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Tim Walz Brutally Roasted For ‘Code Talk’ Claim

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Minnesota Governor Tim Walz was brutally roasted for claiming he was tapped for the Democratic ticket because he could “code talk” to white men.

During a recent appearance at the Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics, former Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate made the incredibly odd remark.

“I knew I was on the ticket, I would argue, because we did a lot of amazing progressive things in Minnesota that improved people’s lives,” Walz said.

“But I also was on the ticket, quite honestly, you know, ’cause I could code talk to white guys watching football, fixing their truck, doing that.”

“That I could put them at ease. I was the permission structure to say, ‘Look, you can do this and vote for this,’ and you look across those swing states — with the exception of Minnesota, we didn’t get enough,” he continued.

The admission was met with awkward laughter from the audience, and a firestorm of brutally critical comments online.

Social media erupted with mockery, questioning Walz’s supposed “white guy whisperer” appeal.

Texas Republican Rep. Wesley Hunt joined the pile-on, saying, “Because nothing screams blue-collar masculinity like Tim Walz — who looks like he calls AAA when the check engine light comes on.”

“Code Talking to men who watch football and fix their trucks translates to tampons in men’s restrooms? Since when?” Someone added.

“There are so many white guys in this country to choose from and she picked flamboyant femme Elmer Fudd,” another quipped.

During the same Harvard event, when asked why he hadn’t taken that message to wider audiences on national television, Walz was candid about his flaws.

“I think I’ll give you pretty good stuff, but I’ll also give you 10% problematic,” he said, chuckling.

He referred to himself as a “knucklehead” and appeared to brush off critiques about inconsistencies in his campaign presence.

This isn’t the first time Walz has offered a self-deprecating assessment of his political messaging.

Earlier this year, he admitted to missteps on the 2024 campaign trail. In a March interview with Politico, Walz lamented the ticket’s cautious strategy.

“We shouldn’t have been playing this thing so safe,” he said. Referring to the sprint-like nature of their 107-day campaign, he added, “These are things you might have been able to get your sea legs, if you will, 18 months out, where the stakes were a lot lower.”

Walz argued that they should have taken more chances with direct public interaction.

“I think we probably should have just rolled the dice and done the town halls, where [voters] may say: ‘You’re full of shit, I don’t believe in you,’” he said.

As Democrats continue to piece together what went wrong, Walz has taken some responsibility.

“When you’re on the ticket and you don’t win, that’s your responsibility,” he said.

Speaking to New York Magazine, Walz said that the Democratic Party has been “too timid.”

“I think we’re cautious by nature,” he said. He noted his own unpredictable nature by saying, “About 90% of the time, I can be really good, but about 10% of the time, I can be a train wreck because I’m speaking from the heart, like a teacher sitting in a teachers lounge or a laborer sitting at the break table.”

He also faced backlash for comments made in a podcast interview with California Governor Gavin Newsom.

During the interview, he took aim at Republican narratives surrounding masculinity, arguing that Democrats had let the right define the conversation.

“How do you fight it?” Walz asked Newsom. “I think I could kick most of their a**! I do think that … I know I can outrun them. I don’t know if we’re going to fall into that place where we, okay, we challenge you to, you know, a WWE fight here, type of thing.”

That off-the-cuff remark prompted a hilarious response from Knox County, Tennessee, Mayor Glenn Jacobs — known to WWE fans as “Kane.”

Jacobs posted an AI-generated image of Walz in a flamboyant wrestling singlet with the caption, “With that steely stare and chiseled physique, who couldn’t be intimidated seeing this across the ring from you?”

Jacobs then took the challenge a step further, proposing a wrestling match for charity.

“All joking aside, @GovTimWalz, let’s put our money where our mouth is…in a charity wrestling match. We’ll split the gate 50/50 between our chosen organizations. I’ll kick things off myself with a $10,000 donation. What do you say?” Jacobs wrote, using the hashtags #TennesseeWalz and #LetsDance.

Walz also found himself in the hot seat earlier this month when CNN’s Jake Tapper pressed him on whether Democrats made a serious error by supporting President Biden’s reelection bid, despite clear signs of political and cognitive decline.

“Don’t you think your party needs to acknowledge that President Biden was not up for the job of running for re-election and that this was a major mistake by the —” Tapper began, before Walz cut him off.


“He made that decision!” Walz interjected.

Tapper pushed back. “I know. You all went along with the idea that he was up for it. And he wasn’t. And everybody saw it, and the country rejected it.”

Walz, after a pause, replied, “Yea, well, I — look, history will tell us to go back on that. That very well could be the case, Jake. What I’m concerned about is learning from those lessons.”

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