Alyssa Farah Griffin, co-host of "The View," said Wednesday that Gov. Tim Walz "dropped the ball" during the vice presidential debate by not fact-checking Sen. JD Vance.
"From a performance and delivery perspective, Tim Walz had the rockier night," Griffin said. She admitted Vance's struggle with a Jan. 6 question was the most memorable part of the debate.
The debate between Sen. JD Vance and Gov. Tim Walz, hosted by CBS News, took place Tuesday, moderated by Margaret Brennan and Norah O'Donnell.
"I think JD Vance went in with 'Midwestern nice' to disarm Walz. And Walz took the bait, so he wasn’t in fight mode. He missed some fact checks," Griffin pointed out.
"There were missed opportunities for him. The Tiananmen Square moment? He could’ve just said he overstated it," she added, noting it wasn't Walz's strongest moment.
Moderators pressed Walz on his claim that he was in Hong Kong during the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. Media outlets now report he didn’t travel to China until August that year.
"I grew up in a small Nebraska town of 400, riding bikes with friends until the streetlights came on," Walz shared. He went on to explain how he joined the National Guard at 17, used the GI Bill, and eventually traveled to China in 1989.
Walz admitted he was a "knucklehead" at times while explaining the discrepancy, but Brennan pushed him for clarity.
"All I said was I misspoke. I was in Hong Kong and China during the democracy protests," Walz reiterated.
Griffin then said, "I was thinking someone like Josh Shapiro or Pete Buttigieg would’ve wiped the floor with Vance." Despite this, she claimed Vance wasn’t authentic, and the other co-hosts agreed.
"I really want to believe he's empathetic," Griffin said. "But I just remember the guy insulting cat ladies."