Fox News ' latest attempt to churn up negative stories about Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz backfired immediately this week. The Fox News story in question dealt with Walz's tenure as a high-school football coach and featured the headline, " Tim Walz allegedly told high school football player struggling with crime and alcohol to keep playing.
" The implication of the headline was that Walz didn't really do anything to help the struggling student and only cared about keeping him on the field to win football games. However, an interview with the former student, a man named Dan Clement, showed that Walz encouraged him to continue playing because he thought it would give him a positive outlet away from alcohol and criminal activities that could help him straighten out his life. "The caring attention he gave, that positive support can pull you through really dark times in your life," said Clement.
"And he was right. I was wrong. And later in life, when I continued to do that, when I continued to trust other people who love me, then it led my life in this beautiful direction.
Just like it did back then." ALSO READ: Mike Johnson’s running for his life – and possibly Trump’s – this election Given this, many of Fox News' liberal critics were quick to pounce on the network for its negative framing of a positive story. "Walz scandals are absolutely hilarious," observed data analyst Darrell Owens .
"'Did teen Walz go to China a few months later than he claimed?' 'Did Walz date a girl whe.
