Harris VP Pick SLAMMED – Called a TRAITOR!
Retired Command Sergeant Major Thomas Behrends referred to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (D), Vice President Kamala Harris’s running mate, as a “traitor” and a “military imposter.”
In a Facebook post, Behrends, who succeeded Walz after his retirement from the Minnesota National Guard, questioned the extent of what he described as Walz’s “lies and deceit.”
Ret. Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Behrends accuses @Tim_Walz of stolen valor: "He's used the rank that he never achieved in order to, advance his political career." #2024Election https://t.co/IyB7N1lfr1 pic.twitter.com/xYHB11DOGY
— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) August 8, 2024
The post also featured a photo of Walz in a military uniform, labeled as “a picture of who he thinks he is,” alongside another photo, purportedly showing Walz in a drag queen outfit, described as an image of “who he really is.”
“Traitor, Deserter, Military Imposter, Kamelaeon Party Leader Tim Walz had been drug out of his outhouse and into the light, so we the American people can conduct an archeological dig of what lies below,” Behrends wrote. “As we descend into the depths of lies and deceit, who knows how deep the disgusting and despicable pit goes? I’m guessing that we will be digging for many moons, and when we think we have hit bottom, we will pop out in China.”
In an interview with the New York Post, Behrends criticized Walz for leaving the military before his unit was deployed to Iraq.
Holy shit, Tim Walz's Battalion Commander absolutely destroys him over his Stolen Valor. How long is the leftwing media going to keep ignoring all of this? pic.twitter.com/eyu2tnMOUs
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) August 11, 2024
“When your country calls, you are supposed to run into battle — not the other way. He ran away. It’s sad.He had the opportunity to serve his country, and said ‘Screw you’ to the United States,” Behrends told THE Post. “That’s not who I would pick to run for vice president.”
NEW: In an unearthed radio ad from his 2006 Congressional campaign, Tim Walz refers to himself as a "Retired Command Sergeant Major." Undeniable evidence that Stolen Valor Walz lied about his rank to advance his political career. pic.twitter.com/DGyIQPDPGq
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) August 11, 2024
In a letter published in the West Central Tribune in November 2018, Behrends, along with Paul Herr, another retired Army Command Sergeant Major, accused Walz of “embellishing and selectively omitting details about his military career for years.”
“On September 17th, 2004 he was conditionally promoted to Command Sergeant Major,” the letter said. “The conditions had been outlined to him when he was counseled and he signed the Statement of Agreement and Certification. If the conditions are not met, the promotion is null and void, like it never happened.”
Here is another example of Tim Walz using his Command Sergeant Major rank in a 2006 campaign ad. Walz even implies that he served in Afghanistan.
This is a full year removed from his demotion from a CSM-E9 to a MSG-E8.
This is textbook Stolen Valor.pic.twitter.com/i0I47TBeyI
— Dustin Grage (@GrageDustin) August 12, 2024