Harris Campaign Alters Walz' Biography After Military Rank Fiasco

Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign quietly altered Gov. Tim Walz’s (D-MN) biography on its official website after his military rank fiasco. 

The website initially listed Walz as a “retired command sergeant major,” a position he never held. As of Thursday, however, the Harris campaign’s website lists the governor as “the rank of Command Sergeant Major.” 

However, the website does not mention Walz’s rank was diminished before retirement.

The decision reflects the need for significant damage control after a damning report revealed that Walz lied about his time in the National Guard. Walz previously claimed he reenlisted in the military to serve an additional four years in the National Guard following the 9/11 terror attacks, adding that he retired the year before his battalion was deployed to Iraq so that he could run for Congress. However, a report found that the governor actually reenlisted for an additional six years only to quietly retire a year before his battalion was deployed to Iraq.