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VP Debate: Walz Calls Himself A ‘Knucklehead’ When Pressed About China Falsehood

The comment elicited some mockery and other critiques on social media.

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Democratic vice presidential candidate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, speaks during a debate at the CBS Broadcast Center on October 1, 2024 in New York City.
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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.

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 been perfect and I’m a knucklehead at times,” Walz said after insisting that the community that elected him to office “knows who I am.”

Walz later said he would concede there are times when he “will talk a lot” and “get caught up in the rhetoric.”

The “knucklehead” comment elicited some mockery and other critiques on social media.

 

Brennan followed up with Walz, repeating the substance of her question, asking if could “explain the discrepancy.”

During his brief reply, Walz said he “misspoke.”

The debate featured Walz, who also has faced a “stolen valor” controversy during the 2024 campaign, in addition to his GOP rival Sen. JD Vance (R-OH).

Walz is the running mate to Vice President Kamala Harris while Vance is former President Donald Trump’s VP pick.

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