Angry Senator's brother calls B.S. on JD Vance's attack on Tim Walz [View all]
Source: NJ.com
By Matt Arco | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
Scott Kelly is having none of JD Vance’s “stolen valor” attacks against Tim Walz for not having gone to Iraq despite serving more than two decades in the National Guard.
Kelly, a former Navy captain and the identical twin of U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly, took to X to rail against Donald Trump’s running mate after Vance had a lengthy takedown of Walz on the campaign trail. He accused Kamala Harris’s running mate of having “abandoned” his unit in 2005 ahead of a planned deployment to Iraq and instead opted to run for Congress.
“He has not spent a day in a combat zone,” Vance said. “What bothers me about Tim Walz is the stolen valor garbage. Do not pretend to be something that you’re not.”
Scott Kelly clapped back:
“You know what really bothers me @JDVance, is when you attack a fellow veterans military service. I respect your service and the service of @GovTimWalz and all of those honorably discharged. He was eligible for retirement after 24 years and submitted his retirement paperwork before his unit received orders (or even warning orders) to deploy and then he continued his service as a member of congress,” Scott Kelly said.
Read more: https://www.nj.com/politics/2024/08/angry-senators-brother-calls-bs-on-jd-vances-attack-on-tim-walz.html
= new reply since forum marked as read