Gov. Tim Walz told lies on wide-ranging topics while debating Sen. J.D. Vance.
1. Harris Stands Strong Against Iran
But the Biden-Harris administration enacted a sanctions waiver in March, giving Iran access to $10 billion. During Harris’ tenure, Iran-sponsored actors have killed American soldiers and attacked Navy ships. The day of the debate, Iran directly attacked Israel. Iran is also getting dangerously close to obtaining nuclear weapons.
3. Walz Dodges Abortion Question
When asked if he supports abortion throughout all nine months of pregnancy, as current Minnesota law allows, Walz replied, “That’s not what the bill says, but look, this issue is what’s on everyone’s mind …” He then pivoted to blame Trump for overturning Roe v. Wade and avoided the question. But Minnesota has no restrictions on when an abortion can take place, because Walz signed a law allowing the murder of a baby at any time before birth. He also removed protections for infants born alive during an abortion and stripped funding from life-saving pregnancy resource centers.
5. Border Crossings Are Down Under Biden-Harris
While illegal immigration has skyrocketed since Biden and Harris took office, Walz claimed border crossings actually decreased. “Crossings are down compared to when Donald Trump left office,” Walz claimed.
But in 2020, U.S.-Mexico border apprehensions were less than 500,000. After Biden took office, they immediately jumped, reaching 2.05 million in 2023, according to The New York Times. In September 2023, the border patrol had more than 218,000 encounters on the southern border — and more than 269,000 last month.
Walz has supported radical policies like mass amnesty for illegals, braggedabout immigration overwhelming a small Minnesota town, and offered free healthcare and college for illegals.
7. Trump Is More Likely To Imprison Political Opponents
Apparently Walz has not heard about the politicized prosecutions against Trump, as he feigned concern about imprisoning political opponents. “The thing I’m most concerned about is the idea that, imprisoning your political opponents.”
Never mind arresting elderly pro-life protestors and clergy. Or the FBI’s election interference and targeting of Trump. Or the lack of due processfor Jan. 6 prisoners. Or the Department of Homeland Security saying religion is an indicator of “extremism.” Or any of the weaponization of the justice system that escalated during the Biden/Harris administration.
9. Walz Was In Hong Kong During Tiananmen Square Massacre
The moderator asked Walz about his previous claims he was in Hong Kong during the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre in China, even though he was in Nebraska at the time. “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 in the debate.