Elections
Stolen Valor: Tim Walz Falsely Claimed he Carried Weapons in War
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is facing intense scrutiny and accusations of “stolen valor” following the resurfacing of a 2018 clip in which he falsely claimed to have carried weapons “in war.” The clip, shared by his gubernatorial campaign on social media, has drawn sharp criticism from various quarters, including Republican vice-presidential nominee J.D. Vance.
In the resurfaced video, reported by the New York Post, Walz addresses a crowd on the topic of gun violence, stating, “We can research the impacts of gun violence. We can make sure those weapons of war, that I carried in war, are only carried in war.” Walz, 60, who retired from the National Guard in 2005, is known to have never served in a combat zone, making his statement factually incorrect.
Critics swiftly pointed out the discrepancy. CNN’s Jake Foreman commented on the issue, saying, “Walz did make a comment speaking to a group, he’s done it a couple of times, where he has used language that has suggested that he carried weapons in a fighting situation.” Foreman added, “There is no evidence that at any time Governor Walz was in a position of being shot at, and some of his language could easily be seen to suggest he was, so that is absolutely false.”
J.D. Vance, during a campaign event in Michigan, seized upon Walz’s remarks to accuse him of using “stolen valor.” Vance stated, “He said we shouldn’t allow weapons that I used in war to be on America’s streets. Well, I wonder. Tim Walz, when were you ever in war?” Vance’s condemnation continued with a direct rebuke: “What bothers me about Tim Walz is the stolen valor garbage. Do not pretend to be something that you’re not.”
In November, president-elect Donald Trump announced on social media that he would impose a 25% tariff on all products from Canada and Mexico if they do not take an active role in containing illegal immigration as well as the level of illicit drugs entering into the United States.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with Trump at his residence in Mar-a-Lago, after which the Canadian government vowed to secure the border. “We got, I think, a mutual understanding of what they’re concerned about in terms of border security,” Minister of Public Safety Dominic LeBlanc, who accompanied Trudeau at Mar-a-Largo, said of the meeting in an interview with Canadian media. “All of their concerns are shared by Canadians and by the government of Canada.”
“We talked about the security posture currently at the border that we believe to be effective, and we also discussed additional measures and visible measures that we’re going to put in place over the coming weeks,” LeBlanc continued. “And we also established, Rosemary, a personal series of rapport that I think will continue to allow us to make that case.”
The Daily Caller News Foundation reports the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) is preparing to beef up its immigration enforcement capabilities by hiring more staff, adding more vehicles and creating more processing facilities, in the chance that there is an immigration surge sparked by Trump’s presidential election victory. The moves are a change in direction from Trudeau’s public declaration in January 2017 that Canada was a “welcoming” country and that “diversity is our strength” just days after Trump was sworn into office the first time.
The Daily Caller notes the differences in response from the Canadian government verses Mexico’s:
Trudeau’s recent overtures largely differ from Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, who has indicated she is not willing to bend the knee to Trump’s tariff threats. The Mexican leader in November said “there will be a response in kind” to any tariff levied on Mexican goods going into the U.S., and she appeared to deny the president-elect’s claims that she agreed to do more to beef up border security in a recent phone call.
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