{"id":2348644,"date":"2024-10-02T12:34:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T16:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/karoline-leavitt-says-walz-should-clarify-friends-with-school-shooters-comment-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-02T12:35:03","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T16:35:03","slug":"karoline-leavitt-urges-walz-to-clarify-his-remark-about-being-friends-with-school-shooters-according-to-the-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/karoline-leavitt-urges-walz-to-clarify-his-remark-about-being-friends-with-school-shooters-according-to-the-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Karoline Leavitt urges Walz to clarify his remark about being &#8220;friends with school shooters,&#8221; according to the 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\">38<\/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%2Fkaroline-leavitt-urges-walz-to-clarify-his-remark-about-being-friends-with-school-shooters-according-to-the-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=2348644&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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jd-vance-confronts-moderators-after-they-repeatedly-break-their-own-rules\/\" title=\"JD Vance Confronts Moderators After They Repeatedly Break Their Own Rules\">recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/campaign-2024-an-early-look-at-the-possible-republican-contenders\/\" title=\"Campaign 2024: An Early Look At The Possible Republican Contenders\">vice presidential debate<\/a><\/a>, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz made a controversial comment about \u2062potentially becoming &#8220;friends with\u200b school shooters,&#8221; \u200bwhich has\u2062 drawn criticism from Trump campaign\u200b national\u2062 press secretary Karoline Leavitt. Leavitt described Walz&#8217;s \u200cremark\u2063 as\u2063 &#8220;incredibly odd&#8221; and has\u200b called for him \u200dto clarify his \u200bstatement. She pointed out that such a viewpoint could\u2063 disqualify him from being vice president. Leavitt criticized Walz&#8217;s overall answer on gun violence, \u200barguing that he attributed the issue \u2062too\u2063 simplistically to guns rather than addressing the mental health of shooters. Despite the \u200bbacklash, Walz has not retracted his statement and reiterated his stance \u2063that &#8220;sometimes it\u2019s just the \u200cguns.&#8221; Leavitt further praised \u200bthe performance of \u200dJ.D. Vance in the debate,\u2062 humorously suggesting that Walz \u2062seemed to agree with him on \u2064multiple \u200dissues.  <\/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\">Karoline Leavitt says Walz &lsquo;should&rsquo; clarify &lsquo;friends with school shooters&rsquo; comment<\/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_1774681\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Trump campaign national press secretary Karoline Leavitt has called on Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tim-walz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Tim Walz<\/a> (D-MN) to explain a comment he made about becoming &ldquo;friends with school shooters,&rdquo; a statement she considered &ldquo;incredibly odd.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Walz made the remark during Tuesday&rsquo;s vice presidential <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/debates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>debate<\/a> against Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>J.D. Vance<\/a> (R-OH) when providing an answer on gun violence within the nation. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/minnesota\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Minnesota<\/a> governor&rsquo;s comment on becoming friends with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/school-shootings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>school shooters<\/a> has been highlighted by many on social media, with Leavitt wondering if Walz misspoke.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have yet to hear him correct the record on that,&rdquo; Leavitt said on Newsmax&rsquo;s <em>The National Report<\/em>. &ldquo;He should because if he is truly friends with school shooters, I think that disqualifies him from being vice president of the United States. But his whole answer on that issue, the Second Amendment, was terrible. You heard him at the end there saying, &lsquo;Sometimes it&rsquo;s just the guns.&rsquo; I&rsquo;m sorry, what? People have to pull the trigger of the gun.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2624474&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=e289856571b42b540b4507c68bb798de\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Leavitt added that the problem of gun violence stems from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mental-health\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>mental health<\/a> of shooters instead of the guns they use and that Vance &ldquo;effectively prosecuted the case&rdquo; on this matter.<\/p>\n<p>As of Wednesday morning, Walz has not clarified his comment on becoming friends with school shooters. However, he has reiterated his comment on firearms, writing, &ldquo;Sometimes, it&rsquo;s just the guns&rdquo; on X.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sometimes, it&rsquo;s just the guns.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tim Walz (@Tim_Walz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tim_Walz\/status\/1841301595755069868?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 2, 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>Leavitt was also asked about the &ldquo;civility&rdquo; of both candidates in the debate. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-ramps-up-pressure-on-biden-over-maui-wildfire-response\/\" title=\"McCarthy intensifies pressure on Biden regarding Maui wildfire response.\">press secretary argued<\/a> that Vance&rsquo;s performance stems from him being &ldquo;a great person.&rdquo; She also joked that Walz would be voting for the Trump-Vance ticket, citing how Walz nodded in agreement with Vance &ldquo;five separate times on different issues and points.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Again, I think it shows Gov. Walz was not prepared for prime time,&rdquo; Leavitt said. &ldquo;He has dodged the media, much like Kamala Harris. Both of them have refused to do interviews, and it showed.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the wake of Tuesday&rsquo;s debate, many Republicans have praised Vance&rsquo;s performance, with former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> stating his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-vp-contender-withdraws-from-kamala-harris-shortlist\/\" title=\"Top VP Contender Withdraws from Kamala Harris&#039; Shortlist\">running mate &#038;ldquo<\/a>;crushed&rdquo; the debate. Trump also deemed Walz &ldquo;a Low IQ Disaster &ndash; very much like Kamala.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <iframe src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/113235598943240962\/embed\" class=\"truthsocial-embed\" style=\"max-width: 100%; border: 0\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><script src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/embed.js\" async=\"async\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Vance, in his first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/terry-mcauliffe-on-defense-after-saying-parents-shouldnt-tell-schools-what-to-teach\/\" title=\"Terry McAuliffe on Defense After Saying Parents Shouldn\u2019t Tell Schools What To Teach\">post-debate interview<\/a>, jokingly suggested that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3174153\/vance-acknowledges-walz-had-a-very-tough-job-defending-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Walz was given &ldquo;a very tough job&rdquo;<\/a> defending Vice President Kamala Harris&rsquo;s record in the White House, to which &ldquo;there&rsquo;s no defending.&rdquo;<\/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_1774681\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1774681\"}});<\/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>Karoline Leavitt urges Walz to clarify his &#8220;friends with school shooters&#8221; remark<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2348645,"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\/10\/Walz-at-the-debate-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32435,42134,27318,32076],"class_list":["post-2348644","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-karoline-leavitt","tag-school-shooters","tag-walz","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Walz-at-the-debate-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2348644","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=2348644"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2348644\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2348645"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2348644"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2348644"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2348644"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}