Going into the Oct. 1 vice presidential debate, Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) seemed to have something of a lead on his Republican counterpart, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH).

J.D. Vance was the winner of Tuesday’s vice presidential debate. It was obvious that Vance was well prepared. He was focused, competent, confident, knowledgeable and thorough in his answers — all qualities we would want in a vice president who is second in command.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz admitted during the debate that he had previously misspoken in 2014 when he said he was in mainland China between April and June 1989, during the Tiananmen Square protests.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was put on the defensive ahead of the debate by stories, earlier reported by Minnesota Public Radio and APM Reports, that he had inaccurately claimed to be in Hong Kong for a t

Democratic vice presidential nominee and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz claimed he was in Hong Kong and China during the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests during the Oct. 1 2024 vice presidential debate. Verdict: False There is no evidence Walz was in Hong Kong right before or during the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests.