Kamala Harris has made a huge mistake. That mistake is named Tim Walz.
Because Tim Walz just wet the bed when pressed on a key issue.
The Vice President running mate to Kamala Harris, Democrat Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota, isn’t exactly the most truthful individual of all time. His weird lies have been coming out over the last few months, with some of them being lies that serve no real purpose. He just seems to enjoy lying.
This came up in his debate against Vice Presidential candidate J.D. Vance, and Tim Walz did not handle the pressure at all. He looked like a nervous kid who was caught with their hand in the cookie jar but refused to fess up to the crime. It was that bad.
During the recent vice-presidential debate against Republican Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance, Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz faced scrutiny regarding his claims of being present in Hong Kong during the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests. Despite previously asserting his presence in the region during the historic protests, reports from Minnesota Public Radio and other outlets have revealed that Walz did not travel to Asia until several months later.
The debate moderator highlighted this inconsistency, prompting Walz to offer a lengthy response focused on his background rather than directly addressing the timeline in question.
“Well, and to the folks out there who didn’t get at the top of this, look, I grew up in small rural Nebraska, a town of 400, a town that you rode your bike with your buddies till the street lights come on, and I’m proud of that service,” Walz said, when asked to explain the discrepancy. “I joined the National Guard at 17, worked on family farms, and then I used the GI Bill to become a teacher, passionate about it, a young teacher. My first year out, I got the opportunity in the summer of ’89 to travel to China.”
Walz continued, emphasizing his commitment to public service: “I will be the first to tell you, I have poured my heart into my community, I’ve tried to do the best I can, but I’ve not been perfect, and I’m a knucklehead at times, but it’s always been about that.”
Shifting the focus, Walz criticized former President Donald Trump’s handling of U.S.-China relations, suggesting that his own experience could have informed better diplomatic policies. “I guarantee you he wouldn’t be praising Xi Jinping about COVID, and I guarantee you he wouldn’t start a trade war that he ends up losing,” Walz remarked.
However, when pressed again on the timeline conflict, Walz admitted to possibly misspeaking about the timing of his trip. “No, just all I said on this was I got there that summer and misspoke on this. So I will just, that’s what I’ve said,” he clarified. “So I was in Hong Kong and China during the democracy protest went in. And from that, I learned a lot of what needed to be in governance.”
Walz’s connection to China has drawn criticism from detractors, who point to his honeymoon in China, his marriage on the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, and his past comments praising China’s communist regime. As he eyes a potential run for higher office, experts argue that these associations may warrant closer scrutiny.
Tim Walz is asked why he lied about his trip to China, gives the most cringe-inducing answer of debate season. Seriously watch this unmitigated disaster: pic.twitter.com/eRJapvdxF2
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) October 2, 2024
Tim Walz Becomes A Joke Overnight
Naturally, the internet turned Tim Walz into the brunt of a joke because of how bad his debate performance was. Some are saying that he was one of the worst debate performers since Mitt Romney and his “I’ve Got A Five Point Plan” failures.
At one point, Tim Walz said that he was friends with school shooters and learned how to govern China. Yes, that’s a real quote. That was one of the weirdest moments of the whole night. What was going on in that head of Tim Walz? The world may never know.
Tim Walz: “I’m friends with school shooters and learned how to govern in China!”
JD Vance: pic.twitter.com/7oZ1FhzTuI
— Clandestine (@WarClandestine) October 2, 2024
They say that Vice Presidential debates aren’t that consequential, but when the election is proving as close as the polls are suggesting, any advantage is massive. Tim Walz really hurt his chances at becoming the Vice President of the United States, but he has no one but himself and his lies to blame.
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