Tim Walz insists that he can be trusted, despite accusations of dishonesty

Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Monday insisted that the American public can trust him to fulfill his promises this November if he's elected as vice president, despite allegations that he has lied about things in the past.

Walz has been accused of lying about his military service, whether he and his wife used in vitro fertilization (IVF) to have their two children, and claims he was in Hong Kong during the Tiananmen Square protests and massacre in Beijing, China, in 1989. 

The Minnesota governor has brushed off the accusations as "misspeaking," and said on Monday that there was a difference between him and former President Donald Trump.

"I think folks know who I am, and I think they know the difference between someone expressing emotion, telling a story, and getting a date wrong, rather than a pathological liar like Donald Trump," Walz said on 60 Minutes.

When pushed on whether he could ultimately be trusted to tell the truth, Walz responded that he believes he can be. 

"I will own up to being a kind of knucklehead at times, but the folks closest to me know that I keep my word," he said.

Misty Severi is an evening news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.