Dozens of congressional military veterans, all of them Republicans, recently issued a scathing letter rebuking Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz for lying about his military service.
The letter attacks Walz for claiming to be a “retired command sergeant major.” It’s a position he held on a contingent basis in the National Guard, but failed to complete the requirements needed to retire with the title. But that hasn’t stopped Walz from claiming the title for decades.
According to the Minnesota National Guard, Walz retired as a “Master Sergeant.’
The letter also criticized Walz for claiming to have carried weapons “in war,” when he never served in a combat zone, saying “Until you admit you lied… there is no way you can be trusted to serve as vice president.”