‘The View’ host admits Walz ‘dropped the ball’ during VP debate: ‘Wasn’t in fighting mode’

“The View” co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin stated Wednesday that Gov. Tim Walz “dropped the ball” in the course of the vice presidential debate by failing to fact-check Sen. JD Vance. 

“I truthfully thought from a efficiency and supply perspective Tim Walz had the rockier night time,” Griffin stated, regardless of arguing that Vance’s problem in responding to a query about Jan. 6 on the finish of the controversy was probably the most clipable a part of the night time. 

Sen. JD Vance and Gov. Tim Walz confronted off in a vice presidential debate on Tuesday hosted by CBS Information and moderated by hosts Margaret Brennan and Norah O’Donnell. 

“I believe JD Vance strategically went in to do ‘Midwestern good’ to disarm Tim Walz. And Tim Walz sort of took the bait so he wasn’t in preventing mode. There have been some truth checks he may have completed that he dropped the ball on,” Griffin stated.

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“The View” co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin stated Wednesday that Gov. Tim Walz “dropped the ball” in failing to fact-check JD Vance. (Screenshot/ABC/TheView)

“What it meant was there have been alternatives missed for him. I assumed the Tiananmen Sq. second, simply say you overstated it. It wasn’t his strongest second,” Griffin stated. 

Moderators confronted Walz about his declare that he was in Hong Kong in the course of the Tiananmen Sq. bloodbath in 1989. Minnesota Public Radio and different media retailers are actually reporting that Walz truly didn’t journey to China till August of that yr. 

“Look, I grew up in small rural Nebraska, a city of 400. A city that you just rode your bikes together with your buddies till the streetlights come on, and I am pleased with that service. I joined the nationwide guard at 17, labored on household farms, after which I used the GI invoice to turn out to be a trainer. Captivated with it. Younger trainer. My first yr out, I acquired the chance in the summertime of ’89 to journey to China – 35 years in the past, to have the ability to try this,” Walz stated.

Walz stated he was a “knucklehead” at instances whereas making an attempt to elucidate the discrepancy earlier than Brennan pushed again and requested him once more to reply the query. 

“All I stated on this was, as I acquired there that summer time and misspoke on this,” Walz stated. “So, I’ll simply — that is what I’ve stated. So, I used to be in Hong Kong and China in the course of the democracy protests, went in and, from that, I realized plenty of what wanted to be in in governance.” 

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Democratic vice presidential candidate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, speaks throughout a debate on the CBS Broadcast Heart on October 1, 2024 in New York Metropolis. That is anticipated to be the one vice presidential debate of the 2024 normal election.  ((Photograph by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Pictures))

Griffin added, “I used to be considering that Josh Shapiro or Pete Buttigieg would have been wiping the ground with JD Vance.” 

Nevertheless, she additionally stated that Vance was not genuine and the opposite co-hosts agreed.

“I discovered moments the place I used to be like wow, I actually need to consider that he is empathetic and feeling for Walz, however I simply keep in mind the man insulting cat women,” Griffin stated.

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Fox Information’ Brooke Singman contributed to this report.