Walz Says He 'Misspoke’ By Claiming He Was In Hong Kong During Tiananmen Square Protests

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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said during his Tuesday debate with Ohio Sen. JD Vance he “misspoke” when claiming in a 2019 radio interview he was in Hong Kong on a teaching trip during the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, a claim contradicted by media reports that placed Walz in Nebraska during that time.

Walz was asked the question about half an hour into the debate. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty ... [+] Images)Getty Images

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Walz, a former high school teacher, was asked about the discrepancy between the media reports and claims he has made saying he was in Hong Kong during the deadly protests in June 1989, to which the governor said he had “misspoke” about his location while on a teaching trip.

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