Governor Tim Walz continues to be very good at this
Tim Walz Harris VP Pick
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REALLY!!?? They are saying this is evidence he worked with China because he got married in the anniversary of this!!?? GOP House is a complete joke.
Ron Johnson attacks Tim Walz for [checks notes] ... "getting married on the anniversary of Tiananmen Square"
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Hey Ron Johnson...does this mean Trump is a Russian Communist Dictator??
It's equally significant that Trump also married on key historical anniversaries. He married:
• Ivana on April 9, 1977, the day Lenin began his 1917 return to Russia
• Marla on Dec. 20, 1993, the founding date of the Cheka (the KGB's precursor)
• Melania on Jan. 22, 2005, the day of Russia's 1905 “Bloody Sunday” massacre
Coincidence?
Ron Johnson attacks Tim Walz for [checks notes] ... "getting married on the anniversary of Tiananmen Square"
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Ron Johnson attacks Tim Walz for [checks notes] ... "getting married on the anniversary of Tiananmen Square"
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Hey Ron Johnson...does this mean Trump is a Russian Communist Dictator??
It's equally significant that Trump also married on key historical anniversaries. He married:
• Ivana on April 9, 1977, the day Lenin began his 1917 return to Russia
• Marla on Dec. 20, 1993, the founding date of the Cheka (the KGB's precursor)
• Melania on Jan. 22, 2005, the day of Russia's 1905 “Bloody Sunday” massacre
Coincidence?
I got married on an anniversary of the Murray bombing.REALLY!!?? They are saying this is evidence he worked with China because he got married in the anniversary of this!!?? GOP House is a complete joke.
Ron Johnson attacks Tim Walz for [checks notes] ... "getting married on the anniversary of Tiananmen Square"
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Ron Johnson attacks Tim Walz for [checks notes] ... "getting married on the anniversary of Tiananmen Square"
Hey Ron Johnson...does this mean Trump is a Russian Communist Dictator??
It's equally significant that Trump also married on key historical anniversaries. He married:
• Ivana on April 9, 1977, the day Lenin began his 1917 return to Russia
• Marla on Dec. 20, 1993, the founding date of the Cheka (the KGB's precursor)
• Melania on Jan. 22, 2005, the day of Russia's 1905 “Bloody Sunday” massacre
Coincidence?
I got engaged on Pearl Harbor day, 1996.
And Tiananmen Square was an anti-communist protest.
Oh God, I just learned I was born 104 years later TO THE DAY as Vladimir Lenin.
I had NO CLUE I was a deep rooted Commie! My family will be devastated. Are there support groups for people like us ???
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Ah. Timothy Tojo Tianamen nice to meet ya
Just realized I have (had) the same wedding date as Tim Walz. So was I a commie for a few years there but through divorce found my ways back to capatilist ideologies?
I got divorced on National Freedom Day so yeah, that checks out.
I got divorced on National Freedom Day so yeah, that checks out.
They are Now claiming that China has been Grooming him to be a double agent since 1989.....What the actual hell
Republicans and right-wing media are escalating a baseless conspiracy theory that Tim Walz is covertly working for China, twisting his teaching experience in the country and his subsequent visits as alleged evidence of a Chinese effort to “groom” him to have a “foothold” in the US government.
After launching flailing investigations into Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, House Republicans have suggested opening yet another probe to target Harris’s running mate.
Donald Trump’s campaign, his Republican allies and right-wing media outlets have sought to undermine Walz’s military service and the fertility treatments that his wife used to become pregnant with their children.
Now, GOP lawmakers are pressing federal authorities for documents and testimony as media figures drum up baseless speculation about Walz’s career in education to attack Harris’s campaign.
James Comer, chair of the House Oversight Committee, wrote to FBI director Chriostopher Wray alleging Walz’s “longstanding connections” to the Chinese Communist Party “that make him susceptible to the Party’s strategy of elite capture, which seeks to co-opt influential figures in elite political, cultural, and academic circles to influence the United States to the benefit of the communist regime and the detriment of Americans.”
“If you look at Walz’s background, and you look at the things he talked about … this is a guy who has really embraced China’s view of the world, the Chinese ideology, which is communism,” Comer told Fox News on Monday.
