The new debate meme shows Walz from the stomach up in his suit and tie against the blue CBS News backdrop in the middle of speaking. Frozen as a screenshot, the governor’s expression appears to be one of serious concern, with wide eyes and a furrowed brow that conveys a look of terror rather than urgency.

The big one of the night? It’s probably Minnesota governor Tim Walz calling himself a name when asked about the discrepancy about his trip to China that included being there around the time of the Tiananmen Square massacre: “I’m a knucklehead at times.” Turns out he was in China after the massacre and he admitted to misspeaking.

It helped educate his students, and Walz himself. But during Tuesday’s vice presidential debate, the episode yielded one of Walz’s clumsiest moments as he conceded that he had falsely stated that he was in Hong Kong during Beijing’s historic,

Walz Calls Himself a ‘Knucklehead’ for Past Misstatements transcript “Look, I will be the first to tell you I have poured my heart into my community. I’ve tried to do the best I can, but I’ve not been perfect.