By Evaristo Lara
08 Oct 2024, 2:54 PM EDT
Tim Walz, Kamala Harris’ running mate, attacked Donald Trump and defined him as a “pathological liar.”
During an interview given to the television program “60 Minutes”, The acting governor of Minnesota defended himself against his erroneous statements related to his military service and a past trip to China.
“I think people know who I am. I consider that they know how to distinguish between someone who expresses emotions, who tells a story, who is wrong about a date, and a pathological liar like Donald Trump.”he expressed.
The Republicans have attacked the 60-year-old Democrat not only for the two points he refers to, but also for having pointed out that during the period in which he was a member of the Army National Guard he stated that he carried weapons “in the war,” this despite the fact that he never participated in any war operation.
Nevertheless, Timothy James Walz reiterated that he had not deliberately lied to citizens, but rather attributed his mistake to distractions.
“It all comes down to the question of whether you can be trusted to tell the truth. “I admit that sometimes I am an idiot, but the people closest to me know that I keep my word,” he indicated as an argument in defense.
Unlike Kamala Harris, who has been more consistent with her statements, her running mate has faltered in some of her comments made at rallies. and that has allowed his detractors to try to promote him as a character focused on lying.
In addition, he has also shown himself vulnerable at key moments in front of the public, as happened last week during the debate he held against James David Vance, Republican candidate for vice president.
In this event, a poll later carried out by the television network CBS Newsshowed that the conservative took the night by obtaining 42%, one percentage point more than the Democrat.
Faced with this panorama, the campaign of the acting vice president immediately tried to cover up the defeat of her partner and turned again towards Donald Trump through a new call inviting him to debate again, which he knew beforehand that he would reject. , but that guaranteed that any statement from the former president would eclipse the exchange of opinions between running mates.
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