“It’s very possible that China would be grooming an up and coming rising star in the political process to try to have a foothold in our government,” Comer said.
Senator Ron Johnson, who was described by The New York Times as the GOP’s “foremost amplifier of conspiracy theories and disinformation” in 2021, baselessly asserted that Walz has “deep connections to China.”
“The House is going to investigate it now,” he told Fox News this week. “It’s very strange. He got married on the anniversary of Tiananmen Square. He’s gone to China. He’s taught in China. He’s got deep connections to China.”
Walz taught English and American history in China through Harvard University’s WorldTeach program in the late 1980s when he was 25. He later started a program called Educational Travel Adventures with his wife Gwen Walz, who is also a teacher, to organize summer trips to China for American high school students.
Walz was one of the “first government sanctioned groups of American educators” in China after the country opened its doors to the world in the 1980s.
He was in China during pro-democracy protests in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square in June 1989.
“It was my belief at that time that diplomacy was going to happen on many levels, certainly people to people,” Walz said during a congressional hearing commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen protests in 2014. “The opportunity to be in a Chinese high school at that critical time seemed to me to be really important.”
He did marry Gwen Walz on the Tiananmen Square anniversary on June 4, 1994, and he spent their honeymoon in China with 60 students as part of a class trip.
Before he was elected to Congress in 2006, Walz was a global geography teacher at Mankato West High School in Minnesota, where his students encouraged him to campaign for a seat in the House of Representatives.
While in Congress, Walz served on the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, and his time in and out of office has largely sided with human rights issues and political moves in opposition to President Xi Jinping’s regime.
In 2010, Walz co-sponsored a House motion condemning the arrest of activist and Nobel Peace Prize recipient Liu Xiaobo and activist Huang Qi. He also supported the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, which demanded an end to human rights abuses in the former British colony.
Walz also met the Dalai Lama and has supported calls for religious freedoms in Tibet, condemned Chinese aggression in the South China Sea, and blasted China’s allied relationship with Russia in its war in Ukraine.
“Throughout his career, Governor Walz has stood up to the CCP, fought for human rights rights and democracy, and always put American jobs and manufacturing first,” according to a statement from Walz spokesperson Teddy Tschann.
“Republicans are twisting basic facts and desperately lying to distract from the Trump-Vance agenda: praising dictators, and sending American jobs to China,” he added. “Vice President Harris and Governor Walz will ensure we win the competition with China, and will always stand up for our values and interests in the face of China’s threats.”
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee have blasted Comer’s latest comments as “nothing more than a political stunt.”
“For the umpteenth time, Chairman Comer shows the American people that his only real priority in Congress is doing Donald Trump’s bidding,” a spokesperson said.
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Republicans promote baseless theory about Tim Walz’s China visits — and claim he was ‘groomed’ as double-agent
Republicans and right-wing media are escalating a baseless conspiracy theory that Tim Walz is covertly working for China, twisting his teaching experience in the country and his subsequent visits as alleged evidence of a Chinese effort to “groom” him to have a “foothold” in the US government.
After launching flailing investigations into Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, House Republicans have suggested opening yet another probe to target Harris’s running mate.
Donald Trump’s campaign, his Republican allies and right-wing media outlets have sought to undermine Walz’s military service and the fertility treatments that his wife used to become pregnant with their children.
Now, GOP lawmakers are pressing federal authorities for documents and testimony as media figures drum up baseless speculation about Walz’s career in education to attack Harris’s campaign.
James Comer, chair of the House Oversight Committee, wrote to FBI director Chriostopher Wray alleging Walz’s “longstanding connections” to the Chinese Communist Party “that make him susceptible to the Party’s strategy of elite capture, which seeks to co-opt influential figures in elite political, cultural, and academic circles to influence the United States to the benefit of the communist regime and the detriment of Americans.”
“If you look at Walz’s background, and you look at the things he talked about … this is a guy who has really embraced China’s view of the world, the Chinese ideology, which is communism,” Comer told Fox News on Monday.
“It’s very possible that China would be grooming an up and coming rising star in the political process to try to have a foothold in our government,” Comer said.
Senator Ron Johnson, who was described by The New York Times as the GOP’s “foremost amplifier of conspiracy theories and disinformation” in 2021, baselessly asserted that Walz has “deep connections to China.”
