Democratic senator defends Walz over comments about weapons "in war"
New Mexico Democratic Sen. Ben Ray Luján defended vice presidential candidate Tim Walz after the Harris campaign acknowledged the Minnesota governor misspoke when he said he had carried weapons “in war.” Luján said the upfront approach contrasts with the Republican candidates, former President Donald Trump and Ohio Sen. JD Vance.
“There’s a recognition if you say something that’s not correct, then you step forward and you own it. The other side, how often have they done that? And if they want to talk about contradictions in their statements, just look at things that they’ve written in books and emails and everywhere else. There’s contradiction after contradiction,” Luján told reporters on Capitol Hill when he was asked if Walz should apologize.
Luján said Walz’s admission highlights the difference “between their side and our side,” and he noted “there should be no mistake about his service to our country as well.”
The senator also commented on Monday’s conversation that Elon Musk conducted with Trump on X, which he said demonstrates why Trump will not be reelected.
“The more that Elon Musk interviews the former president, the less that I have to talk about the previous president, ‘cause they’re going to do all the talking for us, and then to show the American people why the former president will not be president of the United States ever again,” he said.
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