Facing allegations that Kamala Harris’s running mate, Tim Walz, dodged deployment to Iraq while serving in the National Guard, the Vice President’s camp is baselessly smearing a veteran endorsed by former President Donald J. Trump‘s running mate, Marine Corps veteran Senator J.D. Vance.
“Unearthed: JD Vance supported a congressional candidate who egregiously lied about his military service and claimed he was deployed to Afghanistan when he never was,” the Harris campaign declared on social media, accusing the candidate—J.R. Majewski—of “stolen valor.”
The same smear campaign derailed Majewski’s previously competitive congressional race in Ohio.
The U.S. Air Force admitted to “improperly releas[ing] the military records” belonging to Majewski to the Democrat-aligned Due Diligence Group before the election, a transgression compounded by its failure to produce correct records when requested to do so.
Only once the race was over did it update Majewski’s records, adding the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal to it in recognition of the fact he served in a combat support area for troops in Afghanistan. While the area was outside the country, it was still officially designated as a combat zone.
Walz, meanwhile, has received no such exoneration. Indeed, his claims that he had no idea his National Guard unit was due to be sent to Iraq before his resignation have been undermined by documents appearing to show he was well aware of the upcoming deployment.
show lessYou might want to delete this. Majewski was cleared of these false claims against him. Unlike Tim Walz.https://t.co/A5nXW407D7
— Raheem. (@RaheemKassam) August 8, 2024