Tim Walz's Far-Left Policies Endanger National Security

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, selected as Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate, voted against a measure that would have barred the federal government from transferring Guantanamo Bay detainees to the U.S.

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, picked this week by Vice President Kamala Harris to serve as her running mate, voted in 2009 against a measure that would have barred the federal government from transferring inmates at the Guantánamo Bay prison facility – and argued that facilities in the U.S. could handle the alleged terrorists being transferred.

Walz voted against a measure to block the transfer of detainees from the facility, sometimes referred to as "Gitmo," near Cuba to the United States. The measure was an effort led by Republicans to block an amendment authorizing transfers to the United States to stand trial as part of then-President Barack Obama’s efforts to close the terrorist prison.

Tim Walz's Far-Left Policies Endanger National Security

Republicans had claimed that bringing the suspects to the U.S. for trial would be a security risk and would give them American legal protections. It was a measure attached to a DHS appropriations bill.

The Washington Free Beacon, which unearthed the vote, also reported on remarks he made the same year in which he shrugged off objections about the risk posed if Gitmo detainees were transferred to the United States, saying it could include care at the Federal Medical Center in Rochester.

Tim Walz's Far-Left Policies Endanger National Security

Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Texas, a member of the House Armed Services Committee and Air Force veteran, ripped Walz for previously pushing to close Gitmo, saying his record has "put Americans' safety and our national security at risk."

"Tim Walz, under fire for repeatedly lying about dodging war in Iraq, repeatedly voted to close Guantanamo Bay and move the world's most dangerous terrorists to the United States," said Sam Rogers, an Army veteran and government affairs director at the Foundation for Government Accountability.

Tim Walz's Far-Left Policies Endanger National Security

Walz said he wanted to see the facility closed, and that it was a serious obstacle to peace in the Middle East. "If all the procedures are in place, as they've been done with everyone else, if we're very clear on what the legal avenues that these people have, I think our professionals there can handle it," he said.

Guantanamo Bay was back in the headlines this week after Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin backtracked on a plea deal that Pentagon prosecutors agreed to with three of the terrorists behind the Sept. 11 terror attacks, who await trial in the facility. There are currently around 30 detainees still there.

Tim Walz's Far-Left Policies Endanger National Security

There is increased scrutiny on Walz, who after serving as a lawmaker in the House became governor of Minnesota. 

He was selected this week by Vice President Kamala Harris to be her running mate on the 2024 Democratic presidential ticket, leading to a flurry of analyses and scrutiny of his past record on everything from immigration to his military service.

Walz's vote against blocking the transfer of Guantanamo Bay detainees demonstrates his far-left political ideology and disregard for national security. His willingness to bring dangerous terrorists to the United States for trial shows that he is not fit to be Vice President or President.