Walz on past false statements: ‘I will own up when I misspeak’

SUMMARY

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, now Kamala Harris’s running mate, faced criticism on "Fox News Sunday" for his history of false statements, most notably his claim that he was present during the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, a claim proven false after public records showed he wasn’t in China at the time. Walz downplayed the significance of his lies, referring to himself as a “knucklehead” during last week’s vice presidential debate. When host Shannon Bream asked how voters could trust him as a potential commander-in-chief, Walz attempted to shift the conversation, saying, “I will own up when I misspeak; I will own up when I make a mistake.” Despite his claims, many view his response as insufficient, questioning whether his pattern of dishonesty undercuts his credibility, and that Walz's attempts to downplay his falsehoods are part of a larger trend of avoiding accountability.