Kamala Harris has finally broken her silence on allegations that her running mate Tim Walz embellished his military service for political points. 

Briefly taking questions for the first time as the Democratic nominee on Thursday, Harris was confronted with Walz’s claim that he ‘went to war’, and that he retired from the National Guard before he would have been deployed. 

She responded: ‘Listen, I praise anyone who has presented themselves to serve our country. And I think that we all should.’ 

President Biden also weighed in on Walz’s selection as Harris’ Vice-Presidential nominee, as he reportedly told his campaign staff: ‘When you get to know him, he’s the real deal’, per CNN. 

Kamala Harris finally took questions on Thursday from reporters, when she was faced with allegations her running mate Tim Walz (seen together) embellished his military record 

Walz served 24 years in the National Guard, but never saw combat and retired in 2005 to run for congress after his battalion was set to be deployed 

Walz served 24 years in the National Guard before he retired in 2005 ahead of his run for congress. 

However, while he serves as a command sergeant major, he was reverted back to master sergeant as he left the military because he had not completed the coursework for the higher rank. 

This week, Harris’ campaign was forced to make an embarrassing edit to his biography as it removed the higher rank from his profile. 

Walz also raised eyebrows during his introduction speech on Monday as he made a point about gun control legislation, arguing people should not have access to weapons that he ‘carried in war.’ 

He quickly faced allegations that he never actually saw combat, although he did train with heavy artillery and was deployed to Italy in 2003 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.