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Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio quipped Tuesday that his counterpart, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, is finally getting combat zone experience with the Democratic National Convention being held in Chicago.

Asked by a reporter at a campaign event in neighboring Kenosha, Wisconsin, about the opening night of the convention, Vance responded, “I will say just the contrast between the public safety policies of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump is really striking.”

“It’s almost a joke to me that they held it in Chicago, which has become the murder capital of the United States of America, thanks to very failed Democrat leadership,” he continued.

The New York Post reported that in 2023 the city saw 617 people murdered, with homicides up nearly 50 percent from a decade ago. Chicago has led the U.S. in the most murders for 12 years in a row.

Over the weekend ahead of the Democratic convention, at least 30 people were shot, five fatally, according to WLS-TV.

Vance said, “My little theory about why they decided to have the convention in Chicago is, you know, Tim Walz has been going around saying that he served in war, and maybe they did it in Chicago so that he could actually, accurately say he visited a combat zone.”

“Chicago has violent crime statistics that actually mirror … third world highly violent countries,” he added.

Do you think Walz is guilty of stolen valor?

“I think it is a good contrast between the policies of Kamala Harris that promote violent crime and the criminals who do it, and the policies of Donald J. Trump, to promote peace, to promote prosperity and want to throw the violent criminals behind bars,” Vance concluded.

Earlier this month, Vance, a Marine Corps combat veteran, hit Walz for stolen valor, arguing, “He said, ‘We shouldn’t allow weapons that I used in war to be [used] on America’s streets.’”

“Well, I wonder, Tim Walz, when were you ever in war? What was this weapon that you carried into war, given that you abandoned your unit right before they went to Iraq, and he has not spent a day in a combat zone?” he asked.

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Walz never served in war, or even anywhere near a combat zone, USA Today reported.

He was in the National Guard during a time of war, having enlisted in 1981 and retired in 2005.

“Walz deployed with the Minnesota National Guard in August 2003 to Vicenza, Italy, as part of support for the US war in Afghanistan, according to a Minnesota Guard spokesperson. He did not deploy to Afghanistan or Iraq or a combat zone as part of his service,” according to CNN.

Walz retired from the Army in 2005 to run for Congress, just months before his artillery unit deployed to Iraq.

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Randy DeSoto has written more than 3,000 articles for The Western Journal since he began with the company in 2015. He is a graduate of West Point and Regent University School of Law. He is the author of the book "We Hold These Truths" and screenwriter of the political documentary "I Want Your Money."
Randy DeSoto wrote and was the assistant producer of the documentary film "I Want Your Money" about the perils of Big Government, comparing the presidencies of Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama. Randy is the author of the book "We Hold These Truths," which addresses how leaders have appealed to beliefs found in the Declaration of Independence at defining moments in our nation's history. He has been published in several political sites and newspapers.

Randy graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point with a BS in political science and Regent University School of Law with a juris doctorate.
Birthplace
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Nationality
American
Honors/Awards
Graduated dean's list from West Point
Education
United States Military Academy at West Point, Regent University School of Law
Books Written
We Hold These Truths
Professional Memberships
Virginia and Pennsylvania state bars
Location
Phoenix, Arizona
Languages Spoken
English
Topics of Expertise
Politics, Entertainment, Faith




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