“The House is going to investigate it now,” he told Fox News this week. “It’s very strange. He got married on the anniversary of Tiananmen Square. He’s gone to China. He’s taught in China. He’s got deep connections to China.”
Walz taught English and American history in China through Harvard University’s WorldTeach program in the late 1980s when he was 25. He later started a program called Educational Travel Adventures with his wife Gwen Walz, who is also a teacher, to organize summer trips to China for American high school students.
Walz was one of the “first government sanctioned groups of American educators” in China after the country opened its doors to the world in the 1980s.
He was in China during pro-democracy protests in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square in June 1989.
“It was my belief at that time that diplomacy was going to happen on many levels, certainly people to people,” Walz said during a congressional hearing commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen protests in 2014. “The opportunity to be in a Chinese high school at that critical time seemed to me to be really important.”
He did marry Gwen Walz on the Tiananmen Square anniversary on June 4, 1994, and he spent their honeymoon in China with 60 students as part of a class trip.
Before he was elected to Congress in 2006, Walz was a global geography teacher at Mankato West High School in Minnesota, where his students encouraged him to campaign for a seat in the House of Representatives.
While in Congress, Walz served on the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, and his time in and out of office has largely sided with human rights issues and political moves in opposition to President Xi Jinping’s regime.
In 2010, Walz co-sponsored a House motion condemning the arrest of activist and Nobel Peace Prize recipient Liu Xiaobo and activist Huang Qi. He also supported the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, which demanded an end to human rights abuses in the former British colony.
Walz also met the Dalai Lama and has supported calls for religious freedoms in Tibet, condemned Chinese aggression in the South China Sea, and blasted China’s allied relationship with Russia in its war in Ukraine.
“Throughout his career, Governor Walz has stood up to the CCP, fought for human rights rights and democracy, and always put American jobs and manufacturing first,” according to a statement from Walz spokesperson Teddy Tschann.
“Republicans are twisting basic facts and desperately lying to distract from the Trump-Vance agenda: praising dictators, and sending American jobs to China,” he added. “Vice President Harris and Governor Walz will ensure we win the competition with China, and will always stand up for our values and interests in the face of China’s threats.”
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee have blasted Comer’s latest comments as “nothing more than a political stunt.”
“For the umpteenth time, Chairman Comer shows the American people that his only real priority in Congress is doing Donald Trump’s bidding,” a spokesperson said.
The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking news brand, providing global news, commentary and analysis for the independently-minded. We have grown a huge, global readership of independently minded individuals, who value our trusted voice and commitment to positive change. Our mission, making change happen, has never been as important as it is today.
And now they are just completely embarrassing themselves as both the Minnesota National Guard and the Army have both weighed in and confirmed there is no issue with Walz statements.
Fifty Republican members of Congress, all military veterans, have signed on to a letter to Gov. Tim Walz, condemning the Democratic vice presidential nominee for “egregious misrepresentations” of his military service and calling on him to “come clean.”
The letter, shared with POLITICO, is signed by members of the House and Senate across the spectrum of Republicans, including longtime die-hard supporters of former President Donald Trump and more moderate members from competitive House districts. It follows a statement signed Friday by 18 Democratic military veteran members of Congress defending Walz from attacks on his record.
Walz, who served 24 years in the Army National Guard, came under fire after being named Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate over several apparent inconsistencies concerning his time in the military.
“You have stated that you are ‘damn proud’ of your service, and like any American veteran, you should be,” the Republican members of Congress wrote, on a document with Trump-Vance campaign letterhead. “But there is no honor in lying about the nature of your service.”
Sens. Joni Ernst of Iowa, Roger Marshall of Kansas, Rick Scott of Florida and Roger Wicker of Mississippi signed the letter, and from the House, topping the list of signatures was Rep. Brian Mast of Florida, who lost his legs while serving in Afghanistan.
The list of House Republican veterans who signed the letter ranged from Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska to Rep. Ryan Zinke of Montana, and included dozens of names in between.
“You have violated the trust of our brothers and sisters in arms,” the Congress members wrote. “Their blood, sweat, and sacrifice are the only reason our nation is able to exist. Until you admit you lied to them, there is no way you can be trusted to serve as Vice President.”
