Gov. Tim Walz was mocked on social media following his suggestion he might run for president in 2028. (Getty Images)
"Well, I had a friend tell me, ‘Never turn down a job you haven’t been offered,’" Walz said when asked if he would run for president.
"If I think I could offer something ... I would certainly consider that," he said. "I’m also, though, not arrogant enough to believe there’s a lot of people that can do this."
He said that under the correct circumstances and if he has the right "skill set" for the 2028 race, "I’ll do it."
"You might do it?" the New Yorker asked.
"I’ll do whatever it takes," Walz said. "I certainly wouldn’t be arrogant enough to think that it needs to be me."
Following the Democratic ticket’s loss, political strategists and insiders launched post-mortems on the campaign, with a handful pointing to Harris’ selection of Walz as her running mate. (Jim Vondruska/Getty Images)
Walz added in his conversation with the New Yorker that he and Harris ended the campaign cycle on good terms, but that he has only spoken to the former vice president a handful of times since November 2024.
"I’m doing my job, and she’s doing her job, and she’s out in California, I believe, living, and I’m here in beautiful Minnesota, where the weather’s always great," he said.
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Walz and Harris ended the campaign cycle on good terms, but he has only spoken to the former vice president a handful of times since November 2024. (Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images)
"Well, maybe she doesn’t want to talk to me after we got this thing done," Walz said while laughing when asked why they don’t speak more frequently. "No, I think it’s just there’ll be a time and a place. But we left good, and my family misses her. My daughter, especially."
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Fox News Digital reached out to Walz’s office for any additional comment on a potential presidential run or response to social media critics, but did not immediately receive a reply.
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