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Tim Walz "misspoke" in a 2018 video circulated by the Harris campaign earlier this week that included the vice presidential candidate talking about his handling of weapons "in war," a campaign spokesperson said Friday. It’s the American way," the Harris campaign spokesperson said in a statement. “We can make sure that those weapons of war, that I carried in war, is the only place where those weapons are at,” Walz says in the clip posted by Harris’ campaign on Tuesday. “What bothers me about Tim Walz is this stolen valor garbage. In response to Julin's comments, the Harris campaign referred NBC News to statements from two men who served with Walz.

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☆ Walz ‘misspoke’ in saying he served ‘in war,’ Harris campaign says
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Aaron Pellish | Dana Bash | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Tim Walz “misspoke” in a newly resurfaced video from 2018 in which he said he handled assault weapons “in war,” a Harris campaign spokesperson told CNN on Saturday. “We can make sure those weapons of war, that I carried in war, are only carried in war,” Walz said in the video. Lauren Hitt, a Harris campaign spokesperson, said in a statement the governor misspoke in the clip. The clarification from the Harris campaign comes as the Trump campaign has sought to discredit Walz’s military service in the days since he joined the Democratic ticket. “What bothers me about Tim Walz is the stolen valor garbage,” Vance said.

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"After their convention, yeah," Trump replied, referring again to the Democratic convention, which begins Aug. 19. CNBC reached out to the Trump campaign to confirm that the Republican nominee does not plan to resume large, in-person presidential campaign rallies until after the Democratic convention. "President Trump has a robust, travel schedule — consisting of rallies, messaging events, and fundraisers in the next week. In 2020, in-person campaign rallies on both sides were largely suspended because of the Covid pandemic. Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump holds a campaign rally in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 31, 2024.

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CNN —Vice President Kamala Harris has chosen Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota as her running mate, elevating the former teacher and Army National Guard veteran to join the Democratic ticket and help lead the party’s fight to defeat Donald Trump. The vice president held in-person interviews with Walz, Shapiro and Kelly on Sunday. In March, Walz accompanied Harris when she became the first sitting vice president to visit a clinic that performs abortions. During recent remarks at a “White Dudes for Harris” fundraiser, Walz made a rough-and-ready case for the vice president before would-be small-dollar donors.

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▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Jonathan Weisman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

A majority of its members have deep ties to Mr. Biden and were vetted for their loyalty to him, making it unlikely that his nomination will face significant dissent. Mr. Biden, during an interview with NBC News that aired on Monday, reiterated that he was not leaving the race. “Look, 14 million people voted for me to be the nominee in the Democratic Party, OK?” he said. changed its process to nominate Mr. Biden to accommodate an Aug. 7 deadline to place him on the ballot in Ohio. In recent days, Mr. Biden has held several meetings with Democrats in the House that have ended with mixed reviews.

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