{"id":2350519,"date":"2024-10-03T21:37:48","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T01:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-dejected-tim-walz-stares-at-pizza-as-reporters-confront-him-about-his-school-shooter-comment\/"},"modified":"2024-10-03T21:40:01","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T01:40:01","slug":"watch-dejected-tim-walz-stares-at-pizza-as-reporters-confront-him-about-his-school-shooter-comment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-dejected-tim-walz-stares-at-pizza-as-reporters-confront-him-about-his-school-shooter-comment\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Dejected Tim Walz Stares at Pizza as Reporters Confront Him About His &#8216;School Shooter&#8217; Comment"},"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\">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-dejected-tim-walz-stares-at-pizza-as-reporters-confront-him-about-his-school-shooter-comment%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=2350519&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 \u200da <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>, \u2064Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, who is \u200drunning as the Democratic vice presidential candidate alongside Kamala Harris, encountered backlash for his comments.\u200d Following the debate \u200cagainst Republican Senator J.D.\u200c Vance of Ohio, Walz \u200dexpressed that he believed it was a \u2064good debate that highlighted important contrasts, emphasizing the \u200bsignificance\u2063 of democracy. However, he later faced scrutiny for claiming he had &#8220;befriended school \u2062shooters,&#8221; \u200cwhich he failed \u2064to\u2062 clarify during a post-debate pizza \u2064outing with his wife. <\/p>\n<p>His statement \u200cwas met with outrage, particularly from \u200cAndrew Pollack, \u2062whose \u200cdaughter \u2064was a\u2064 victim of the Parkland\u2062 school shooting, who described Walz&#8217;s comment as &#8220;abhorrent&#8221; and &#8220;disqualifying.&#8221; Social\u2062 media\u200b figures, including Elon Musk, also reacted negatively. Body \u2062language experts pointed\u2063 out that Walz appeared nervous and scattered during the debate, \u2063while Vance presented himself more confidently and authentically, which contributed to perceptions of a \u2063stark contrast between the two candidates&#8217; \u2064performances.  <\/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>Talkative Tim Walz had very little to say Tuesday night after the vice presidential debate against Republican Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio.<\/p>\n<p>After the debate, the Minnesota governor, who is the Democratic running mate of Vice President Kamala Harris, visited Justino&rsquo;s Pizza in New York City and was asked about the debate.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think it was a good debate. The public got to see a contrast, and I think the ending sums it up. The democracy issue is important,&rdquo; he said in a video <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ebonyjdavis\/status\/1841328696981934224\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted to social media platform X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Gov. Tim Walz told reporters he thinks &ldquo;it was a good debate&rdquo; while ordering pizza with his wife at Justino&rsquo;s Pizzeria in New York.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think it was a good debate. The public got to see a contrast, and I think the ending sums it up. The democracy issue is important.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tim_Walz?\">@Tim_Walz<\/a>&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DzMHFgqoAb\">pic.twitter.com\/DzMHFgqoAb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ebony Davis (@ebonyjdavis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ebonyjdavis\/status\/1841328696981934224?\">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> <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>After that, Walz studiously ignored the next two questions, which were requests to clarify the gaffe of the evening, when he said he was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/shameless-media-tries-spin-walzs-deer-headlights-look-good-thing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">friends<\/a> with school shooters.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Can you clarify what you meant when you said you befriended school shooters?&rdquo; one asked, while another asked, &ldquo;You said you&rsquo;ve become friends with school shooters during the debate, can you clarify what you meant by that?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Andrew Pollack, the father of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-tim-walz-looks-dejected-as-reporters-question-him-about-his-school-shooter-remark-while-staring-at-pizza-2\/\" title=\"Watch: Tim Walz looks dejected as reporters question him about his &#039;school shooter&#039; remark while staring at pizza\">2018 school shooting victim<\/a>, said the comment transcended a live TV gaffe.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My daughter was killed in the Parkland school shooting. It&rsquo;s absolutely abhorrent that Tim Walz has befriended school shooters. Disqualifying,&rdquo; he <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AndrewPollackFL\/status\/1841300554427068675\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">My daughter was killed in the Parkland school shooting. It&rsquo;s absolutely abhorrent that Tim Walz has befriended school shooters. Disqualifying. