{"id":2350504,"date":"2024-10-03T21:22:48","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T01:22:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-tim-walz-makes-his-gaffe-about-school-shooters-even-worse-after-bizarre-response-to-reporter\/"},"modified":"2024-10-03T21:24:44","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T01:24:44","slug":"watch-tim-walz-makes-his-gaffe-about-school-shooters-even-worse-after-bizarre-response-to-reporter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-tim-walz-makes-his-gaffe-about-school-shooters-even-worse-after-bizarre-response-to-reporter\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Tim Walz Makes His Gaffe About School Shooters Even Worse After Bizarre Response to Reporter"},"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\">32<\/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%2Fwatch-tim-walz-makes-his-gaffe-about-school-shooters-even-worse-after-bizarre-response-to-reporter%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=2350504&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>Democratic\u200d Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota\u2063 faced backlash after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/andrew-cuomo-accuser-and-former-aide-slams-new-york-lawmaker-for-claiming-200-ethnic-backgrounds\/\" title=\"Cuomo accuser criticizes NY lawmaker&#039;s claim of 200 ethnic backgrounds.\">controversial statement made<\/a> during a <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> \u200bagainst Republican Senator J.D.\u200b Vance of Ohio, \u2063where\u200d he claimed to be &#8220;friends with school shooters.&#8221; Following the\u200d debate, Walz \u2063released a video attempting\u2064 to \u2063clarify his comments, stating that his remarks\u2063 were misunderstood and emphasizing his\u2063 passion for addressing \u2064school shootings. He referenced\u200c his past experiences with Sandy Hook parents\u200b and \u2064activist David\u2064 Hogg, a survivor of the Parkland shooting.<\/p>\n<p>Vance remarked that Walz&#8217;s comment was not the worst he made during the debate\u2063 and expressed sympathy toward \u200bWalz for having to defend Kamala Harris&#8217;s record. Former\u200d President Donald Trump criticized Walz&#8217;s statement, suggesting it was a significant mistake. Additionally, Walz \u200caddressed criticisms about discrepancies \u2063in his claims regarding his presence during \u2064the Tiananmen Square \u2064protests in 1989, admitting he had \u200bhis dates wrong and reiterating the need for clearer \u200bcommunication in his statements.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Democratic Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota on Wednesday sought to dig himself out of the hole he dug in Tuesday&rsquo;s vice presidential debate.<\/p>\n<p>During the debate against Republican Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio, he said he was &ldquo;friends with school shooters.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, in a video <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TrumpWarRoom\/status\/1841555105696674055\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted to X<\/a>, he said that what he said was not what he meant.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These folks know me. I&rsquo;m super passionate about this. The question came up about school shooting; We&rsquo;re talking about everything except school shootings,&rdquo; Walz said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I sat as a member of Congress with the Sandy Hook parents, and it was a profound movement. David Hogg is a good friend of mine,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Hogg was a survivor of the 2018 school shooting in Parkland, Florida, who became an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-to-withdraw-bidens-pro-gun-control-atf-nominee-amid-bipartisan-pushback\/\" title=\"White House To Withdraw Biden\u2019s Pro-Gun Control ATF Nominee Amid Bipartisan Pushback\">anti-gun extremist<\/a>. Sandy Hook was the site of a 2012 school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">REPORTER: Can you clarify why you said you&rsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/walz-says-he-needs-to-be-more-specific-over-friends-with-school-shooters-gaffe-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Walz says he needs to be \u2018more specific\u2019 over \u2018friends with school shooters\u2019 gaffe - Washington Examiner\">ve befriended school shooters<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>WALZ: &ldquo;I&rsquo;m super passionate about this!&rdquo;<\/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?\">October 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I was talking about meeting people where there are school shooters, and I need to be more specific on that, but I am passionate about this,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-reacts-jd-vances-debate-performance-shreds-low-iq-walz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vance<\/a> said Wednesday the gaffe was not Walz&rsquo;s low point of the evening.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I actually didn&rsquo;t notice that Tim Walz had said that on the debate stage,&rdquo; Vance said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/jd-vance-says-he-feels-bad-tim-walz-after-debate-1962880\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newsweek<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He said he later told former President Donald Trump the comment &ldquo;was probably only the third or fourth dumbest comment that Tim Walz made that night.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Vance said Walz had a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/msnbc-panelist-total-air-meltdown-tim-walzs-debate-disaster-stop-stop-stop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">difficult assignment<\/a> in the debate.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Look, I&rsquo;ve got to be honest, I feel a little bad for Governor Walz. And the reason I feel bad for him is because he has to defend the indefensible, and that is the record of Kamala Harris,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>While he was commenting on the debate on <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/113235487122309153\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>, Trump noted that the comment was more damaging than a random slip of the tongue.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Walz made a very big mistake on Gun Shooters. Does anyone think he knows what he said? Will he have a News Conference after the Debate to apologize to the parents and others who were so horribly hurt?&rdquo; Trump wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Walz on Wednesday also sought to reply to revelations that claims he has made since 2014 that he was in Asia when the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-tim-walz-scrambles-visibly-shaken-moderator-presses-china-controversy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tiananmen Square<\/a> protests were put down on June 4, 1989, were inaccurate.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Tim Walz was CAUGHT lying about being in Tiananmen Square when it happened. He lied about this. He lied about his military record. He lied about awards that he&rsquo;s gotten from a chamber of commerce over and over again. This guy has a pattern of lying. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hyELjVVMcD\">pic.twitter.com\/hyELjVVMcD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sean Spicer (@seanspicer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/seanspicer\/status\/1841546692417757389?\">October 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Look, I have my dates wrong. I was in Hong Kong and China in 1989,&rdquo; Walz said, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/10\/02\/us-news\/walz-says-he-got-his-dates-wrong-about-being-in-hong-kong-during-tiananmen-square-massacre-suggests-he-makes-mistakes-like-everybody-else\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>. Walz participated in a teaching program, with news accounts from the time saying he was not in China until at least two months after the pro-democracy protests were suppressed.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You&rsquo;ve seen me. These teachers see me. I speak like everybody else speaks,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;I need to be clearer. 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Vance of Ohio. In a video shared on X the following day, Walz explained that his words were misinterpreted. He emphasized his passion for addressing school shootings and referenced his experiences with Sandy Hook parents and David Hogg, a Parkland shooting survivor turned activist. When pressed by reporters for clarification on his comment about befriending school shooters, he reiterated his commitment to the issue but did not provide further explanation. Vance remarked that Walz&#8217;s gaffe was not even the most significant blunder he made during the debate and expressed sympathy for him due to the challenging position of defending Kamala Harris&#8217;s record. Meanwhile, former President Trump criticized Walz\u2019s comment as more than just a slip-up and questioned whether he would apologize publicly to those affected by gun violence. Additionally, Walz addressed inaccuracies regarding claims about being in Asia during the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989, admitting he had mixed up dates but asserting that he was in Hong Kong at that time instead<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2350505,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Tim-Walz-gaffe.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[17568,42134,36113],"class_list":["post-2350504","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-gaffe","tag-school-shooters","tag-tim-walz"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Tim-Walz-gaffe.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2350504","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2350504"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2350504\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2350505"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2350504"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2350504"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2350504"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}