Minnesota Democratic Governor Tim Walz called himself a “knucklehead” when pressed during the vice presidential debate on Tuesday about falsely claiming he was in Hong Kong during China’s Tiananmen Square massacre in the summer of 1989.
CBS News anchor Margaret Brennan, one of the debate moderators, noted how multiple news outlets reported that Walz did not actually travel to Asia until later that year after the protests.
Tim Walz is asked why he lied about being in China during the Tiananmen Square massacre: “I’m a knucklehead at times. Many times I will talk a lot. I will get caught up in the rhetoric.” pic.twitter.com/uTmmeQk7a8
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During the middle of his response, which began with a backstory on why he traveled to China as a teacher, Walz eventually circled back to the question at hand.
“I’ve tried to do the best I can, but I’ve not…
