Walz says he 'misspoke' when claiming to be in Hong Kong during Tiananmen Square crackdown
SUMMARY
During Tuesday's vice presidential debate, Democratic candidate Tim Walz was forced to admit he "misspoke" about being in Hong Kong during the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown. Walz had previously claimed he was in Hong Kong on June 4, the day China’s military brutally crushed pro-democracy protests, but under scrutiny, he backtracked, admitting he was not there during the crackdown itself. “I’ve not been perfect,” Walz conceded, calling himself a “knucklehead” while attempting to downplay the issue as merely getting "caught up in the rhetoric." This isn’t the first time Walz’s honesty has come into question. His exaggerated claims about visiting China “around 30 times,” later reduced to “closer to 15,” further fuel doubts about his credibility. As Republicans are quick to point out, this undermines the Harris-Walz campaign’s central message of trust, especially as Vice President Kamala Harris frequently accuses former President Trump of dishonesty.
