Voters are starting to learn more about Kamala Harris’ running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, and it seems clear that many Americans don’t particularly like what they see.
That was obvious during his appearance at a recent college football game, where critics began booing him loudly and he appeared to respond with an obscene hand gesture.
According to the Post Millennial:
Vice presidential candidate Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) appeared to give the finger to Michigan college students in Ann Arbour Sunday where he was attending the Michigan-Minnesota college football game. Michigan fans booed Walz, told him to “get out of here” and shouted “Trump 2024, baby” at the governor.
Walz watched the game in a private box shared by former US Rep. Beto O’Rourke, according to Fox News. The Michigan football team ended up defeating Minnesota’s football team 27-24.
The incident attracted significant social media attention:
LMAO: Tim Walz pretends to wave to nonexistent supporters as the crowd screams “TRUMP 2024”
Perfect 🤣
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) September 29, 2024
Tim Walz’s appearance yesterday was nothing short of a disaster.
Giving Michigan voters the finger is not going to go over well. pic.twitter.com/Y6s64IwjuG
— johnny maga (@_johnnymaga) September 29, 2024
Tim Walz gets heckled by students at the Michigan game and then appears to flip off the students. Really showing his ex-teacher, vice presidential maturity getting rattled by some college kids. Weak! pic.twitter.com/v4Bed200Ac
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) September 29, 2024
🔥🚨BREAKING: Tim Walz was seen flipping a man off that said ‘Trump 2024 baby’ while at a Michigan football game. pic.twitter.com/4eoQUI0l8s
— Dom Lucre | Breaker of Narratives (@dom_lucre) September 29, 2024
Walz flips off man shouting "Trump 2024" pic.twitter.com/DGVdQ3N72t
— Defiant L’s (@DefiantLs) September 29, 2024
Walz also attracted backlash for his own social media remarks about the game, as Fox News reported:
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz attended the Michigan-Minnesota game on Saturday, and was subsequently slammed on social media for a post celebrating his home state’s rival hours after he was booed by college football fans.
“I’ll always be a Minnesota guy. But after meeting some great people at the Big House, I must admit – Michiganders know how to host a good game day,” Walz posted to his X account following the game.
Walz’s appearance at the game was underscored by a viral social media video showing college football fans booing his motorcade on Saturday as it made its way to the stadium.
“VP Candidate Tim Walz p—ed off Michigan fans,” a TikTok user captioned the video that has racked up more than 1.5 million views on TikTok alone.
Here’s some additional coverage of Walz’s reception at the game:
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