The controversies surrounding Democrat vice presidential nominee Tim Walz are continuing to emerge as Kamala Harris’s campaign attempts to inflate the Minnesota governor’s political career.
Walz has been at the center of a growing scandal after multiple allegations of stolen valor have surfaced.
As Walz’s military record comes under scrutiny, the Harris campaign released a statement supporting the vice president’s running mate.
The statement from the Harris campaign points to Walz’s time as a U.S. congressman.
However, the statement falsely claims that during his time in Congress, Walz “chaired Veterans Affairs.”
Walz spent over a decade in the House before he was elected governor.
While it’s true that the former congressman served on Veterans Affairs and eventually rose to become the ranking member of that committee, at no time was he ever the chairman.
Harris correctly characterized Walz’s time in Congress when introducing her running mate in Philadelphia.
She called him “the top Democrat on the Veterans Committee,” which was accurate.
However, it was her campaign that erred.
The statement in question reads:
“After 24 years of military service, Governor Walz retired in 2005 and ran for Congress, where he chaired Veterans Affairs and was a tireless advocate for our men