Former Attorney General under Obama loses his cool when called out for failing to vet Walz for misrepresenting his military service.
Former Attorney General Eric Holder lost his cool Tuesday when confronted over his failure to properly vet Kamala Harris’s running mate Gov. Tim Walz over his stolen valor.
Holder was tapped by the Harris campaign last month to vet potential running mates.
Human Events Editor Jack Posobiec approached Holder at the DNC in Chicago to ask why he didn’t properly vet Walz’s checkered military past.
“Why didn’t you vet Tim Walz? Why did you vet Tim Walz for stolen valor, AG Holder?” Posobiec asked him as they were walking.
“Fuck you!” Holder snapped back.
? BREAKING: I just confronted Eric Holder about why he didn’t vet Tim Walz over his Stolen Valor
Holder: “F*CK YOU!!!” pic.twitter.com/6j1gzdkW2P
— Jack Poso ?? (@JackPosobiec) August 21, 2024
Posobiec continued to repeatedly ask, “Why did he lie about deploying to Iraq, AG Holder? Why did Tim Walz lie about going to Iraq, and you didn’t vet him? He lied about his rank!”
“You know, you’re a fool!” Holder shouted back as his security detail shoved Posobiec away from him.
DNC security then stopped Posobiec from entering the media section to follow Holder despite him having press credentials.
Journalist Glenn Greenwald pointed out Holder’s hostility and beefed up security detail blocking Posobiec from asking simple questions highlights how entitled public servants in America have become.
“When did it become acceptable or legal for former US officials to employ teams of armed thugs who walk with them and who push and shove citizens for the crime of asking questions? What gives them the right to use physical force in response to questioning Eric Holder?” he asked on X.
When did it become acceptable or legal for former US officials to employ teams of armed thugs who walk with them and who push and shove citizens for the crime of asking questions?
What gives them the right to use physical force in response to questioning Eric Holder? https://t.co/kel9tLqvC8
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) August 21, 2024
Walz has been getting criticized for misrepresenting his military record, claiming he saw battle in Iraq and held the rank of retired “Command Sergeant Major.”
In reality, he left the National Guard just before his unit deployed to Iraq with the rank of command master sergeant.
The battalion commander of Walz’s former Minnesota Army National Guard unit issued a scathing message on Facebook last week, saying it’s “an affront” to the military if Walz continues using a rank he did not retain upon retirement.
“By all accounts and on the record, he was a competent Chief of Firing Battery/Gunnery Sergeant and First Sergeant. I cannot say the same of his service sitting, frocked, in the [command sergeant major] chair. He did not earn the rank or successfully complete any assignment as an E9,” John Kolb, retired lieutenant colonel of the 1st Battalion, 125th Field Artillery, wrote in the post.
