{"id":2349078,"date":"2024-10-02T20:56:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T00:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-walz-digs-himself-even-deeper-as-he-tries-to-explain-why-his-china-story-unraveled-during-debate\/"},"modified":"2024-10-02T20:57:09","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T00:57:09","slug":"tim-walz-compounds-his-troubles-while-attempting-to-clarify-his-unraveling-china-story-during-the-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-walz-compounds-his-troubles-while-attempting-to-clarify-his-unraveling-china-story-during-the-debate\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim Walz Compounds His Troubles While Attempting to Clarify His Unraveling China Story During the Debate"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftim-walz-compounds-his-troubles-while-attempting-to-clarify-his-unraveling-china-story-during-the-debate%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2349078&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>During a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jd-vance-confronts-moderators-after-they-repeatedly-break-their-own-rules\/\" title=\"JD Vance Confronts Moderators After They Repeatedly Break Their Own Rules\">recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/campaign-2024-an-early-look-at-the-possible-republican-contenders\/\" title=\"Campaign 2024: An Early Look At The Possible Republican Contenders\">vice presidential debate<\/a><\/a>, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz faced criticism \u2063regarding his past claims about being in China during the Tiananmen Square protests in June 1989. Moderator \u200cMargaret Brennan questioned\u2064 him about discrepancies in his statements, particularly after it was reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/glenn-greenwald-explains-how-multiple-media-outlets-can-independently-confirm-false-information\/\" title=\"Glenn Greenwald Explains How Multiple Media Outlets Can \u2018Independently Confirm\u2019 False Information\">multiple <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-big-tech-and-media-actions-to-steal-the-election-heres-whats-going-on-in-pennsylvania-and-michigan\/\" title=\"Democrat, Big Tech and Media Actions to Steal the Election \u2013 Here\u2019s What\u2019s Going on in Pennsylvania and Michigan\">media outlets<\/a><\/a> that he did not travel to Asia until August of\u2062 that year. Walz&#8217;s responses during the debate were vague, as he\u2064 shifted focus to his upbringing and political career instead of directly addressing the \u2064timeline of his travel.<\/p>\n<p>In subsequent\u2062 interviews, \u200dWalz attempted to clarify his earlier statements, stating that he had noticed the \u201cprofound\u201d political atmosphere in Hong Kong, but continued to insist that he had &#8220;misspoke.&#8221; Critics argue that \u2062rather than improving his clarity, Walz needs to be truthful, suggesting that his embellishments \u200bstem from a desire to appear more significant or courageous than he is. the situation reflects a troubling pattern in his \u200ccharacter that some believe may disqualify\u200d him from higher office.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Democratic Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota has a problem with telling the truth. That fact was highlighted during Tuesday night&rsquo;s vice presidential debate and again the next day.<\/p>\n<p>He&rsquo;s apparently been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/walzs-china-stories-begin-unravel-harris-campaign-scrambles-explain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">telling a lie<\/a> for years about being in China in June 1989, when the communist government cracked down on pro-democracy demonstrators in Tiananmen Square in Beijing.<\/p>\n<p>During the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-tim-walz-scrambles-visibly-shaken-moderator-presses-china-controversy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">debate<\/a>, CBS News moderator Margaret Brennan raised the issue with Walz, saying, &ldquo;You said you were in Hong Kong during the deadly Tiananmen Square protest in the spring of 1989. But <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mprnews.org\/episode\/2024\/09\/30\/a-deeper-look-at-walzs-china-ties-ahead-of-tuesdays-debate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Public Radio<\/a> and other <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/tim-walz-said-he-was-in-hong-kong-during-the-tiananmen-square-massacre-he-was-home-in-nebraska\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media outlets<\/a> are reporting that you actually didn&rsquo;t travel to Asia until August of that year.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Can you explain that discrepancy?&rdquo; Brennan asked.<\/p>\n<p>Walz began a meandering answer about growing up in rural Nebraska, joining the National Guard, becoming a teacher and taking trips to China with his students.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve tried to do the best I can, but I&rsquo;ve not been perfect, and I&rsquo;m a knucklehead at times, but it&rsquo;s always been about that,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Walz then meandered some more about being elected to Congress and trying to be a bipartisan member and eventually being elected governor of Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p>So the point of all that seemed to be, &ldquo;Believe me. I&rsquo;m a good guy. And I just happen to embellish my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-tebow-at-march-for-life-i-now-get-to-share-my-story-because-my-mom-gave-me-a-chance\/\" title=\"Tim Tebow At March For Life: \u2018I Now Get To Share My Story\u2019 Because \u2018My Mom Gave Me A Chance\u2019\">life story<\/a> from time to time.