Tim Walz: ‘I Had My Dates Wrong’ When I Talked About Being in Hong Kong During Tiananmen Square Protests

WALZ Yeah look I ░░░░░░░░ my dates wrong I ░░░░░░░░ in Hong Kong and ░░░░░░░░ in 1989 That that ░░░░░░░░ from Hong Kong into ░░░░░░░░ it was profound for ░░░░░░░░ That was the summer ░░░░░░░░ democracy I said it ░░░░░░░░ where I understood how ░░░░░░░░ democracy was It s ░░░░░░░░ encouraged me about 15 ░░░░░░░░ and forths with my ░░░░░░░░ taking them to China ░░░░░░░░ understand both first of ░░░░░░░░ the culture but also ░░░░░░░░ teach Chinese students about ░░░░░░░░ That was part of ░░░░░░░░ One of the first ░░░░░░░░ of high school students ░░░░░░░░ weren t a lot ░░░░░░░░ times that there were ░░░░░░░░ school teachers in there ░░░░░░░░ you could teach in ░░░░░░░░ Chinese high school And ░░░░░░░░ you ve seen me ░░░░░░░░ teachers have seen me ░░░░░░░░ speak like everybody else ░░░░░░░░ I need to be ░░░░░░░░ I will tell you ░░░░░░░░ But here s my ░░░░░░░░ point on that thing ░░░░░░░░ China I do understand ░░░░░░░░ a hell of a ░░░░░░░░ better than Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ Harris understands China I ░░░░░░░░ tell you this Xi ░░░░░░░░ is not someone you ░░░░░░░░ look up to Xi ░░░░░░░░ is not someone who ░░░░░░░░ should say does a ░░░░░░░░ job on things as ░░░░░░░░ Trump has said about ░░░░░░░░ And my point on ░░░░░░░░ was Donald Trump got ░░░░░░░░ on a trade war ░░░░░░░░ created the largest deficit ░░░░░░░░ China in American history ░░░░░░░░ he cost us 150 ░░░░░░░░ jobs So my clarity ░░░░░░░░ take away from the ░░░░░░░░ is something I want ░░░░░░░░ be very clear August ░░░░░░░░ 89 into Hong Kong ░░░░░░░░ China 15 times with ░░░░░░░░ to try and do ░░░░░░░░ My point being on ░░░░░░░░ Kamala Harris and I ░░░░░░░░ American jobs are more ░░░░░░░░ than when Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ to save Chinese jobs.”