Former Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz is being mercilessly mocked after he claimed he was chosen to join Kamala Harris on the losing ticket because he could “code talk to white guys.” The Minnesota governor drew the derision of conservatives after he said on his national tour stop Monday that he was picked because of his ability to “code talk to white guys watching football,

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz offered this explanation for why he was chosen as a running mate for Kamala Harris in 2024 during a panel at Harvard this week: GOV. TIM WALZ: There are folks that I recognize are smarter than me.

Minnesota Governor and former Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz continued his national “listening tour” at a Harvard Kennedy School forum, where he explained that Vice President Kamala Harris selected him as her 2024 running mate to help “code talk to white guys.