‘I’m a knucklehead at times’: Tim Walz says ‘misspoke’ on claim of being in Hong Kong during Tiananmen Square protests
Minnesota governor Tim Walz faced scrutiny for inaccurate claims about being in Hong Kong during the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests. Reports reveal he was in Nebraska at the time. Admitting his mistake, Walz clarified he only arrived in China that summer. He acknowledged the error, attributing it to getting caught up in rhetoric.