Tim Walz’s claim that he carried weapons “in war” was deemed “absolutely false” by a CNN fact check

Tim Walz’s claim that he carried weapons “in war” was deemed “absolutely false” by a CNN fact check. Kamala Harris’ running mate is under scrutiny regarding a resurfaced 2018 clip shared by the campaign on social media, in which he counsels a crowded room that about gun violence. “We can research the impacts of gun violence. We can make sure those weapons of war, that I carried in war, are only carried in war,” Walz, 60, can be heard saying. Onlookers were quick to point out that Walz, who retired from the National Guard in 2005, never actually served in a combat zone. “Walz did make a comment speaking to a group, he’s done it a couple of times, where he has used language that has suggested that he carried weapons in a fighting situation,” CNN’s Jake Foreman said. “I know from coming from a military family there is a difference between being in a combat area, being involved at a time of war, and actually being in a position where people are shooting at you,” he added. “There is no evidence that at any time Governor Walz was in a position of being shot at, and some of his language could easily be seen to suggest he was, so that is absolutely false.”