NBC’s Memoli: Yes, Tim Walz Had Filed Paperwork Earlier, But He Was Aware that Deployment Was Possible

Mitchell Joining us now ░░░░░░░░ News White House Correspondent ░░░░░░░░ Memoli and Washington Post ░░░░░░░░ House Reporter Yasmeen Abutaleb ░░░░░░░░ first to you Donald ░░░░░░░░ J D Vance could ░░░░░░░░ up Walz s military ░░░░░░░░ again at their campaign ░░░░░░░░ today They seem to ░░░░░░░░ focusing on on that ░░░░░░░░ s sort of an ░░░░░░░░ of the swift boating ░░░░░░░░ John Kerry back in ░░░░░░░░ How worried is the ░░░░░░░░ campaign that these attacks ░░░░░░░░ stick MEMOLI Well Andrea ░░░░░░░░ course it s important ░░░░░░░░ remember that this was ░░░░░░░░ abbreviated running mate search ░░░░░░░░ an abbreviated vet of ░░░░░░░░ the potential VP candidates ░░░░░░░░ so as now Tim ░░░░░░░░ is on the ticket ░░░░░░░░ only just over a ░░░░░░░░ at this point it ░░░░░░░░ clear that there are ░░░░░░░░ to be more comments ░░░░░░░░ this that surface both ░░░░░░░░ critics of the Harris ░░░░░░░░ ticket but also the ░░░░░░░░ of his own are ░░░░░░░░ to be coming out ░░░░░░░░ more organically through press ░░░░░░░░ as well And so ░░░░░░░░ I ve been talking ░░░░░░░░ Harris advisers as well ░░░░░░░░ people close to Governor ░░░░░░░░ they say that it ░░░░░░░░ important for them to ░░░░░░░░ out quickly and to ░░░░░░░░ to address these issues ░░░░░░░░ they surface as quickly ░░░░░░░░ forthrightly as possible And ░░░░░░░░ it relates to Walz ░░░░░░░░ service in the National ░░░░░░░░ there are two interesting ░░░░░░░░ to this One is ░░░░░░░░ timing of course of ░░░░░░░░ eventual retirement from the ░░░░░░░░ Guard Yes he had ░░░░░░░░ his candidacy paperwork to ░░░░░░░░ for Congress ahead of ░░░░░░░░ officially that his unit ░░░░░░░░ be deploying But you ░░░░░░░░ to also remember the ░░░░░░░░ of this moment in ░░░░░░░░ when the situation in ░░░░░░░░ was deteriorating the toll ░░░░░░░░ the U S military ░░░░░░░░ growing and more and ░░░░░░░░ National Guard units were ░░░░░░░░ deployed So there was ░░░░░░░░ awareness that this was ░░░░░░░░ And Walz s advisers ░░░░░░░░ particular want to be ░░░░░░░░ respectful of the fact ░░░░░░░░ this was a complicated ░░░░░░░░ But remember Walz won ░░░░░░░░ seat in part because ░░░░░░░░ the opposition growing in ░░░░░░░░ country to the war ░░░░░░░░ Iraq at this point ░░░░░░░░ also they have to ░░░░░░░░ aggressive in counteracting the ░░░░░░░░ that they re getting ░░░░░░░░ especially from J D ░░░░░░░░ And I think to ░░░░░░░░ Governor Walz out there ░░░░░░░░ speak respectfully of of ░░░░░░░░ me Vance s service ░░░░░░░░ well was something that ░░░░░░░░ intentional And they re ░░░░░░░░ to sort of neutralize ░░░░░░░░ issue issue moving forward ░░░░░░░░ the extent that they ░░░░░░░░