@Kinnison @Coctaanatis Last I heard, Walz never claimed to have been in combat. He said he's been to Afghanistan, which he had as a member of a congressional delegation.

@Boyceaz @Kinnison It's a reference to this where he said he carried weapons in war. https://x.com/KamalaHQ/status/1820918063966962143

@Coctaanatis @Kinnison I think it's reasonable to construe that he was trying to say he carried in the service, i.e. in preparation for war. It's not like he's telling a first person story of a fight he wasn't in.I give him a pass.

@Boyceaz @Coctaanatis

tim walz obviously misspoke about "carrying in combat" with a rapid unscripted comment and has since admitted publicly never being in or near combat.

Walz service was exemplary and you don't get to E-9 in the guard by sitting on your butt, you get there by solving problems

@Boyceaz @Kinnison I'm not a fan of politicians, and even good ones are known to stretch the truth. In this case I suppose it's technically accurate, but intended to convey the impression that he was was in (or at least in proximity to) combat, which isn't true.

Compared to the parade of lies coming out of the Trump campaign it's a minor faux pas.

@Coctaanatis @Kinnison C'mon. His point had nothing to do with his service, just that weapons of war don't belong in people's personal arsenals.

@Boyceaz @Kinnison He used and exagerated his service to make a point with which I agree. And it's this clip that Vance and others now point to in their attacks on Walz's character. It was stupid, but it's what people, and especially politicians, do.