Tim Walz’s claim, about being in China during the Tiananmen protests, joins his military claims
Tim Walz said that he misspoke about his being in China at the time that the Tiananmen Square protests were occurring. Walz stated that he was in Hong Kong on June 4, 1989. ABC News obtained local newspaper articles from 1989 and found that Walz was in China in August 1989, well past the end of the Tiananmen Square protests.
From ABC News:
During the first and only vice presidential debate of the 2024 presidential election, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz admitted he “misspoke” about being in China during the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989.
Walz has repeatedly claimed he was in China for the protests during his year-long stint as a high school teacher in the southeastern Chinese town of Foshan.
As recently as in February, Walz said during an episode of the podcast “Pod Save America” that he was in Hong Kong during the protests. “I was in Hong Kong when it happened — I was in Hong Kong on June 4th when Tiananmen happened … Quite a few of our folks decided not to go in,” he said.
It appears Walz did not actually travel to the region until August 1989, according to local newspaper clippings obtained by ABC News. The pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, which led to a deadly government crackdown by the Chinese government, lasted from April 15 to June 4 that year — ending about two months ahead of Walz’s travel to the country.
Additional Reading:
Murray, I., Fishel, J., & Chang, E. (2024, October 2). Walz, after coming under fire for military record, backtracks on China visit. ABC News. Link.
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“My bad.”
Wallz
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Richard Nixon sent him to China on Christmas Eve 1968. 🥴
What? Out-of-the-closet-Grand Pa wasn’t in Tiananmen Square?
Pickings are slim when you have to steal valor from Chinese peasants.
I’m suprised he didn’t say that he pep talked ‘ tank man ‘ into doing his thing
Timmy, Timmy, Timmy….
Timmmay!
I’d prefer this Timmy for VP…
I’m kind of surprised ABC fact checked his story considering it paints the preferred team in a bad light.
They have been monitoring conservative bloggers, trying to get ahead of the shit storms before they get spillage on to the left. This was they can try to control the narrative by calling him “folksy” or some other term less accurate than “damn liar”.
Used to be nobody cared who was VP. That’s all different now.
Well, we’ve just seen a coup on a siting President.
Did he run to the terminal under sniper fire?
Shh… Don’t tell him. You wake him up and he will start ranting at the nearest nothing again.
And want ice cream. Just like a spoiled 3 year old.
Well hell, his memory is just as good as dementia joe’s.
I don’t think Joe knows he’s lying anymore.
I don’t think Joe can tell if the lights are on or off in the room.
Tim Falsze.
That fact-check was intended as a softball. Timmy was rehearsed and memorized his response, which he flubbed anyway. I’m not saying he was given the exact questions, more of a “there will be a question on either the false military claims or the false China claims”, so they prepped him with the same response. Did no one catch his “proud of my service” non sequitur during his faux mea culpa? If that doesn’t scream the same memorized line, depending on which question he got, with the same BS “I’m from a small town of 400 people where we road our bicycles…” nonsense. The flub is proof it is hard to memorize the specifics of a lie you don’t believe, or you take offense at having exposed.
The intent was for him to look human, humble, folksy and oh-so-brave by admitting he was a “knucklehead” for talking too much, getting too passionate, blah, blah, blah, then distract with some Kamala-flavored word salad. Seems to be the Left’s favorite recipe. And it worked on some. I’m really disappointed in a few acquaintances who bought it saying, “well, everyone makes mistakes but it takes someone of real integrity to admit it like that”.
Fortunately, his performance fell very flat to the majority, even on the Left. Once again, I fell victim to lowered expectations and since he more or less strung coherent sentences together with only a few major gaffs, I didn’t think he did that poorly. I have been shocked and surprised, but not heartened how talking heads on MSNBC and CNN panned his performance. It just makes me more suspicious.
So, now what? Is he being set up to take the fall for Harris’ feared loss? I was just reading about some of the machinations of the Communist party leaders in Russia (thanks for sending me down that rabbit hole Ed with your Lavrentiy Beria quote), and I can see the similarities, even without donning tinfoil headgear.
No such thing as misspeaking. He lied.
He went over as a ping pong savant.
No……that was Forrest Gump
“Oh what a tangled web we weave…”
Dontcha just hate when those pesky facts get in the way of a folksy tale.
Facts are an impediment to their narrative just like the constitution. Looking for my snark thingy now…..
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The Ho and the Liar. They represent the left perfectly. No balz is a perfect match for democrats. Only tell the truth if, oh wait they don’t tell the truth ever. How can you tell if the ho or liar are lying? There lips are moving. I heard that the ho’s husband is in hot water for domestic abuse with a former girlfriend or wife. Anyone else hear that ?
It was all over WMAL this morning during the Chris Plante Show. Apparently the Second “Gentleman” was attending the Cannes Film Festival with his date, a prominent New York lawyer. It seems that she eye fucked some celebrity, so Doug Emhoff would do what non-toxic masculine Soy Boy Woke Democrat would do in the situation, and he “slapped that ho upside her head”. He’s real class act.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/emhoff-denies-report-he-slapped-ex-girlfriend-outside-ritzy-overseas-movie-event
Doug Emhoff, when he’s not knocking up the babybsitter, he’s knocking out his bitch. That’s how you redefine masculinity.
https://nypost.com/2024/10/02/opinion/if-doug-emhoff-is-the-new-face-of-masculinity-no-thanks/
The Chris Plante Show on WMAL (Washington DC) just had some asshole named Hack from Bethesda wasting valuable air time. The topic was 2nd Gentleman Doug Emhoff, and what to call him if Kamala wins. Hack suggested First Mac Daddy or First Playa. Hack also asked Chris the following:
Q: What is the difference between Hunter Biden and Doug Emhoff?
A: Hunter Biden doesn’t leave visible bruising when he smacks his women around.
Doug Emhoff redefines masculinity; When he’s not knocking them up, he’s knocking them out.
Hate the game, not the playa. He keeps his bitches on a tight string. If momma ain’t dropping drawers nothing wrong with tapping side chicks. Not like she going to keep it anyway.
Pump of The Year. The bitch better have his samwich.
Since we’ve seen the images of the High Prince’s unit, the question and answer is fair.
He’s a frumpy cunt.
I want to announce to the TAH crowd that I have a picture of something that will blow your tits off.
I’m waiting for the right story to send it.
I promise all of you, it will be unprecedented.
Tease.
I’m old enough to remember Hong Kong wasn’t even FUCKING China in nineteen-motherfucking-hundred and eighty-cocksucking-nine.
How he’d fuck that up is beyond me. Unless of course he’s a fucking lying piece of shit who sniffs his own cup o’ fart.
Exactly!
It was in British hands for 16 more years 🤣
How stupid are people??
NEVER underestimate a politician’s capacity for being stupid, especially a D-rat..
Demonrat voters are even worse.
Historical facts and the truth means nothing to Libtards.
My Great-Uncle served with the HK Police.
Thankfully, he was on leave back home in Townsville, Australia when the Japs invaded.