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According to a Politico report, Kamala Harris’ inner circle was caught off guard by Minnesota Governor Tim Walz’s history of misrepresentations and all-out lies. Many Harris aides found out when the public did.
The details were revealed in the Politico article Walz says he ‘speaks like everybody else.’ And it’s not working for the campaign.
From Politico:
Since being tapped as Kamala Harris’ running mate, the folksy, plain-speaking Minnesota governor has had to explain a growing number of inaccurate statements — and at times embellishments — about his past. They range from comments about his military service to his visit to Hong Kong more than three decades ago to clarifying that his family didn’t specifically use in vitro fertilization.
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It’s unclear whether Walz’s verbal errors will undercut his credibility with voters. But the need to continually clean up those claims could politically hurt Walz and Harris, who are locked in a tight race with Donald Trump and JD Vance. And in some cases, key members of Harris’ circle weren’t aware of some of the inaccurate statements until they became public despite the vetting process, according to four people familiar with the conversations who were granted anonymity to discuss the matter.
“Any time you are forced to go off message is never welcome,” said Mike Mikus, a Democratic strategist in Pennsylvania. “But in the end, voters are looking for somebody who is more concerned about what these candidates are going to do to improve their lives than, ‘Did he get every single fact correct?’”
Walz has twice had to clean up past remarks on China and his military service.
Watch the videos below:
.@Tim_Walz is worse than a knucklehead. He’s a serial liar who shouldn’t be allowed anywhere near the White House. pic.twitter.com/Ed1Ui4eYmS
— Tom Emmer (@tomemmer) October 2, 2024
🚨 JUST NOW: Dana Bash calls Tim Walz out for lying about his time in the military and Tim proceeds to blame it on his “poor grammar” and then IMMEDIATELY changes the subject… 🤡
pic.twitter.com/IaLBKj4s0T— Proud Elephant 🇺🇸🦅 (@ProudElephantUS) August 30, 2024
During a recent interview, Kamala Harris said she “went with her gut” when she picked Tim Walz.
Kamala’s biggest “gut decision” in recent memory?
Choosing Freakish Timothy Walz as her running mate.
Speaks volumes about her horrendous decision making. pic.twitter.com/UWBNRCTnY4
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) September 25, 2024
Kamala also admitted she was sleep-deprived when she selected Walz as her running mate.
Kamala Harris admits she was sleep deprived the day of Walz pick pic.twitter.com/jBHe1S3nBe
— Catch Up (@CatchUpFeed) October 1, 2024
More over at Politico:
Key members of Harris’ circle weren’t aware of some of Walz’s inaccurate statements – embellishments of his bio in some cases – until they became public despite the vetting process, according to four people familiar with the conversationshttps://t.co/N3fWnotxSq via @politico
— Meredith Lee Hill (@meredithllee) October 3, 2024