Tim Walz faced backlash on Monday for faking the identity of his family dog Scout. Taking to X, Republican strategist for Minnesota Dustin Grage attempted to expose Walz by comparing two images that the Minnesota Governor previously shared on social media. In June 2022, Walz shared a picture with his furry friend, a Labrador retriever mix, and captioned it, “Sending a special birthday shoutout to our favorite pup, Scout.
” Another photo was shot in October of the same year and featured Walz with a different dog along 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.” On the same day, Walz shared a video of Scout and a few other canines at a dog park on Instagram.
In the video, the governor can be seen wearing the same jacket and the dog featured in the X post is also visible. Before rubbing Scout tenderly, Walz asks him in jest whether he's “jealous” of the attention he's giving to other dogs. It seems Walz has deleted the picture of him visiting the dog park from his X account.
Meanwhile, Grage discovered the scandal in the two photos, which were shared by him on X. “Yes, this is Tim Walz tweeting about his dog Scout. Only problem is that these are two completely different dogs,” he wrote.
Republicans, MAGA blast Tim Walz Sen. Eric Schmitt, a Republican from Missouri, reposted Grage's tweet, asking, “Why would Tim Walz do this? It's weird and creepy.” Charlie Kirk, the founder o.