Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi seemed to cast doubt on the military service of Ohio Republican Senator JD Vance, who is aligned with Donald Trump as his running mate, while engaging in a conversation regarding Vice President Kamala Harris’ choice of running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. Throughout the interview, Pelosi occasionally appeared to have difficulty articulating her responses; however, her most vigorous reaction occurred when the topic shifted to Vance’s service in a combat zone.
“To stick with Tim, so well-liked, nominated and elected by the members to be our top Democrat on the Veteran’s Affairs Committee where he brought his knowledge, his priorities, his vision for how we could help our vets better,” Pelosi told MSNBC host Andrea Mitchell.
“And he was working with Chad Edwards of Texas, who was the appropriator, and our caucus did more for veterans in that period of time than since the GI Bill,” she claimed.
“J.D. Vance has criticized him as never having been in combat,” Mitchell noted.
“Has he? Has he? Has J.D. Vance been in combat?” Pelosi interjected.
“He was over in Iraq, I think, as a public relations officer, as a communications officer, I think that’s the case, but he’s also said that this is anti-Semitic that Josh Shapiro was not chosen because he wasn’t against Israel enough,” Mitchell responded.
“Let me say this, we have some challenges in our country. As I say all the time, what matters are the kitchen table issues for the American people. What matters is the distinction between the two visions for our country and the experience that has been brought. Joe Biden, 16 million jobs created. I don’t like to use his name, but Donald Trump has the worst job creation record since Herbert Hoover,” Pelosi said, which is demonstrably false.
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