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Q0tkhmHFAi\">https:\/\/t.co\/Q0tkhmHFAi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Andrew Pollack (@AndrewPollackFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AndrewPollackFL\/status\/1841300554427068675?\">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>Elon Musk <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1841401794871566601\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">noted on X<\/a> that it was &ldquo;Mind-blowing that Tim Walz said he was &lsquo;friends with school shooters.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Walz came out a distant second to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-reacts-jd-vances-debate-performance-shreds-low-iq-walz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vance<\/a> when body language expert Carole Lieberman reviewed the debate for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/vance-oozed-confidence-compared-jittery-walz-body-language-expert-says-captain-ship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What JD Vance had that made him most likable and most trusted was that he was authentic &hellip; you could just say it in one word. JD Vance was authentic. He did big hand movements and so on, but they were just to explain what he was saying,&rdquo; Lieberman said.<\/p>\n<p>Walz acted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tim-walz-commits-one-biggest-debate-blunders-recent-memory-says-become-friends-school-shooters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">anxious<\/a> over his responses, she said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;With Tim Walz, he was all over the place. He was very nervous, and he also had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-tim-walz-looks-dejected-as-reporters-question-him-about-his-school-shooter-remark-while-staring-at-pizza\/\" title=\"Watch: Tim Walz looks dejected as reporters question him about his &#039;school shooter&#039; remark while staring at pizza\">body language signs<\/a> of lying. His body language was discordant with what he was saying. It was like too much, it made you feel exhausted and scared,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Vance, on the other hand, exuded confidence.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">LIAR: The debate moderators asked Tim Walz why he lied about being in China during the Tiananmen Square Massacre. After rambling for two minutes about sometimes being a knucklehead and getting caught up in the rhetoric it seemed like Tim Walz admitted lying. When the moderator&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cuYyWojaG6\">pic.twitter.com\/cuYyWojaG6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; @amuse (@amuse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amuse\/status\/1841296914408784249?\">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;He wanted to &lsquo;Let&rsquo;s go, I can&rsquo;t wait to do this, I&rsquo;m going to do it&rsquo;&hellip; he&rsquo;s Trump lite,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s kind of the authenticity that &lsquo;I want to take care of America, I want to make America great again,&rsquo; all of that just came through naturally and by the end, you just kind of wanted him to push Tim Walz away. &lsquo;You&rsquo;re making me nervous&rsquo; kind of thing, and with JD Vance, you just kind of felt, &lsquo;OK, that&rsquo;s good,&rsquo;&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>She said Vance was steady, &ldquo;like you can kind of see him as a captain of the ship, and he wasn&rsquo;t too stiff, but you knew what you were going to get. Each time he seemed sure of himself &hellip; And so you felt like you would be safe with him. 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J.D. Vance of Ohio on Tuesday night. After the debate, he stopped by Justino\u2019s Pizza in New York City where he commented on the event, stating it was a good debate that showcased a clear contrast between candidates and emphasized the importance of democracy. However, when pressed for clarification on a controversial remark he made about befriending school shooters during the debate, Walz chose to ignore those questions. Andrew Pollack, whose daughter was killed in the Parkland shooting, condemned Walz&#8217;s comment as &#8220;abhorrent&#8221; and disqualifying for public office. Elon Musk also expressed disbelief over Walz&#8217;s statement on social media. Body language expert Carole Lieberman noted that Vance appeared more authentic and confident during the debate compared to Walz, who seemed anxious and inconsistent in his responses<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2350520,"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-Pizza.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4133,5894,35700,36113,33462],"class_list":["post-2350519","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-news","tag-politics","tag-school-shooting","tag-tim-walz","tag-viral-video"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Tim-Walz-Pizza.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2350519","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=2350519"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2350519\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2350520"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2350519"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2350519"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2350519"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}