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Walz downplays past false statements in rare interview

Oct 06, 2024 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    50% Medium Conservative

  • Reliability

    70% ReliableGood

  • Policy Leaning

    50% Medium Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    -21% Negative

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31% : Walz on Sunday also tried to more starkly draw a contrast between Trump and Harris, after some Democrats said they were alarmed that Walz at times struggled during the debate to concisely argue why Harris would be a better president.
29% : The governor argued Trump would burden Americans with $4,000 of new expenses per year from his threats to slap even steeper tariffs on everyday goods imported into the U.S., while Harris is pledging to boost small businesses and a child tax credit for families.
28% : And that's the point of being and boxing Iran in," he said, arguing Trump allowed Iran to get closer to having nuclear weapons by pulling the U.S. out of the Iran nuclear deal.
12% : Bream interjected to point out Trump has said he would not sign a national abortion ban, asking Walz if he "was calling that just a flat-out lie.
5% : On Sunday, Walz amid questioning about an abortion law he signed in Minnesota, sought to more directly attack Trump and Vance over their stance on abortion access.

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