Rep. Joe Walsh (R-IL) conceded to the Chicago Tribune on Thursday that he “absoutely” has gotten ahead of himself on occasion, but stood by the substance of some of his most controversial remarks.
With his town hall meetings being recorded, including by Democratic video trackers, Walsh has contended that Duckworth, who was severely wounded in the Iraq War, has too often promoted her military service as a reason to gain votes, unlike a “true hero.” More recently he attacked the threat of radical Islam in America and said it existed “here” in Elk Grove Village, Addison and Elgin.
“Did I once again at a town hall get a little ahead of myself with my language? Absolutely,” Walsh said. “Again guys, the context is, there’s Joe Walsh out talking to voters and Tammy Duckworth and all these others have cameras filming me. The point I was trying to make was we don’t know where (the threat is), but they’re everywhere. They are in towns big and small throughout this country.”
