Four retired military leaders criticized Democrat presidential nominee Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota for allegedly inflating his military record and avoiding deployment to Iraq during an interview on The Megyn Kelly Show that aired Monday.
One of the retired leaders, Minnesota National Guard Command Sergeant Major (Ret.) Paul Herr, went as far as calling Walz a “habitual liar.”
“He’s a habitual liar. He lies about everything! He lies about stuff that doesn’t make sense,” Herr said.
Herr noted that Walz has lied about other important things as well.
“He says all these things like, ‘I was a football coach.’ You were assistant coach and you were fired because of a DUI that you lied about being deaf to try and get out of whatever you were trying to get out of there,” he said.
The accusations suggest that Walz’s portrayal of his military service may not fully align with the reality of his record.
Last month, Republicans criticized Walz for allegedly making misleading statements about the fertility treatment he and his wife used, accusing the vice presidential nominee of dishonesty for political gain.
Gwen Walz, the governor’s wife, clarified at the time that they had opted for intrauterine insemination (IUI) to address infertility, not in vitro fertilization (IVF) as previously implied by the governor’s statements.
“It’s just such a bizarre thing to lie about, right?” the Republican vice presidential nominee, JD Vance, told reporters Wednesday. “There’s nothing wrong with having a baby through IVF or not having a baby through IVF. Like, why lie about it? I just don’t understand that.”
This correction comes after Tim Walz had frequently mentioned using treatments “like IVF” while accusing Republicans of attempting to restrict access to such services. In some instances, he had even been more direct in his references.
The Harris-Walz campaign defended the governor, stating that he used more familiar language because IUI is a lesser-known procedure. However, conservatives argue that Walz was deliberately misleading the public to bolster his political narrative.
