Tim Walz appears at California fundraiser after defending military service – as it happened
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Tim Walz appears at California fundraiser after defending military service – as it happened

Politics tamfitronics Politics tamfitronics Walz defends military service in first solo campaign appearanceSpeaking of the Harris campaign, the vice-president’s newly minted running mate, Tim Walztoday made his first solo campaign appearance at a convention of union members.The Minnesota governor gave a wide-ranging speech in which he attacked Donald Trump and cheered the power of organized labor, while also taking time to respond to attacks from the former president and his supporters, who say Walz has exaggerated his military service.Here’s what he said in response, at the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees’s annual convention:"I am damn proud of my service to this country. And I firmly believe you should never denigrate another person's service record."— Amid GOP attacks, Tim Walz defends the timing of his decision to retire from the National Guard in...
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