In response to a request for comment, a spokesperson for Walz noted the recent statement from Democratic members of Congress supporting Walz as a “steadfast advocate for veterans and military families,” as well as an open letter released by the campaign last week featuring signatures of 1,000 military veterans.
Walz warns ‘never denigrate’ military service in shot at Vance
The Harris campaign early on referred to Walz as a “retired Command Sergeant Major,” a rank he did achieve but was moved down to master sergeant before retiring in 2005. The campaign later updated his online biography.
And Walz in 2018 referred to “weapons of war, that I carried in war” when decrying gun violence, though he did not serve in a combat zone. A Harris spokesperson has since said he “misspoke” in saying he carried weapons in war, but that he did “handle weapons of war.”
Trump allies have also accused Walz of pulling out of his National Guard unit before it was to be deployed to Iraq in order to run for Congress, though Walz announced his campaign plans in 2005, months before his unit received a mobilization order.
Walz fielded accusations regarding his military service during his 2018 race for governor. A paid letter to the editor written by two retired command sergeant majors alleged that Walz misrepresented his rank during the campaign.
Trump, meanwhile, has also faced criticism in recent days from Democrats and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, after saying the Presidential Medal of Freedom, a civilian award, is “much better” than the Congressional Medal of Honor. Speaking at his golf club in New Jersey, Trump last week said members of the military who receive the Medal of Honor are “either in very bad shape because they’ve been hit so many times by bullets, or they’re dead.”
VFW National Commander Al Lipphardt issued a statement calling Trump’s comments “asinine.”
Trump’s running mate, Sen. JD Vance, a Marine veteran, has been among the most vocal critics of Walz’s discussion of his military service, accusing Walz during a campaign stop of "stolen valor."
In response to the Republican criticism, Walz earlier this month fiercely defended his military service, saying “you should never denigrate another person’s service record.”
“I’m going to say it again as clearly as I can: I am damn proud of my service to the country,” Walz said at an event in Los Angeles. “To anyone brave enough to put on that uniform for our great country, including my opponent, I just have a few simple words: Thank you for your service and sacrifice.”
Vance has continued to hit Walz on the issue.
“He has not spent a day in a combat zone,” Vance told reporters at a campaign event in Michigan earlier this month. “Do not pretend to be something that you’re not. … I’d be ashamed if I was him and I lied about my military service like he did.”
GOP military veteran lawmakers sign letter denouncing Walz claiming he is lying about his military service.
Fifty Republican members of Congress, all military veterans, have signed on to a letter to Gov. Tim Walz, condemning the Democratic vice presidential nominee for “egregious misrepresentations” of his military service and calling on him to “come clean.”
The letter, shared with POLITICO, is signed by members of the House and Senate across the spectrum of Republicans, including longtime die-hard supporters of former President Donald Trump and more moderate members from competitive House districts. It follows a statement signed Friday by 18 Democratic military veteran members of Congress defending Walz from attacks on his record.
Walz, who served 24 years in the Army National Guard, came under fire after being named Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate over several apparent inconsistencies concerning his time in the military.
“You have stated that you are ‘damn proud’ of your service, and like any American veteran, you should be,” the Republican members of Congress wrote, on a document with Trump-Vance campaign letterhead. “But there is no honor in lying about the nature of your service.”
Sens. Joni Ernst of Iowa, Roger Marshall of Kansas, Rick Scott of Florida and Roger Wicker of Mississippi signed the letter, and from the House, topping the list of signatures was Rep. Brian Mast of Florida, who lost his legs while serving in Afghanistan.
The list of House Republican veterans who signed the letter ranged from Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska to Rep. Ryan Zinke of Montana, and included dozens of names in between.
“You have violated the trust of our brothers and sisters in arms,” the Congress members wrote. “Their blood, sweat, and sacrifice are the only reason our nation is able to exist. Until you admit you lied to them, there is no way you can be trusted to serve as Vice President.”
In response to a request for comment, a spokesperson for Walz noted the recent statement from Democratic members of Congress supporting Walz as a “steadfast advocate for veterans and military families,” as well as an open letter released by the campaign last week featuring signatures of 1,000 military veterans.
