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During the the [[2020 leftwing riots|2020 Leftwing riots]] in advance of the [[2020 presidential election]], Walz peddled a [[conspiracy theory]] that drug cartels and [[white supremacist]]s were behind the [[violence]].<ref>[https://www.fox9.com/news/walz-white-supremacist-groups-drug-cartels-suspected-at-minneapolis-riots-but-reports-still-unconfirmed Walz: White supremacist groups, drug cartels suspected at Minneapolis riots, but reports still unconfirmed], Fox9, May 30, 2020</ref><ref>https://www.waynedupree.com/2020/05/mn-gov-mobilizes-national-guard/</ref>

During the the [[2020 leftwing riots|2020 Leftwing riots]] in advance of the [[2020 presidential election]], Walz peddled a [[conspiracy theory]] that drug cartels and [[white supremacist]]s were behind the [[violence]].<ref>[https://www.fox9.com/news/walz-white-supremacist-groups-drug-cartels-suspected-at-minneapolis-riots-but-reports-still-unconfirmed Walz: White supremacist groups, drug cartels suspected at Minneapolis riots, but reports still unconfirmed], Fox9, May 30, 2020</ref><ref>https://www.waynedupree.com/2020/05/mn-gov-mobilizes-national-guard/</ref>

[[Kamala Harris]] picked Tim Walz as her running mate for the 2024 elections, on August 6, and will likely emphasize his military service as part of their campaign.<ref>Ashe Schow, [https://www.dailywire.com/news/walz-embellished-and-selectively-omitted-facts-about-his-military-career-retired-national-guardsmen?topStoryPosition=4 Walz ‘Embellished And Selectively Omitted Facts’ About His Military Career: Retired National Guardsmen], ''Daily Wire'', August 6, 2024.</ref>

[[Kamala Harris]] picked Tim Walz as her running mate for the 2024 elections, on August 6, and he might emphasize his military service as part of their campaign.<ref>Ashe Schow, [https://www.dailywire.com/news/walz-embellished-and-selectively-omitted-facts-about-his-military-career-retired-national-guardsmen?topStoryPosition=4 Walz ‘Embellished And Selectively Omitted Facts’ About His Military Career: Retired National Guardsmen], ''Daily Wire'', August 6, 2024.</ref>

However, <i>when Walz was running for governor in 2018, former members of the National Guard spoke out about his service, with a retired command sergeant major saying he “embellished and selectively omitted facts of his military career for years.”</i>

However, <i>when Walz was running for governor in 2018, former members of the National Guard spoke out about his service, with a retired command sergeant major saying he “embellished and selectively omitted facts of his military career for years.”</i>