From Chuck Ross at the Washington Free Beacon: Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz, already under fire for embellishing his military service, misrepresented the fertility treatments his wife received to have children.
Walz repeatedly said on the campaign trail and as Minnesota governor that he and his wife, Gwen, conceived their two children through in-vitro fertilization.
“Thank God for IVF. My wife and I have two beautiful children,” he told MSNBC’s Jen Psaki in July. Walz fundraised off “his family’s IVF Journey” in an email to donors in March. Earlier this month, he accused Republicans of wanting to ban the procedure. “If it was up to [J.D. Vance], I wouldn’t have a family because of IVF,” Walz said in a video posted by the Kamala Harris campaign on Aug. 9. “My kids were born through that way.”
But that’s not how the Walzes had their two kids, Hope and Gus. They conceived through intrauterine insemination (IUI), a far less invasive procedure than IVF that does not involve fertilizing an embryo. Gwen Walz detailed the fertility treatment in a statement to CNN, and the Harris campaign defended Walz’s inconsistent statements on the issue.
When confronted about Walze’s misleading statement, Harris campaign spokeswoman Mia Ehrenberg dismissed the issue, claiming, “Governor Walz talks how normal people talk. He was using commonly understood shorthand for fertility treatments.”
Walz made the comment in the video below:
Tim Walz Said His Kids ‘Were Born Through’ IVF. It’s a Lie
Walz fundraised off his “family’s IVF journey,” and in a video released by the Harris campaign, said: “My kids were born through that way.”
But his wife conceived through a different procedure.https://t.co/ms7QJpw1qS
— Chuck Ross (@ChuckRossDC) August 20, 2024
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