China Puts On &#039;Cultural Revolution&#039; Style Shame Parade of Coronavirus Lockdown Violators\">incident drew<\/a> \u2062further attention as it coincided with criticisms\u200d of Vice President Kamala Harris for\u200d her own\u200b avoidance of press\u200c questions, highlighting concerns about \u2064accountability among political \u2064leaders.  <\/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 blasted after dodging Hamas hostage question: &lsquo;Every time this man opens his mouth, I like him less&rsquo;<\/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_1742153\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tim-walz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Tim Walz\">Tim Walz<\/a> (D-MN), the Democratic vice presidential nominee, was caught on video quickly turning away when asked about the news of six hostages, including an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Israeli\">Israeli<\/a> American, who were found dead in Gaza.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The video, which has gone viral, shows Walz during a visit to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/minnesota\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Minnesota\">Minnesota<\/a> State Fair on Sunday being pressed by a reporter for comment regarding the news of the hostages&rsquo; deaths.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What&rsquo;s your reaction to the six hostages being found dead in Gaza?&rdquo; an unnamed reporter is heard asking Walz while he greeted supporters.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Every time this man opens his mouth, I like him less. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1LcaAqHe03\">https:\/\/t.co\/1LcaAqHe03<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Meghan McCain (@MeghanMcCain) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MeghanMcCain\/status\/1830322314577420587?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 1, 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> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;All right,&rdquo; he said without answering and then turned around to leave.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Thanks, everybody!&rdquo; he said as he waved his arm goodbye to the crowd while walking away.<\/p>\n<p>Numerous people, including conservative pundit Meghan McCain, were not pleased with Walz&rsquo;s reaction.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Every time this man opens his mouth, I like him less,&rdquo; McCain <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MeghanMcCain\/status\/1830322314577420587\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">wrote<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n<p>Walz was also seen on Sunday afternoon making social media videos <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Tim_Walz\/status\/1830316164460716163\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"praising Minnesota's pork chop\">praising Minnesota&rsquo;s pork chop<\/a> on a stick.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breakfast of champions: pork chop on a stick. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8hC7PpXJRX\">pic.twitter.com\/8hC7PpXJRX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tim Walz (@Tim_Walz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tim_Walz\/status\/1830316164460716163?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 1, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Later on Sunday, Walz issued a statement responding to the news about the hostages killed by Hamas. He condemned the &ldquo;brutal terrorist&rdquo; group.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The anguish of losing a child is something no family should have to endure. Gwen and I send our deepest condolences to the Goldberg-Polin family, after Hamas&rsquo; murder of their son Hersh,&rdquo; he <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Tim_Walz\/status\/1830401061485527088\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">wrote<\/a> on his X account. &ldquo;Hamas is a brutal terrorist organization &mdash; and we condemn their continued atrocities against both Americans and Israelis in the strongest possible terms.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The anguish of losing a child is something no family should have to endure. Gwen and I send our deepest condolences to the Goldberg-Polin family, after Hamas&rsquo; murder of their son Hersh.<\/p>\n<p>Hamas is a brutal terrorist organization &mdash; and we condemn their continued atrocities against&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tim Walz (@Tim_Walz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tim_Walz\/status\/1830401061485527088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Trump War Room, which is former President Donald Trump&rsquo;s campaign X account, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TrumpWarRoom\/status\/1830646639129657829\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"called out\">blasted<\/a> Walz and Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday for dodging questions from the press.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Yesterday: Tim Walz runs away from a question about dead hostages found in Gaza. Today: Kamala pulls the old &lsquo;I&rsquo;m on my phone&rsquo; trick to avoid the press. If it&rsquo;s too difficult for you to answer questions, you probably shouldn&rsquo;t be running the country,&rdquo; the campaign <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrumpWarRoom\/status\/1830646639129657829\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"wrote\">wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Yesterday: Tim Walz runs away from a question about dead hostages found in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>Today: Kamala pulls the old &#8220;I&#8217;m on my phone&#8221; trick to avoid the press.<\/p>\n<p>If it&#8217;s too difficult for you to answer questions, you probably shouldn&#8217;t be running the country. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nhqWBwr2KY\">pic.twitter.com\/nhqWBwr2KY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrumpWarRoom\/status\/1830646639129657829?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Hamas terrorists killed six hostages last week, including 23-year-old Israeli American Hersh Goldberg-Polin, as Israel Defense Forces attempted to rescue them in the tunnels below Rafah.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded to the tragedy. &ldquo;He who murders abductees does not want a deal. We are in a difficult day. The heart of the entire nation was torn.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On Monday, President Joe Biden slammed Netanyahu when asked by a reporter whether the Israeli prime minister was doing enough to secure a hostage deal.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No,&rdquo; Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bluepolitics_\/status\/1830607477894951407\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>replied<\/a> as he was returning to the White House after <a href=\"https:\/\/trib.al\/7HKLcpQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"a two-week vacation\">a two-week vacation<\/a> in California and Delaware.<\/p>\n<\/div>\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_1742153\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1742153\"}});<\/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 criticized for avoiding question on Hamas hostages: &#8216;I like him less every time he speaks&#8217; <\/p>\n<p>Governor Tim Walz (D-MN), the Democratic vice presidential nominee, faced backlash after a video surfaced showing him quickly walking away when asked about six hostages, including an Israeli American, who were discovered dead in Gaza. The footage, which gained significant attention online, captures Walz at the Minnesota State Fair on Sunday as a reporter pressed him for his thoughts on the situation. &#8220;What\u2019s your reaction to the six hostages being found dead in Gaza?&#8221; an unidentified reporter asked while he interacted with supporters. Without responding, Walz said &#8220;All right,&#8221; and turned to leave while waving goodbye to the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>Many individuals, including conservative commentator Meghan McCain, expressed their discontent with Walz&#8217;s response. McCain tweeted her frustration: &#8220;Every time this man opens his mouth, I like him less.&#8221; On that same day, Walz was also seen creating social media content promoting Minnesota&#8217;s pork chop on a stick.<\/p>\n<p>Later that afternoon, Walz released a statement addressing the deaths of the hostages killed by Hamas. He condemned the group as &#8220;brutal terrorists&#8221; and extended condolences to the family of Hersh Goldberg-Polin. \u201cThe anguish of losing a child is something no family should have to endure,\u201d he wrote on X (formerly Twitter). <\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Trump War Room\u2014an account associated with former President Donald Trump&#8217;s campaign\u2014criticized both Walz and Vice President Kamala Harris for evading press inquiries. They remarked: \u201cYesterday: Tim Walz runs away from a question about dead hostages found in Gaza. Today: Kamala pulls the old \u2018I\u2019m on my phone\u2019 trick to avoid the press.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Hamas had killed six hostages last week during Israeli Defense Forces&#8217; attempts to rescue them from tunnels beneath Rafah; among those killed was 23-year-old Hersh Goldberg-Polin. In response to this tragedy, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that those who murder abductees are not interested in negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, President Joe Biden criticized Netanyahu when asked if he believed Israel&#8217;s prime minister was doing enough regarding hostage negotiations; Biden simply replied \u201cNo\u201d upon returning from vacation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2678,"featured_media":2335687,"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\/09\/Tim-Walz-at-MN-fair.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[13022,39924,35697,27318,32076],"class_list":["post-2335686","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-hamas","tag-hostage-question","tag-political-backlash","tag-walz","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Tim-Walz-at-MN-fair.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2335686","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\/2678"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2335686"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2335686\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2335687"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2335686"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2335686"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2335686"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}