Kamala Harris, Tim Walz ’60 Minutes’ interviews: Top 4 highlights
4. 'More than just being a knucklehead'
During his interview with Walz, Whitaker asked Harris' running mate to better explain his debunked claim that he was in Hong Kong during the Tiananmen Square protests and massacre in 1989.
Walz claimed as recently as February that he was in Hong Kong during the protests that lasted from April 15, 1989, until the Chinese Communist Party cracked down on them on June 4. Days before the Oct. 1 vice presidential debate on CBS News, Minnesota Public Radio's APM Reports uncovered evidence that Walz had remained in Nebraska until August of that year.
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When confronted about the discrepancy during the debate, Walz deflected by talking about his upbringing in Nebraska and ultimately chalked it up to being "a knucklehead sometimes."
On "60 Minutes," Whitaker asked Walz whether "that kind of misrepresentation" is "more than just being a knucklehead" and if it raises questions about his trustworthiness.
Walz has his own emoji ???? https://t.co/3payuXHkoR
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 8, 2024
Walz dismissed his false story as an innocent mistake before attempting to pivot to attacking Trump.
"I think folks know who I am, and I think they know the difference between someone expressing emotion, telling a story, getting a date wrong by, uh, you know, rather than a pathological liar like Donald Trump."
"I will own up to being a knucklehead at times, but folks closest to me know that I keep my word," he added.
Walz also faced scrutiny for his comments about his record in the National Guard, and even the means by which he claims his wife conceived.
X CEO Elon Musk, who recently made an appearance alongside Trump at his rally last week in Butler, Pennsylvania, tweeted out a clip of Walz's response and added a clown emoji, writing, "Walz has his own emoji."
Jon Brown is a reporter for The Christian Post. Send news tips to [email protected]
