By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2025-03-13 05:40:05 | Updated at 2025-03-14 07:17:09
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Vice Presidential flop Tim Walz blames himself and Kamala Harris for the Democrats' 'mess' after their losses at the top of the ticket in November.
The governor of Minnesota has been on a media blitz of late, having signaled he would 'certainly consider' running for president in 2028, despite his crushing defeat this past November.
Speaking to MSNBC Wednesday, Walz gave Chris Hayes some boilerplate insults toward Donald Trump, calling him 'the worst possible business executive that I have ever witnessed.'
However, he turned inward after spending a minute blasting the Trump administration.
'And look, I own this. We wouldn't be in this mess if we had won the election, and we didn't,' he admitted.
Hayes then went on his own lengthy critique of the party based on his answer, pointing out that Harris ran an 'excessively risk averse' and 'careful' campaign.
The host asked: 'Do you think it's a fair characterization? Am I on to something here?'
'I think you are,' Walz responded.
Vice Presidential flop Tim Walz blames himself and Kamala Harris for the Democrats' 'mess' after their losses at the top of the ticket in November
The governor of Minnesota has been on a media blitz of late , having signaled he would 'certainly consider' running for president in 2028, despite his crushing defeat this past November which might pit him against Harris
The former candidate added that they have to offer a positive message to the country rather than just bashing the president.
'We have to make sure that Americans know it's not just that Donald Trump is bad, but we're offering them something better, and I think that's what we need to work on.'
Walz will need to come up with an a message quickly, as he's set to go on tour at various Republican Congressional districts in response to the GOP advising members to stop holding town halls.
He will begin the jaunt on Friday in Iowa, where Republican Zach Nunn represents the district.
Next up will be a stop in Nebraska, the state of Walz's birth, to take on Representative Don Bacon.
His team is already set to go to further districts in Wisconsin, Ohio and his home state of Minnesota, according to CNN.
Walz took a philosophical view to whether or not he would run for president in 2028 when asked last week.
'Look, I never had an ambition to be president or vice president. I was honored to be asked,' he told The New Yorker Radio Hour on Sunday.
The former candidate added that they have to offer a positive message to the country rather than just bashing the president
Walz will need to come up with an a message quickly, as he's set to go on tour at various Republican Congressional districts in response to the GOP advising members to stop holding town halls
'If I feel I can serve, I will. And if nationally, people are like, "Dude we tried you, and look how that worked out," I'm good with that.'
'If I think I could offer something … I would certainly consider that,' he added.
He then explained that if the circumstances are right in 2028 and he has the right 'skill set' for the moment, 'I'll do it.'
'I'll do whatever it takes. I certainly wouldn't be arrogant enough to think that it needs to be me.
'I've always said this: I didn't prepare my life to be in these jobs, but my life prepared me well.
'And if this experience I've had and what we're going through right now repares me for that, then I would.
'But I worry about people who have ambition for elected office. I don't think you should have ambition. I think you should have a desire to do it if you're asked to serve. And that's kind of where I'm at.'
In recent weeks, the Minnesota governor has hit out at President Donald Trump in a series of X posts.
Walz told the New Yorker he feels like he 'let people down' when he and Harris lost handedly to Trump in November. He is pictured back at home following Trump's inauguration
'If you're siding with Vladimir Putin, you're wrong,' he wrote on February 25, sharing the message again after the president and Vice President JD Vance had a fiery exchange with Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky.
In another post that same day, Walz wrote, 'Donald Trump is embarrassing the United States on the world stage. We are a country that stands up to dictators and fights for democracy.
Walz's run for vice president was marred by allegations that he had a relationship with the daughter of a high-ranking Chinese Communist Party official, which critics claimed showed he was compromised by the authoritarian regime.
He is now also facing backlash from former Minnesota Vikings safety Jack Brewer for his support of transgender athletes competing in women's sports.
'First buddy' Elon Musk has also threatened to sue Walz after he claimed that the Tesla CEO did a 'Nazi salute' at Donald Trump's inauguration.
Speaking in an interview with MSNBC'S Rachel Maddow, Walz ranted about how Americans had spent three days debating whether Musk had made the fascist hand gesture last week.
'Of course he did', the Democratic governor declared.
Even Walz appeared to insinuate he might not be ready to be commander-in-chief, telling the New Yorker he feels like he 'let people down' when he and former Vice President Kamala Harris lost handedly to Trump in November.
'I still struggle with it,' he said. 'It was my job to get this done.'
Still, Harris has also suggested she might run for the Democratic ticket in four years.
Other names being floated for the position include California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro.
