CBS moderators were left puzzled after Tim Walz gave a confusing answer when he was asked whether he was in Hong Kong during the deadly Tiananmen Square protests in 1989.

Moderators asked Walz about his trip to Hong Kong after it was reported; “Tim claimed that he was in Hong Kong in May of 1989 during Tiananmen Square despite local news reports from the time showing that he was actually in Nebraska.”

Walz eventually admitted to stretching the truth and claimed he “misspoke” about attending the Tiananmen Square protests.

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Brutal

"Governor, just to follow up on that, the question was can you explain the discrepancy?"

Walz: "All I said on this was, is I got there that summer and misspoke on this. So I will just, that's what I've said." pic.twitter.com/fcy1KYCR5R

— Bobby LaValley (@Bobby_LaVallley) October 2, 2024

Moderator: "Can you explain the discrepancy?"

Walz: "I misspoke…" pic.twitter.com/nMXPXN3oPZ

— Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) October 2, 2024

Tim Walz just admitted he lied about being in China during the Tiananmen Square Massacre.

And it was painful to watch.

— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) October 2, 2024

Tampon Tim claimed that he was in Hong Kong in May of 1989 during Tiananmen Square.

Local news reports from the time show that he was actually in Nebraska.

Literally everything Tampon Tim says is a lie. He will lie about anything. pic.twitter.com/s9B4LKxbjT

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) September 30, 2024

Here’s what Fox News reported:

CBS moderators had to seek clarification from a muddled Tim Walz answer after the Minnesota governor failed to give a clear answer on whether he was in Hong Kong during the deadly Tiananmen Square protests.

“I misspoke on this,” Walz eventually said after providing a meandering answer about growing up in Nebraska and winning his seats in congress and as governor.

“My community knows who I am, they saw where I was at, I am the first to pour my heart into my community, I tried to do the best I can, and I’m a knucklehead at times, but it’s always been about that,” Walz said. “Those same people elected me to Congress.”

Walz then recounted his history as a lawmaker before saying he was “there for the people trying to get it right.”

“Many times I will talk a lot, I will get caught up in the rhetoric , but being there, the impact it made, the difference it made in my life, I learned a lot about China,” Walz said.

After he concluded, the moderators asked, “The question was: Can you explain the discrepancy” between his claim to be in Hong Kong versus reports that indicated he visited later that year.

“I was in Hong Kong, in China, during the democracy protest,” he said.