Walz warns ‘never denigrate’ military service in shot at Vance
The Harris campaign early on referred to Walz as a “retired Command Sergeant Major,” a rank he did achieve but was moved down to master sergeant before retiring in 2005. The campaign later updated his online biography.
And Walz in 2018 referred to “weapons of war, that I carried in war” when decrying gun violence, though he did not serve in a combat zone. A Harris spokesperson has since said he “misspoke” in saying he carried weapons in war, but that he did “handle weapons of war.”
Trump allies have also accused Walz of pulling out of his National Guard unit before it was to be deployed to Iraq in order to run for Congress, though Walz announced his campaign plans in 2005, months before his unit received a mobilization order.
Walz fielded accusations regarding his military service during his 2018 race for governor. A paid letter to the editor written by two retired command sergeant majors alleged that Walz misrepresented his rank during the campaign.
Trump, meanwhile, has also faced criticism in recent days from Democrats and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, after saying the Presidential Medal of Freedom, a civilian award, is “much better” than the Congressional Medal of Honor. Speaking at his golf club in New Jersey, Trump last week said members of the military who receive the Medal of Honor are “either in very bad shape because they’ve been hit so many times by bullets, or they’re dead.”
VFW National Commander Al Lipphardt issued a statement calling Trump’s comments “asinine.”
Trump’s running mate, Sen. JD Vance, a Marine veteran, has been among the most vocal critics of Walz’s discussion of his military service, accusing Walz during a campaign stop of "stolen valor."
In response to the Republican criticism, Walz earlier this month fiercely defended his military service, saying “you should never denigrate another person’s service record.”
“I’m going to say it again as clearly as I can: I am damn proud of my service to the country,” Walz said at an event in Los Angeles. “To anyone brave enough to put on that uniform for our great country, including my opponent, I just have a few simple words: Thank you for your service and sacrifice.”
Vance has continued to hit Walz on the issue.
“He has not spent a day in a combat zone,” Vance told reporters at a campaign event in Michigan earlier this month. “Do not pretend to be something that you’re not. … I’d be ashamed if I was him and I lied about my military service like he did.”
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Punitively demoted at that. Not a failed to finish a class, this was a Dept of Navy saw fit to intentionally and selectively reduce his rank due to actions he took while on active duty.
What the actual crap??
Rudy G. claims that Tim Walz was recruited and programmed by the Chinese Communist Party, then sent back to the U.S. to brainwash kids as a teacher.
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Rudy G. claims that Tim Walz was recruited and programmed by the Chinese Communist Party, then sent back to the U.S. to brainwash kids as a teacher.
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Rudy claims that Tim Walz was recruited and programmed by the Chinese Communist Party, then sent back to the U.S. to brainwash kids as a teacher.
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They’ve always been this bad. It was just accepted 30 years ago.
1. Based upon body language I've seen from Barron, I'm not so sure he loves his Dad. Hell, I'm not so sure Melania loves the Don based upon body language and attitude.
2. Barron is an Arsenal fan, so I'd never pick him. #LiverpoolforLife #YNWA
P.S. #2 is a lame joke. #1 is real talk though.
Whhhhaaaatttt???
Comer's latest attack on Tim Walz: "Minnesota is not your normal state ... you have a huge population of residents in Minnesota that have come from other countries and have very different ideologies that don't really respect capitalism."
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Comer's latest attack on Tim Walz: "Minnesota is not your normal state ... you have a huge population of residents in Minnesota that have come from other countries and have very different ideologies that don't really respect capitalism."
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Comer's latest attack on Tim Walz: "Minnesota is not your normal state ... you have a huge population of residents in Minnesota that have come from other countries and have very different ideologies that don't really respect capitalism."
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Whhhhaaaatttt???
Comer's latest attack on Tim Walz: "Minnesota is not your normal state ... you have a huge population of residents in Minnesota that have come from other countries and have very different ideologies that don't really respect capitalism."
Aaron Rupar (@aaron.rupar) on Threads
Comer's latest attack on Tim Walz: "Minnesota is not your normal state ... you have a huge population of residents in Minnesota that have come from other countries and have very different ideologies that don't really respect capitalism."
Gotta be honest this pisses me off a little bit.
Target and 3M stockholders disagree with his assessment.
