JD Vance Calls Out Tim Walz Over Stolen Valor

JD Vance called out Democratic presidential nominee Tim Walz’s stolen valor while talking to the press in Michigan.

Vance’s comments come as multiple outlets have revealed Walz retired from the military just before his National Guard unit was to be deployed to Iraq.

Walz, on several occasions, has shared he used weapons of war in war, but his service record says otherwise.

Vance stated, “As a Marine who served his country in uniform when the United States Marine Corps, when the United States of America asked me to go to Iraq to serve my country, I did it.

“When Tim Walz was asked by his country to go to Iraq, you know what he did? He dropped out of the Army and allowed his unit to go without him,” added Vance.

Watch Vance here:

J.D. Vance fires back at Tim Walz after he mocked him for attending Yale:

"What bothers me about Tim Walz is the stolen valor garbage. Do not pretend to be something you’re not. And if he wants to criticize me for getting an Ivy League education, I'm proud […] I was able to… pic.twitter.com/0qt3waifq2

— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) August 7, 2024

Here’s what Fox News reported:

Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, accused Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz of dodging his military service and misleading the country about his veteran status on Wednesday.

Vance made the statement while taking questions from reporters at a campaign rally in Detroit. A reporter asked Vance about Walz’s attempt to frame him as a member of the elite who attended an Ivy League school.”I came from a family where nobody in my family had ever gone to law school. I grew up in a poor family. The fact that Tim Walz wants to turn it into a bad thing, that I actually worked myself through college, through law school and made something myself — to me, that’s the American dream. And if Tim Walz wants to insult it, I think that’s frankly pretty bizarre,” Vance said before launching into an attack on Walz.

“As a Marine who served his country in uniform when the United States Marine Corps, when the United States of America asked me to go to Iraq to serve my country, I did it. I did what they asked me to do, and I did it honorably,” he said. “When Tim Walz was asked by his country to go to Iraq, you know what he did? He dropped out of the Army and allowed his unit to go without him, a fact that he’s been criticized for aggressively by a lot of the people that he served with.” Vance continued, “I think it’s shameful to prepare your unit to go to Iraq, to make a promise that you’re going to follow through, and then to drop out right before you actually have to go.”

WALZ just broke Federal Law: In boasting about a going to a War he actually SKIPPED, Timmy Walz is in violation of The Stolen Valor Act of 2013. Penalty: ONE YEAR in Jail. Prosecute Now!!!! pic.twitter.com/hEbVgF0z8A

— Greg Kelly (@gregkellyusa) August 7, 2024

This is the definition of stolen valor.

“I carried weapons of war in war.” Tim Walz did not.

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— Cernovich (@Cernovich) August 7, 2024

Per CNN:

Donald Trump’s running mate Ohio Sen. JD Vance stepped up his attacks on Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s portrayal of his military career, accusing him without evidence of ducking service in Iraq when he left the Army National Guard and ran for Congress in 2005.

Vance also accused Walz of falsely claiming he had served in a combat zone while the Democratic vice presidential nominee was in the Army National Guard.While Walz retired two months before his unit received alert orders to deploy to Iraq, the attacks on Walz’s military record are part of the race from both parties to define the relatively unknown governor after he was tapped Tuesday as Vice

President Kamala Harris’ running mate. Walz’s 24-year military service is one of several facets of his background that appeal to voters that the Harris campaign is trying to reach with his selection – and that Republicans are trying to blunt by painting him as an out-of-touch liberal.

CNN is beginning to discuss Tim Walz’s stolen valor problem.

Let’s make sure this gains steam and destroys him. pic.twitter.com/RIMpmxVkqa

— Joey Mannarino (@JoeyMannarinoUS) August 7, 2024