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>That&rsquo;s essentially what he said next: &ldquo;Many times I will talk a lot. I will get caught up in the rhetoric. But being there, the impact it made, the difference it made in my life &mdash; I learned a lot about China.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Brennan patiently took in all the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/walzs-china-stories-begin-unravel-harris-campaign-scrambles-explain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Walz blather<\/a>, but pressed him again, saying, &ldquo;The question was, can you explain the discrepancy?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No, all I said on this is I got there that summer, and misspoke on this, so I will just &hellip; that&rsquo;s what I&rsquo;ve said,&rdquo; the governor responded. Yikes!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_udbmrFAMy8?si=Bek0BkJ0ni-Q1ot9\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, a reporter in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, offered Walz a chance to do some clean-up on his answer from the previous night, but it didn&rsquo;t go any better.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I had my dates wrong,&rdquo; Walz explained. &ldquo;I was in Hong Kong in China in 1989. That move from Hong Kong into China, it was profound for me. That was the summer of democracy. I said, it&rsquo;s when I understood how sacred democracy was. It&rsquo;s what encouraged me, about 15 back-and-forths with my students.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The candidate then reverted to his I&rsquo;m-not-a-perfect-guy posture, saying, &ldquo;I speak like everybody else speaks. I need to be clearer, I will tell you that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My clarity to take away from the message is something I want to be very clear: August of &lsquo;89 into Hong Kong, into China,&rdquo; Walz said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">JUST IN: Tim Walz is still trying to get his cover story straight on his &ldquo;Tiananmen Square&rdquo; lie.<\/p>\n<p>He now says: &ldquo;I had my dates wrong.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>All this clown does is lie. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rBuT3Pl3sf\">pic.twitter.com\/rBuT3Pl3sf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WesternLensman\/status\/1841548700788642064?\">October 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Walz doesn&rsquo;t need to speak clearer; he needs to tell the truth.<\/p>\n<p>The common thread that weaves its way through the governor&rsquo;s Tiananmen Square story and his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-jd-vance-drops-bomb-tim-walz-completely-dismantles-military-betrayal-ever-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stolen valor<\/a> problems surrounding his military record is an apparent need to make himself appear more important and perhaps braver than he is.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s a character flaw, and a sure indicator that he should not be entrusted with serving in one of the highest offices in the land.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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He has reportedly been misleading about his presence in China in June 1989, coinciding with the communist government&#8217;s crackdown on pro-democracy protests at Tiananmen Square. During the debate, CBS News moderator Margaret Brennan confronted Walz about his claim of being in Hong Kong during those protests, noting that reports indicate he didn&#8217;t travel to Asia until August of that year. When pressed for clarification, Walz provided a lengthy response about his background and experiences but failed to address the discrepancy directly. Instead, he suggested that he sometimes embellishes his life story. Despite attempts to clarify later on, he continued to misstate details regarding his timeline and experiences related to democracy in China. This pattern raises concerns about his credibility and suitability for high office due to an apparent need to exaggerate his importance or bravery<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2349079,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Walz-Digs-Himself-In-Deeper.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[42189,3896,36113],"class_list":["post-2349078","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-china-story","tag-debate","tag-tim-walz"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Walz-Digs-Himself-In-Deeper.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2349078","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2349078"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2349078\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2349079"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2349078"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2349078"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2349078"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}