‘Who Gives A F?’: Charlamagne Downplays Stolen Valor Accusation Against Tim Walz, Pushes For Gun Control

Radio host Charlamagne Tha God on Friday minimized the accusation of stolen valor against Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz due to his allegedly false statements about his prior military service with the National Guard.

CNN correspondent Tom Foreman on Wednesday fact-checked Walz after he claimed to have carried weapons “in war” while talking about gun control legislation, stating there is “no evidence” to suggest the Minnesota governor’s comments were factual. Charlamagne, on “The Breakfast Club,” awarded Foreman “Donkey of the Day” for his fact-check, saying the priority should be gun control rather than Walz’s statements on his military service.

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“Who gives a F? … I don’t care if Tim Walz did or did not carry weapons of war in combat. You know what I care about? I care about what Tim Walz was actually bringing to the forefront, and that is military-style assault weapons should not be in the hands of civilians,” Charlamagne said. “Military-style assault weapons are designed for maximum kills in combat situations, okay? …  It makes them beyond dangerous for civilians to have, okay? Dudes is pulling up with choppers, laying down 15-20 people at concerts, churches — I don’t think there’s been a setting in America that hasn’t experienced a mass shooting at this point, okay?”

The radio host blamed “frequent mass shootings” on “assault-style weapons” and claimed that the firearm type is “not necessary for self-defense or hunting.”

“But Republicans don’t want to have that conversation, because having that conversation means that they have to come up with some type of common-sense gun reform, but that’s not going to happen because the gun lobbyists like the NRA are in the pockets of most of these politicians,” Charlamagne added. “Why, CNN, are you not talking about that issue?”