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The Harris campaign did not properly prepare for potential attacks on the vice president’s running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, according to political strategists from both sides of the aisle.
“The Walz military record story was clearly a failure of ‘reverse’ opposition research by the Harris campaign,” Democratic strategist Julian Epstein told Fox News Digital.
The comments come as Walz has continued to face scrutiny over his military record, with critics accusing the vice presidential candidate of “stolen valor” for seemingly misleading statements he has made about his service.
Critics have claimed that language Walz has used when describing his time in service had misleadingly suggested that he served in a war zone, including one statement in which he said he would like to ban the kind of weapons he had “carried in war,” despite having never been deployed to a combat zone during his 24 years of service.
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks to reporters after a meeting with President Biden at the White House on July 3, 2024. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
In response to the controversy, the Harris campaign said Walz “misspoke” when making the infamous “carried in war” remarks.
“In making the case for why weapons of war should never be on our streets or in our classrooms, the Governor misspoke,” campaign spokesperson Lauren Hitt told the media. “He did handle weapons of war and believes strongly that only military members trained to carry those deadly weapons should have access to them, unlike Donald Trump and JD Vance who prioritize the gun lobby over our children.”
But the “carried in war” remarks were not the only quotes to raise eyebrows, with critics accusing Walz of being misleading when he boasted of deploying “in support” of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), a deployment that was actually to Italy and not to Afghanistan.
In another instance, Walz…
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