The GOP is calling out every dog gone detail about Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz ― starting with his furry friend, Scout.
On Monday morning, Minnesota GOP strategist Dustin Grage tried to expose Walz with two different pictures of the Minnesota governor side-by-side, each was apparently previously posted on social media.
The photo on the left was posted in June 2022 and showed Walz with Scout, a Labrador retriever mix he got in 2018. The caption read, “Sending a special birthday shoutout to our favorite pup, Scout.”
Meanwhile, the one on the right was taken in October that same year and showed Walz with a different dog, with the caption, “Couldn’t think of a better way to spend a beautiful fall day than at the dog park. I know Scout enjoyed it.”
Grage seemingly smelled scandal and posted the two photos on X, formerly Twitter, with the caption, “Yes, this is Tim Walz tweeting about his dog Scout. Only problem is that these are two completely different dogs.”
Grage’s post was amplified by conservative activist Charlie Kirk (who later deleted it), as well as decorated NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines and Minnesota state Rep. Mary Franson.
However, a community note added to Grage’s tweet pointed out that “the photo on the right is from a dog park that Tim Walz was at with Scout and many other dogs.” Scout can be seen playing with these dogs, the note reads.
The person making the note also added the video in her own post, writing:
“It took me exactly 45 seconds to go to @Tim_Walz Instagram page and see this is a video of his dog Scout playing with another dog at the dog park.”
Others also griped about Grage’s “critical thinking” skills.
One person then asked Grage why “it’s okay to make shit up like this” and why he’s “fine with blatantly lying to score cheap political points.”
Grage responded, “the left can’t meme.”
Walz has since deleted the photo of the dog that isn’t Scout from his X account. HuffPost reached out to his campaign for comment, but no one has immediately responded.
In another instance of Walz being scrutinized by the GOP, it appears that in 2006, when Walz was running for Congress, his campaign page mentioned that he had been named the Outstanding Young Nebraskan by the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce in the 1990s.
Turns out the award was actually from the Nebraska Junior Chamber of Commerce, a different organization.
Many people thought the mix-up was a tad overblown by critics.
