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2024-10-08 14:39:18 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: FC6DB904DF856C0C164E9721C9933425ACE3A6A330F5B48C47FBFA8205064548
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Original Note:
Tim Walz clarified the "friends with school shooters" gaffe. He was "talking about meeting people where there are school shooters" and the relationships he has made with those victims of mass shootings. He is NOT "friends with school shooters." https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4912393-minnesota-governor-clarifies-school-shooters/#:~:text=he%20was%20speaking%20about%20people%20impacted%20by%20school%20shootings https://www.newsweek.com/tim-walz-debate-friends-school-shooters-comment-1962952#:~:text=But%20Walz%20said,in%20December%202012 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaCKzoJaH6I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaCKzoJaH6I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDFVxs6PnhY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kkla2O-pKw0 https://time.com/7027657/walz-friends-with-school-shooters-vp-debate-gaffe-trump-reactions-context/#:~:text=he%20clarified%20to%20a%20reporter%3A%20%E2%80%9CI%20was%20talking%20about%20meeting%20people%20where%20there%20are%20school%20shooters%2C%20and%20I%20need%20to%20be%20more%20specific%20on%20that%2C%20but%20I%20am%20passionate%20about%20this%2C%E2%80%9D%20naming%20Parkland%20students%20and%20Sandy%20Hook%20parents%20as%20examples%20of%20people%20he%E2%80%99s%20befriended https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/walz-clarifies-comments-on-school-shooters/2024/10/02/822389e9-f685-4ff6-a545-9a71ec7722bc_video.html https://www.wired.com/story/vp-debate-tim-walz-friends-school-shooters/ https://www.notus.org/harris-2024/tim-walz-misspoke-befriending-school-shooters
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