Failed 2024 Democratic vice presidential candidate and current Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz recently floated a potential 2028 presidential run, garnering mockery online as critics sarcastically implored him to throw his hat in the ring.<\/p>\n
Laughing emojis and comments such as ‘Need a morning chuckle’ or ‘Yes please’ were splashed across conservative social media accounts after Walz floated a potential 2028 presidential run during a recent conversation with the New Yorker.<\/p>\n
Walz ran alongside former Vice President Kamala Harris on the Democrats’ 2024 ticket in the waning months of the election cycle after former President Joe Biden dropped out of the race amid mounting concern over his mental acuity and age.<\/p>\n
Walz demurred at first when asked if he would run for president during the New Yorker interview published Sunday, before saying he would run if the opportunity presented itself. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
‘Well, I had a friend tell me, \u2018Never turn down a job you haven\u2019t been offered,\u2019’ Walz said when asked if he would run for president. <\/p>\n
‘If I think I could offer something … I would certainly consider that,’ he said. ‘I\u2019m also, though, not arrogant enough to believe there\u2019s a lot of people that can do this.’<\/p>\n
He said that under the correct circumstances and if he has the right ‘skill set’ for the 2028 race, ‘I\u2019ll do it.’<\/p>\n
‘You might do it?’ the New Yorker asked. <\/p>\n
‘I\u2019ll do whatever it takes,’ Walz said. ‘I certainly wouldn\u2019t be arrogant enough to think that it needs to be me.’<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
‘I\u2019ve always said this: I didn\u2019t prepare my life to be in these jobs, but my life prepared me well,’ he said. ‘And, if this experience I\u2019ve had and what we\u2019re going through right now prepares me for that, then I would. But I worry about people who have ambition for elected office. I don\u2019t think you should have ambition. I think you should have a desire to do it if you\u2019re asked to serve. And that\u2019s kind of where I\u2019m at.’ <\/p>\n
Social media critics had a field day on X over the remarks, resurrecting the ‘Tampon Tim’ moniker, mocking the prospect of a Walz presidency, while encouraging him to make a run official. <\/p>\n
‘Tampon Tim’ was a nickname used by conservatives during the election cycle that mocked Walz\u2019 Minnesota policies that provide menstrual products ‘to all menstruating students in restrooms regularly used by students,’ as opposed to stating the products were intended for female students. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n