{"id":2348938,"date":"2024-10-02T18:10:08","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T22:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/walz-says-he-needs-to-be-more-specific-over-friends-with-school-shooters-gaffe-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-02T18:10:08","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T22:10:08","slug":"walz-says-he-needs-to-be-more-specific-over-friends-with-school-shooters-gaffe-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/walz-says-he-needs-to-be-more-specific-over-friends-with-school-shooters-gaffe-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Walz says he needs to be \u2018more specific\u2019 over \u2018friends with school shooters\u2019 gaffe &#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\">34<\/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-says-he-needs-to-be-more-specific-over-friends-with-school-shooters-gaffe-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=2348938&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 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 says he needs to be &lsquo;more specific&rsquo; over &lsquo;friends with school shooters&rsquo; gaffe<\/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_1774872\" 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<\/a> (D-MN) addressed the viral comment he made over becoming &ldquo;friends with school shooters&rdquo; at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/vice-president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>vice presidential<\/a> debate, explaining he needs to be &ldquo;more specific&rdquo; on this topic.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Walz made his comment on befriending school shooters when talking about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gun-violence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>gun violence<\/a> during the debate, prompting confusion and jokes from viewers. When asked about this comment, Walz stated he had visited parents of the Sandy Hook <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/school-shootings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>school shooting<\/a> victims, while also noting that gun control advocate David Hogg is &ldquo;a good friend of mine.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You have seen me do this, I was talking about being people where there are school shooters,&rdquo; Walz said. &ldquo;And I need to be more specific on that, but I am passionate about this. This one, for my wife and I, is just, as teachers, as parents, is so personal.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">REPORTER: Can you clarify why you said you&#8217;ve befriended school shooters?<\/p>\n<p>WALZ: &#8220;I&#8217;m super passionate about this!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>(No clarification was offered) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/P0f0Dz4w6G\">pic.twitter.com\/P0f0Dz4w6G<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrumpWarRoom\/status\/1841555105696674055?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>Following the debate, former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> posted an image depicting a Trump-Vance yard sign, with the phrase &ldquo;not friends with school shooters&rdquo; written underneath it. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/firearms\">Gun rights<\/a> activist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kyle-rittenhouse\">Kyle Rittenhouse<\/a> also shared an image of Walz featuring the governor&rsquo;s &ldquo;friends with school shooters&rdquo; quote.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/113235505276999049\/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<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WA02WtoCMJ\">pic.twitter.com\/WA02WtoCMJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kyle Rittenhouse (@ThisIsKyleR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThisIsKyleR\/status\/1841484640084996464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday morning, Trump campaign national press secretary Karoline Leavitt <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3174346\/karoline-leavitt-walz-should-clarify-friends-with-school-shooters-comment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>suggested that Walz ought to clarify his comment<\/a>, saying he should be disqualified from becoming vice president &ldquo;if he is truly friends with school shooters.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Early data from Nielson ratings on the vice presidential debate indicated that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-news\/vance-walz-vp-debate-tv-ratings-1236022692\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>over 38 million people tuned into the vice presidential debate<\/a> hosted by CBS News, which was also simulcasted on other networks. The viewership is noticeably lower than the 2020 vice presidential debate between then-Vice President Mike Pence and then-vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris, which saw almost 58 million people tune in.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/cbs-news-vp-debate-poll-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>In other data<\/a>, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), Trump&rsquo;s 2024 running mate, earned a 1% lead over Walz when respondents were asked who won the debate, with 17% saying it was a tie. Both candidates saw a noticeable jump in their favorability among respondents, with Vance&rsquo;s going up by 9% and Walz&rsquo;s increasing by 8%.<\/p>\n<\/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_1774872\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1774872\"}});<\/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 says he needs to be \u2018more specific\u2019 over \u2018friends with school shooters\u2019 gaffe Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) addressed the viral comment he made over becoming \u201cfriends with school shooters\u201d at the vice presidential debate, explaining he needs to be \u201cmore specific\u201d on this topic. 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