During the sitdown interview that aired Sunday morning, Bash defended Kamala Harris’ running mate, pointing out that Walz filed his retirement paperwork a month before the National Guard announced public plans to deploy to Iraq.

Walz, 60, has been accused of retiring from a commanding role in his National Guard unit in 2005 to avoid being deployed to active war zones in Iraq.

WATCH: @JDVance schools CNN’s Dana Bash as she tries to cover up the fact that her own network aired PROOF that Tim Walz abandoned his men.“On CNN last night, one of the people who was actually in charge with him said they knew they were going to deploy to Iraq in Fall of 2004.… pic.twitter.com/f9901na3um

Vance, 39, quickly hit back — pointing to CNN’s own reporting.

“But on CNN last night, Dana, one of the people who was actually in charge with him said they knew they were going to deploy to Iraq in Fall of 2004. So he knew he was going to Iraq and he decided to quit,” the Ohio lawmaker responded.

The Vance campaign has now accused CNN of trying to obscure the facts in favor of Walz.

“CNN ignoring its own scoop from the evening before shows how far the mainstream media is willing to go to cover up for Kamala and the Democrats,” Team Vance National Press Secretary Taylor Van Kirk told The Post Sunday.

“But voters aren’t stupid, and they’re sick and tired of the mainstream media lying to them.”

On Saturday night, CNN aired an interview with retired National Guard Sgt. Major Doug Julin — who was Walz’s superior and is a longtime critic of the Minnesota governor — claimed Walz knew about his scheduled deployment to Iraq before applying for his honorable discharge.

BOMBSHELL: Tim Walz’s superior officer in the National Guard tells CNN that Walz knew he was going to be deployed to Iraq six months before he decided to retire. He also says Walz promised he would deploy and went back on his word and abandoned his men.pic.twitter.com/6Vpw9KQ0Vl

“People don’t really understand the sequence of events here,” Julin claimed. “In 2005…we were notified that we were going to Iraq. Get your team ready. Get your people together.”

Julin described a February 2005 meeting including National Guard commanding officers, at which Walz was present, where those plans were discussed further.

Julin then claimed Walz informed him of his plans to run for Congress “immediately” after that meeting and with full knowledge of the plans for combat.

Julin described a February 2005 meeting including National Guard commanding officers, at which Walz was present, where those plans were discussed further.

Walz filed paperwork saying he was exploring running for Congress on Feb. 5, 2005.

One of my brothers and I, filthy from combat and not being Tim Walz. pic.twitter.com/PGKxAl2vo9

Me at 58 years old, fighting beside my son, not being Tim Walz….I was a 45 year old grandfather when he and I joined together. …. pic.twitter.com/kPk8rgLrAk

Soon after the CNN interview, the caption “Not Being Tim Walz”  began trending on X where current and retired service members post photos of themselves in combat areas during active duty.

“One of my brothers and I, filthy from combat and not being Tim Walz,” wrote Florida Representative Brian Mast.

Retired US Army Veteran Tim Hollingsworth added that “at 58 years old, [I was] fighting beside my son, not being Tim Walz. I was a 45-year-old grandfather when he and I joined together.”