Trump running mate J.D. Vance took a brief moment to brutally dunk on his counterpart Tim Walz in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Tuesday, with a brutal dig at the Kamala VP pick’s false claims that he held a weapon of war in combat.
“Hey guys, J.D. Vance here, playing a little Buck Hunter before a rally in Eau Claire, Wisconsin – also known as, ‘the closest Tim Walz has ever gotten to real combat.’ Have fun out there,” Vance said deadpan, viciously trolling the Democrat Minnesota governor.
Lmao this is hilarious pic.twitter.com/aUjVnmYXxk
— Saurabh Sharma (@ssharmaUS) September 18, 2024
During gun control tirades, Walz has frequently claimed American citizens don’t need to possess weapons of war like the one he carried into war, a point numerous people called out as false as he abandoned his National Guard platoon to enter politics before they deployed to Iraq.
Tim Walz says he “carried weapons of war in war” yet he’s never been to war.
— Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) August 7, 2024
He quit the Army National Guard when he found out he was being shipped to Iraq.
Walz is guilty of stolen valor.pic.twitter.com/KNHyCeTcI4
This is the definition of stolen valor.
— Cernovich (@Cernovich) August 7, 2024
“I carried weapons of war in war.” Tim Walz did not.
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He later claimed he misspoke and blamed bad grammar when he was confronted on the false comment during a national interview with CNN’s Dana Bash.
JUST IN: CNN's Dana Bash asks Tim Walz about his stolen valor scandal, Walz immediately starts bragging about his record.
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) August 30, 2024
Question: You said that you carried weapons in war, but you have never deployed actually in a war zone?
Walz: I'm super proud of my military service. I‘m… pic.twitter.com/NIVt4A0LG3
Tucker Carlson also dropped a new Vance interview Wednesday:
No one in Washington seems to know how much we’re spending on illegal aliens. JD Vance plans to find out.
— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) September 18, 2024
(0:10) Meet Atlas
(1:14) JD Vance’s Predictions About the Election
(5:30) The Left’s Plan to Beat Trump
(12:04) How Much Is the US Spending on Illegal Immigration?
(23:04)… pic.twitter.com/L4tj66uLwp
Vance and Walz will duke it out at a vice presidential debate on Tuesday, Oct. 1, hosted by CBS News.
Watch Vance’s Eau Claire rally: