Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz attended the Michigan-Minnesota recreation on Saturday, and was subsequently slammed on social media for a publish celebrating his house state’s rival hours after he was booed by faculty soccer followers.
“I’ll all the time be a Minnesota man. However after assembly some nice folks on the Huge Home, I have to admit – Michiganders know the way to host an excellent recreation day,” Walz posted to his X account following the sport.
Walz’s appearance at the game was underscored by a viral social media video exhibiting faculty soccer followers booing his motorcade on Saturday because it made its option to the stadium.
“VP Candidate Tim Walz p—ed off Michigan followers,” a TikTok consumer captioned the video that has racked up greater than 1.5 million views on TikTok alone.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks on stage through the Democratic Nationwide Conference on Aug. 21, 2024, in Chicago. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Photographs)
Michigan followers have been seen booing, shouting “Tampon Tim” and “Get out of right here” at the Minnesota governor. The followers allegedly started booing because of Walz’s safety element retaining followers within the rain for half-hour as he made his means by safety, the New York Submit reported.
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, carrying a camouflage searching cap, greets college students from U-M after his flight arrived within the rain at Willow Run Airport on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. (Paul Egan/Detroit Free Press / USA Immediately Community by way of Imagn Photographs)
Following Walz posting about his go to to the “Huge Home” and lauding his state’s rival, critics ripped him for not being loyal to his house state’s crew and reminded him that he was booed whereas making his option to the sport.
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The University of Michigan notched a 27-24 victory over its Minnesota rival within the Little Brown Jug recreation on Saturday. The Democratic vice presidential candidate additionally attended a Michigan tailgate forward of the sport, the New York Post reported.
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Ohio Sen. JD Vance (Getty Photographs)
“A little bit rain cannot maintain us from the large Michigan-Minnesota recreation! And it isn’t gonna cease these college students from ensuring that everybody on their campus is registered to vote,” Walz posted on X forward of the sport, flanked by supporters.
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Walz has been getting ready for his debate towards Republican challenger Vance on Tuesday. The Saturday recreation is anticipated as his final high-profile public appearance ahead of the debate.
