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Join Telegram ChannelMinnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz raised some eyebrows about what he plans to do on Nov. 6 during his late-night debut on “Jimmy Kimmel Live.”
On Monday, Walz and liberal host Jimmy Kimmel took turns hitting his GOP rival, Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, for his refusal to say former President Trump lost the 2020 election during the debate for the vice presidency last week.
Walz called it “very surreal” to listen to, but looked to his own optimism that the country would “turn the page” on Election Day.
“For me, and being an eternal optimist, I always say this. I oversaw a high school cafeteria: You're either an optimist or you're dead,” Walz said. “We are going to turn the page on this idea, and I plan to wake up on November 6 with Madam President.”
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and late-night host Jimmy Kimmel shared a laugh after the Democratic vice presidential candidate mistakenly suggested he would 'wake up' with Kamala Harris after the election . (Screenshot/ABC)
As the liberal audience roared with joy, Kimmel jokingly asked for clarification.
“I want to be clear, you will not wake up together,” Kimmel responded with a smile.
“No,” Walz laughed.
“Unless you're closer than we thought,” Kimmel joked.
“I have a problem with not being precise in my language. So thank you for that, it's absolutely true,” Walz laughed.
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Tim Walz and Kamala Harris at a campaign rally. (LE Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
Walz already went viral when he falsely claimed he “became friends with school shooters” during the vice presidential debate.
“I sat in that office with the Sandy Hook parents. I became friends with the school shooters. I saw it,” Walz said.
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The ill-timed incident occurred when Walz was asked about a change in position on the assault weapons ban, which he had previously opposed but now supports. Walz meant that he befriended parents who had lost children to school shootings.
He also made headlines when he called himself a “moron” after being pressed to lie about being in Hong Kong during the Tiananmen Square massacre.
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. (Getty Images)
During an interview on “60 Minutes,” Walz was asked if he could be trusted, as other past statements have come under scrutiny.
“Isn’t this kind of misrepresentation more than just being an idiot?” asked Bill Whitaker of CBS News.
“I think people know who I am and I think they know the difference between someone who expresses emotion, tells a story, goes on the wrong date… and a pathological liar like Donald Trump,” said Walz.
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“But I think it comes down to whether you can be trusted to tell the truth,” Whitaker continued.
“Yeah, well, I can. I think I can,” Walz replied.
“I admit to being a jerk sometimes, but those close to me know I keep my word,” Walz added.
Fox News' Brian Flood contributed to this report.