Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz faced criticism for repeated inaccurate claims about his presence in Hong Kong during the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests. When pressed on the issue during the vice presidential debate, Walz offered a lengthy explanation, acknowledging his mistakes while attempting to frame them as learning experiences.
Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks during a vice presidential debate hosted by CBS News, with Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in New York.
Multiple news reports this week have surfaced claims Walz made in the past that he was in Hong Kong during the 1989 massacre in Tiananmen Square and amplified Republican-led criticisms of the Democratic vice president nominee having trouble sticking to the truth. He said his constituents in Minnesota trust him before acknowledging “I’m not perfect” and that he will sometimes make mistakes and describing himself as a “knucklehead.”
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