Tim Walz talks about 'waking up with' Kamala Harris after Election Day

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 October 9, 2024

Tim Walz had a truly "weird" slip of the tongue on Jimmy Kimmel.

The Minnesota governor said he looks forward to "waking up on November 6" with Kamala Harris. 

Walz made the racy comment during a discussion about the vice-presidential debate. Kimmel argued that Walz had the definitive moment of the night when he confronted Republican J.D. Vance over the results of the 2020 election.

Walz's slip of the tongue

The exchange, which happened toward the end of the debate, thrilled Democrats after an otherwise shaky performance from Walz.

Recalling the moment on Jimmy Kimmel's show, Walz argued that the 2020 election should have been brought up sooner, at the top of the debate.

"Yeah, yeah, it’s crazy," Kimmel replied. "Although you have to remember also, the last vice president who said he thought Trump lost the election wound up being chased out of the Capitol building."

Walz accused Vance of acting out of "self-preservation," as Walz shared his hopes that America will "turn the page" on Trump come November 5. The Minnesota governor said he looks forward to "waking up on November 6th with Madam President."

"It’s very surreal to sit there and listen to this. And this is kind of the situation we’re in. But I said that for me, being an eternal optimist, I always say that — I supervised the high school lunchroom. You’re an optimist or you’re your dead. And I loved it. But this idea that we get to turn the page on that, and I plan on waking up on November 6th with Madam President, and then I will be…"

"Knucklehead"

Kimmel cut Walz off, remarking the inappropriate subtext of his verbal slip.

"I just want to be… I want to be clear. You won’t be waking up together. Well, unless there’s, unless you guys have gotten closer than we thought," Kimmel said.

Walz, a self-described "knucklehead," apologized for the remark, saying, he has trouble with being precise in his speech.

"I have a problem about not being specific with my language," he told Kimmel.

It's an excuse Walz has used before to justify his flagrant lying - which he calls "misspeaking" - about various aspects of his life story.

During the debate, Walz called himself a "knucklehead" when confronted over his false statements about being in Hong Kong during the Tiananmen Square Massacre.

Walz also memorably said he is "friends with school shooters" while discussing the impact of mass shootings.

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