Retired Command Sergeant Major Thomas Behrends has publicly criticized Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, calling him a “traitor” and a “military imposter.”
Behrends accused Walz of dishonesty regarding his military service, claiming he left the Minnesota National Guard before being deployed to Iraq, despite knowing about the potential mobilization.
He described Walz’s portrayal of himself in military uniform versus a drag queen outfit as indicative of his true character.
Additionally, Behrends pointed out discrepancies in Walz’s claimed military rank, noting that he retired as a master sergeant (E-8), not as a command sergeant major (E-9) as implied on his official biography, a claim later corrected by the Harris campaign.
Behrends, along with another retired sergeant major, criticized Walz for embellishing details about his military career, stating that he did not fulfill the conditions necessary to retain his conditional promotion to command sergeant major.
“Traitor, Deserter, Military Imposter, Kamelaeon Party Leader Tim Walz had been drug out of his outhouse and into the light, so we the American people can conduct an archeological dig of what lies below,” Behrends wrote.
“As we descend into the depths of lies and deceit, who knows how deep the disgusting and despicable pit goes? I’m guessing that we will be digging for many moons, and when we think we have hit bottom, we will pop out in China.”
“He had the opportunity to serve his country, and said ‘Screw you’ to the United States,” Behrends said. “That’s not who I would pick to run for vice president.”
Walz “embellished and selectively omitted facts and circumstances of his military career for years,” retired Army Command Sergeant Major Paul Herr wrote in 2018.
“On September 17th, 2004 he was conditionally promoted to Command Sergeant Major,” the letter said. “The conditions had been outlined to him when he was counseled and he signed the Statement of Agreement and Certification. If the conditions are not met, the promotion is null and void, like it never happened.”
