Tim Walz open to running for president in 2028 – Washington Examiner
Tim Walz, the former vice presidential nominee and current governor of Minnesota, has expressed openness to the idea of running for president in 2028. In an interview with *The New Yorker* Radio Hour, he mentioned that he had not previously aspired to the presidency but would consider it if he felt he could serve the nation effectively. He highlighted that he is not driven by ambition but by a desire to help if needed, stating, “I think you should have a desire to do it if you’re asked to serve.”
Walz reflected on his experiences and acknowledged his disappointment after losing the 2024 election with Kamala Harris,indicating he felt he had let people down.Despite rumored interest in a Senate seat in response to Senator Tina Smith’s retirement,he quashed thes suggestions,remarking that he would rather “eat glass” than return to Congress. His potential candidacy for 2028 remains contingent on the right circumstances aligning.
Tim Walz open to running for president in 2028
Former vice presidential nominee Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) said he might run for president in 2028.
The governor told the New Yorker Radio Hour on Sunday that he would “certainly consider” a run for president.
“Look, I never had an ambition to be president or vice president. I was honored to be asked,” he said. “If I feel like I can serve, I will. And if nationally, people are, like, ‘Dude, we tried you, and look how that worked out,’ I’m good with that.”
When asked again about a run for president, Walz, who ran with former Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential race, said he was open to the prospect.
“Well, I had a friend tell me, ‘Never turn down a job you haven’t been offered,’” the governor said. “If I think I could offer something … I would certainly consider that. I’m also, though, not arrogant enough to believe there’s a lot of people that can do this.”
He made the caveat that he would only run if the moment was right.
“I’ve always said this: I didn’t prepare my life to be in these jobs, but my life prepared me well,” Walz said. “And, if this experience I’ve had and what we’re going through right now prepares me for that, then I would.”
“But I worry about people who have ambition for elected office,” the Minnesota politician added. “I don’t think you should have ambition. I think you should have a desire to do it if you’re asked to serve. And that’s kind of where I’m at.”
Walz admitted that he and Harris have only spoken “a couple times” since their 2024 election loss.
“Well, maybe she doesn’t want to talk to me after we got this thing done. 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,” he responded.
He said he felt that he “let people down.”
“It just felt like people would choose a calmness and a hopefulness over that,” Walz said to the New Yorker. “Obviously, Donald Trump knew more about America on Nov. 5, 2024, than I did.”
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Walz was recently rumored to be a contender for Minnesota’s open Senate seat after Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN) announced her plans to retire in February. Several progressives, including Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, are reported to be eyeing the Senate seat.
The governor quashed talk of his Senate run by telling the New Yorker that he’d rather “eat glass” than return to Washington as a member of Congress.
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