During a visit to the Minnesota State Fair on Sunday, the Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Waltz appeared to miss a question about six hostages found dead in Gaza.
The clip, which is circulating online, shows Governor of Minnesota greet supporters and answer a few questions.
Someone off camera can be heard asking Walz, “What’s your reaction to six hostages found dead in Gaza?”
Without answering, Walz tells the group of people, “Okay, thanks everyone,” and walks away.
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Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz addresses a crowd at the Minnesota State Fair in Falcon Heights on Sept. 1, 2024. (Clay Masters/Minnesota Public Radio via AP)
The angle made it appear that Walz was deliberately avoiding answering, but it is not clear from the footage if he had heard the question.
The clip was still enough to fire up X-users, with some accusing him of being a “coward” for not responding.
Fox News Digital reached out to the Harris-Walz campaign to ask if the governor had heard the question and, if not, what his response would have been.
Later Sunday, Walz issued a statement condemning Hamas as a “brutal terrorist organization.”
“The agony of losing a child is something no family should have to endure. Gwen and I send our deepest condolences to the Goldberg-Polin family, following the Hamas murder of their son Hersh,” a post on Walz’s X account reads. “Hamas is a brutal terrorist organization – and we condemn their continued atrocities against both Americans and Israelis in the strongest possible terms.”
American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin and five others were found dead in Gaza. (Fox News)
Walz’s appearance at the Minnesota State Fair came after Israeli Defense Forces found six Israeli hostages dead during a rescue operation in the tunnels below Gaza’s Rafah.
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Among the bodies recovered was Israeli-American Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who had been held by Hamas terrorists since October 7, when war broke out between Israel and Hamas.
Fox News Digital’s Emma Colton contributed to this report.