Walz Comments Stir Debate

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Rachel Stevenson
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There’s something uniquely hilarious—and exhausting—about watching Democrats trip over their own hypocrisy in public, and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is out here giving masterclasses on it every time he opens his mouth. The guy who once fancied himself VP material is now reduced to chuckling on stage about Tesla’s stock dipping while his own state’s budget sinks faster than his credibility. And yet, somehow, he still thinks he’s the alpha in the room. Spoiler alert: he’s not.

Let’s set the stage. Walz, microphone in hand, grinning like he just nailed an open mic night at the local DNC bar, decides it’s a good time to mock Tesla’s stock performance. He pulls up the app on his iPhone (the irony of trashing capitalism while using the most capitalist product on Earth is apparently lost on him) and gleefully tells the crowd Tesla is “225 and dropping.” He even throws in a helpful hint for Tesla owners—just yank the logo off with dental floss so no one knows you once dared to support a company run by Elon Musk. Classy stuff. Very presidential.

What Walz conveniently forgot to mention—and what his cheering crowd surely didn’t know—is that Minnesota’s own state retirement fund held a whopping 1.6 million shares of Tesla as recently as last summer. Oh, and the non-retirement fund? That had another 211,000 shares. So while Walz is out here mocking Tesla like a teenager trying to go viral on TikTok, he’s essentially laughing at the long-term savings of Minnesotans—teachers, firefighters, state workers—whose futures are tied to those investments. Maybe the dental floss advice should be directed at the state budget instead.

But it doesn’t stop there. As if giggling about falling stocks wasn’t tone-deaf enough, this is all happening while Tesla owners—just regular Americans, mind you—are watching their vehicles get vandalized across the country. Why? Because Elon Musk had the audacity to support Donald Trump. Leftist activists, in a fit of performative rage, have taken to keying cars and smashing windows like that’s going to change anyone’s vote. Deputy District Attorney Jon Hantami nailed it: if you weren’t a Trump supporter before someone trashed your $50,000 car over a sticker or a logo, you’re probably going to be one now.

And speaking of logos, let’s talk about the Walz brand: Loudmouth Populist with a Paper-Thin Record. He recently whined that his critics don’t find him masculine enough—then immediately turned around and tried to prove his manliness by bragging that he could “kick most of their a**” and outrun them, as if the Democratic Party now awards policy credibility based on high school gym stats. The only thing missing was a flex and a protein shake.

This is the same Tim Walz who, not two weeks before the election, referred to Elon Musk—one of the most successful entrepreneurs of the century—as “skipping like a dips***” on stage with Trump. That’s right, a sitting governor using junior high insults to dismiss someone who has done more for American manufacturing, space innovation, and electric vehicles than the entire Biden cabinet combined. Meanwhile, Minnesota’s own fiscal outlook? A projected $6 billion deficit worsened by nearly a billion since the last forecast. But sure, let’s all laugh at Tesla.

Here’s the thing: leadership isn’t about who can shout the loudest, crack the cheapest joke, or swing the biggest ego. It’s about results. And if Walz’s best defense against his cratering popularity and his state’s hemorrhaging finances is mocking successful businesses and pretending he’s the Hulk, he might want to reconsider his act.

Because while he’s busy playing political theater, conservatives are building coalitions, winning elections, and, yes, laughing all the way to the voting booth. Keep talking, Governor. Operation Let Them Speak is running right on schedule.

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