Tim Walz said he went to China 'dozens' of times, now his campaign says its 'closer to 15'
'I have been to China dozens of times,' Walz said during a 2016 congressional hearing
By Alec Schemmel Fox News
Published October 1, 2024 9:00am EDT
Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, said he traveled to China much less than he had initially highlighted in congressional hearings and media interviews.
"I have been to China dozens of times," Walz said during a 2016 congressional hearing. "I've been there about 30 times," Walz told an agriculture-focused publication the same year.
However, a Harris-Walz campaign spokesperson recently acknowledged to Minnesota Public Radio that the number was "closer to 15 times."
The revision comes amid growing scrutiny from GOP critics over Walz's potential ties to the People's Republic of China and its ruling Communist Party. Earlier this month, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., sent a letter renewing pressure on the FBI to produce documents related to Chinese Communist Party (CCP) entities or officials that Walz has purportedly engaged with in the past.
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