Tim Walz has proven to be a horrible running mate pick for Kamala Harris.
She probably wants to send him back for false advertising.
And Walz told one infuriating lie about an arrest from his past.
Tim Walz’s DUI arrest in the news
In 1995, Nebraska State Police arrested future Minnesota Governor Tim Walz for driving 96 miles per hour in a 55-mile-per-hour zone.
When Walz ran for Congress in 2006, his campaign falsely claimed that he had not been drinking, and only failed the field sobriety test because of a loss of hearing stemming from his service in the Army National Guard.
His campaign also claimed that the cops allowed him to drive himself to the police station.
Walz’s then-campaign communications director said in a 2006 interview, “The DUI charge was dropped for a reason: it wasn’t true . . . The trooper had him drive to the station and then leave on his own after being at the station. Tim feels bad about speeding and has paid the ticket and apologized to his family at the time it happened.”
CNN begrudgingly reported that every ounce of that statement was a lie.
Walz was in fact speeding, and his blood alcohol level was well over the legal limit.
CNN reported, “According to court and police records connected to the incident, Walz admitted in court that he had been drinking when he was pulled over for driving 96 mph in a 55 mph zone in Nebraska. Walz was then transported by a state trooper to a local hospital for a blood test, showing he had a blood alcohol level of .128, well above the state’s legal limit of 0.1 at the time.”
And the police did indeed haul Walz back to the station.
A spokesman for the Nebraska State Patrol Cody Thomas said in response to CNN’s inquiries, “Under NSP procedure, a person suspected of impaired driving is not allowed to continue driving . . . In this case, the suspect was transported by the trooper and was lodged in Dawes County Jail.”
Walz’s web of lies
Walz’s falsehoods about his DUI appear to be par for the course for the Minnesota Governor, who also lied repeatedly about his military service.
For weeks, Walz faced increased scrutiny over serious allegations of stolen valor stemming from his time in the Minnesota National Guard.
Walz lied about his rank when he left the service; he retired right before his unit was set to deploy to Iraq.
Kamala Harris picked him as her running mate in the hopes that his military record and background as a high school football coach would be an asset.
But Walz’s lies about his background have made him a liability.
If his biography falls apart under scrutiny, then voters will focus on his radical record.
Walz signed an order allowing the government to take children away from parents who do not consent to transgender surgeries.
He also signed red flag gun confiscation laws.
In addition to that, Walz rescinded protections for babies born alive following abortion attempts, which resulted in eight tragic deaths that we know of – before Walz eliminated the reporting requirement for it.
Walz’s background as a folksy Midwestern high school football coach is quickly crumbling.
Informed American will keep you up-to-date on any developments to this ongoing story.
