Walz Misspoke About Military Record, Spokesperson Says

The vice presidential candidate said he carried weapons of war ‘in war,’ though he never served in a combat zone.

Democrat vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks during a campaign rally in Philadelphia on Aug. 6, 2024. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz “misspoke” in a 2018 video about “weapons of war that I carried in war,” a spokesperson for the Harris–Walz campaign said on Aug. 12.

Walz, the Democratic nominee for vice president, made the remark in a video circulated by the campaign, commenting on gun control.