Walz downplays past false statements in rare interview

Gov. Tim Walz in a rare interview Sunday downplayed some of his past false statements that came up during the vice presidential debate last week as he attempted to make a more forceful case for the Democratic ticket following disappointment from some in his party that he didn’t push back more on JD Vance.

Since being tapped as Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate, the folksy, plain-speaking Minnesota governor has had to explain a number of inaccurate statements — and at times embellishments — about his past. They range from his repeated, inaccurate use of his retired military rank to his visit to Hong Kong more than three decades ago to clarifying that his family didn’t specifically use in vitro fertilization.