A Washington Post columnist claims that Tim Walz has "politicized" his record for personal benefit.

In an op-ed published on Friday, Washington Post columnist Kathleen Parker criticized Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz for exaggerating aspects of his career for "political gain."

"While I'm not accusing Walz of lying, precisely, Parker wrote in an op-ed titled 'Tim Walz Isn't Exactly What He Seems,' he tends to exaggerate his accomplishments for political gain."

Walz has been compelled to address several controversies that arose after Vice President Harris named him as her running mate. Specifically, he has been required to clarify his past in the National Guard and his 2006 congressional campaign's remarks regarding his 1995 drunk driving incident.

Parker called out Walz's statements about his 1995 arrest for drunk driving.

"In Nebraska, Walz, a 31-year-old high school teacher, was caught driving at 96 mph in a 55-mph zone. A state trooper pulled him over and smelled alcohol on him. The trooper asked Walz to take a field sobriety test, which he failed. Afterward, Walz went to the hospital for a blood test, which revealed his blood alcohol level to be 0.128, above the state's legal limit."

In 2006, Walz's campaign staff claimed that he was not drinking and had difficulty understanding the police officer's directions due to hearing loss, which they attributed to an injury sustained while serving in the National Guard.

Parker also responded to Walz's interview alongside Harris with CNN.

"Softballs during morning shows may provide comfort to the unprepared, but they do not provide the necessary information for informed voters," Parker wrote. "Their first (taped) interview with CNN's Dana Bash on Thursday night did not meet the imperative. While Harris handled the interview well, Walz appeared to be disorganized and confused."

"Parker wrote that he did not answer any of the four questions asked to him, including whether he had misspoken when he said he carried a gun in war when he never deployed to a combat zone. Instead of giving a simple "yes," he gave evasive nonsense and, to be rhetorically accurate, gobbledygook."

Members of the battalion where Walz served in the National Guard have criticized his openness about his military record.

Planet Chronicle Digital did not receive an immediate response from the Harris-Walz campaign when requested for a comment.