Former Schoolteacher, Tim Walz, Blames Bad Grammar When Asked About ‘Stolen Valor’

Kamala Harris’ VP pick, Tim Walz, is having a hard time skirting around allegations of stolen valor.

When pressed about these accusations during a CNN interview, Walz blames it all on bad grammar.

That’s right. Hear it in his own words here:

JUST IN — When CNN’s Dana Bash questioned Tim Walz about his stolen valor scandal, he deflected by immediately boasting about his record, avoiding any admission that he lied about being deployed in combat and shifting blame to his wife and grammar instead of taking responsibility… pic.twitter.com/iIadnBpMak

— News is Dead (@newsisdead) August 30, 2024

Take note, Walz is also a former school teacher.

Newsweek shares:

CNN’s Dana Bash asked Walz, who spoke alongside Vice President and presidential nominee Kamala Harris, if he misspoke while saying that he carried a weapon “in war.” Walz responded, “I said, we were talking about in this case—this was after a school shooting—the ideas of carrying these weapons of war and my wife the English teacher told me my grammar is not always correct. But again, if it’s not this, it’s an attack on my children for showing love for me, or it’s an attack on my dog.”

Walz added, “The one thing I’ll never do is I’ll never demean another member’s service in any way. I never have and I never will.” Walz was never in combat, and the Harris campaign previously commented that he “misspoke” when saying “in war.”

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Newsweek has reached out to the Harris, Walz campaign via email Thursday night for comment.

After Walz’s comment to Bash, an uproar on social media ensued. Conservative radio host Clay Travis posted the moment on X, formerly Twitter, adding, “Tim Walz asked about lying and claiming he carried weapons in war said, ‘My grammar’s not always correct.’ Holy crap. He’s a moron. He’s had a month to come up with a response and this is it?!”

Riley Gaines, former NCAA swimmer and outspoken transgender policy critic, said on X, “This lower third is hilarious Falsify claiming you fought in war is just a silly grammar mistake.”

This isn’t about demeaning anyone for their service. This is about truth.

A letter signed by 50 veterans this month called Walz out on his lies.

An excerpt from the original letter:

To be blunt, when you falsely claim military service that did not happen and abandon your post, you diminish the real sacrifices made by veterans who did serve in combat.

Walz’s misrepresentation of his service is egregious. It’s a slap in the face to his fellow servicemen and women.

Make no mistake.
Tim “STOLEN VALOR” Walz made statements that implied that he and his unit returned from the Middle East and struggled with PTSD.
His unit? Yes.
Walz? Stolen Valor Man never went to war.
He is a fraud and a liar. Last night he skipped around, double talked and… pic.twitter.com/5ZJVAnisnx

— Brian Simpson-Author (@_BMSimpson) August 30, 2024

It’s not lost on us that while Walz talks about not wanting to demean anyone’s service, receipts tell another story.

Check this out from Daily Wire:

As news of Walz’s answer spread across X, however, critics pointed out the fact that Walz had referred to National Guard troops as “19-year-old cooks” who were not even prepared to handle the riots that tore apart his state after George Floyd’s death.

Stolen Valor Walz despises the men he led.
That’s why he’s okay with lying about his service and pretending that he did something meaningful.
And, no, these lies are not just bad grammar: pic.twitter.com/hOdyULNQsr

— RetiredPublius (@ProffesorPubli1) August 30, 2024

The web of lies continues.