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The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell

Walz says he’s ‘damn proud’ of military service amid GOP attacks

The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell

Lawrence O'Donnell, MS NOW

Politics, Washington, Congress, News, Ms Now, President, Versant Media, Policy, Versant, Government, Senate

4.56.4K Ratings

🗓️ 14 August 2024

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Tonight on The Last Word: Gov. Tim Walz rallies union workers in his first solo campaign event. Also, eight states have abortion rights on the ballot in November. Plus, NBC News projects Trump-endorsed Eric Hovde wins the Wisconsin GOP primary and will face Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin. And secretaries of state call on Elon Musk to adopt an election information policy for X users. Rep. Mark Pocan, Dr. Kelly Morrison, Sen. Tammy Baldwin, and Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon join Ali Velshi.

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0:00.0

Now it is time for the last word with Ali Velshi in for Lawrence.

0:04.1

Ali, I owe you a thank you for last week where you were, you kept the home fires burning

0:09.0

so that I could go on vacation with my crazy children.

0:12.1

I appreciate that and you in ways you cannot

0:15.2

know. It is always a pleasure and of course your team is so fantastic and that show you

0:19.4

just did was so fantastic. In fact it was it was way fantastic. Way. No way, way. Way.

0:25.0

Way. Way. Party on, I'm Canadian. This is close to home.

0:30.0

You have a good evening, my friend. Thank you. You too.

0:32.0

84 days until voting begins and less

0:36.9

than a week until the Democratic National Convention. It has been, believe it or not, exactly one week since Tim Walls was introduced to the national

0:45.4

stage as Vice President Kamala Harris's running mate, one week.

0:49.5

And since then, Republicans have been work shopping some attacks on Tim Walls to see what sticks.

0:54.9

Republicans have attacked Tim Walls for providing free meals

0:57.6

to all children in his state, regardless of their parents' income.

1:01.4

Republicans have attacked Tim Walz for providing free

1:03.8

menstrual products to students in his state. And then there's the Trump team's

1:08.2

attack on his military service. Tim Walz served in the Army National Guard for 24 years.

1:16.0

He retired two months before his unit's deployment to Iraq in order to run for Congress.

1:22.0

Donald Trump's running mate, JD Vance, in particular,

1:24.4

has accused Tim Walsh of something called Stolen Valor.

1:28.4

Let me rephrase this.

1:29.3

The running mate of the man who claimed bone spurs

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