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'''Timothy James “Tim” Walz''' (born April 6, 1964, age {{age|1964|4|6}}) is the [[radical left]] and [[communist]]-aligned [[Democrat Farm Labor]] party governor of the state of [[Minnesota]], having served in that position since January 2019. His tenure as governor has been described as a "disaster for Minnesotans", with Walz presiding over a 70% increase in homicides in the state.<ref>[https://www.newsweek.com/tim-walz-has-been-disaster-minnesotans-opinion-1935402#:~:text=Under%20Walz's%20tenure%2C%20Minnesota%20has,Minneapolis%20are%20up%20548%20percent.  Tim Walz Has Been a Disaster for Minnesotans | Opinion] ''Newsweek'',  Aug 6, 2024</ref>

'''Timothy James “Tim” Walz''' (born April 6, 1964, age {{age|1964|4|6}}) is the [[radical left]] and [[communist]]-aligned [[Democrat Farm Labor]] party governor of the state of [[Minnesota]], having served in that position since January 2019. His tenure as governor has been described as a "disaster for Minnesotans", with Walz presiding over a 70% increase in homicides in the state.<ref>[https://www.newsweek.com/tim-walz-has-been-disaster-minnesotans-opinion-1935402#:~:text=Under%20Walz's%20tenure%2C%20Minnesota%20has,Minneapolis%20are%20up%20548%20percent.  Tim Walz Has Been a Disaster for Minnesotans | Opinion] ''Newsweek'',  Aug 6, 2024</ref>

Walz has a history of making false and misleading statements and is perhaps best known for inciting [[mob]] [[violence]]. During the the [[2020 leftwing riots|2020 Leftwing riots]] in advance of the [[2020 presidential election]], Walz made no effort to quell the [[Black Lives Matter]] and fascist [[Antifa]] terrorists who were looting businesses, setting vehicles on fire and [[Murder|murdering]] at least 2 people in Minneapolis-Saint Paul.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/walzs-handling-blm-riots-strict-covid-rules-under-microscope-after-harris-vp-pick  Walz's handling of BLM riots, strict COVID rules under microscope after Harris VP pick] ''Fox News'', Aug 6, 2024</ref> 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>

Largely regarded as a blowhard, Walz has a history of making false and misleading statements and is perhaps best known for inciting [[mob]] [[violence]]. During the the [[2020 leftwing riots|2020 Leftwing riots]] in advance of the [[2020 presidential election]], Walz made no effort to quell the [[Black Lives Matter]] and fascist [[Antifa]] terrorists who were looting businesses, setting vehicles on fire and [[Murder|murdering]] at least 2 people in Minneapolis-Saint Paul.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/walzs-handling-blm-riots-strict-covid-rules-under-microscope-after-harris-vp-pick  Walz's handling of BLM riots, strict COVID rules under microscope after Harris VP pick] ''Fox News'', Aug 6, 2024</ref> 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 US presidential election]] on August 6 that year. At the time, he was facing an accusation of "stolen valor", as when he was running for governor in 2018, Walz embellished and selectively omitted facts about his military service; for example, his official bio claimed that Walz "retired as a sergeant major in 2005", whereas Walz actually failed to meet the conditions of his promotion to this rank, rendering it null and void.<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><ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/08/06/kamala-harriss-vice-president-pick-gov-tim-walz-facing-stolen-valor-accusation/ Kamala Harris’s Vice President Pick Gov. Tim Walz Facing Stolen Valor Accusation]</ref>

[[Kamala Harris]] picked Tim Walz as her running mate for the [[2024 US presidential election]] on August 6 that year. At the time, he was facing an accusation of "stolen valor", as when he was running for governor in 2018, Walz embellished and selectively omitted facts about his military service; for example, his official bio claimed that Walz "retired as a sergeant major in 2005", whereas Walz actually failed to meet the conditions of his promotion to this rank, rendering it null and void.<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><ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/08/06/kamala-harriss-vice-president-pick-gov-tim-walz-facing-stolen-valor-accusation/ Kamala Harris’s Vice President Pick Gov. Tim Walz Facing Stolen Valor Accusation]</ref>