Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (D) made headlines for all the wrong reasons during a Philadelphia rally on Tuesday, where he mocked rival Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) with a crude joke.
Walz, who is Vice President Kamala Harris’s running mate, cracked the joke in front of an enthusiastic crowd.
“I can’t wait to debate the guy,” Walz said, prompting cheers from the audience. He followed up with, “That is, if he’s willing to get off the couch and show up.” The crowd responded with laughter and applause.
Here is Tim Walz making a joke about the viral JD Vance couch thing, which was something a random guy on Twitter completely made up by posting a fake page from Hillbilly Elegy. pic.twitter.com/KLql3C5I01
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The joke referenced a fake meme that falsely claimed Vance had a sexual encounter with a couch, based on a fabricated citation from his memoir, Hillbilly Elegy.
This meme has circulated among some progressives who have sought to disparage Vance.
Explaining the JD Vance couch meme pic.twitter.com/4ojamIDhYM
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The originator of the hoax told Business Insider that the ease with which the false citation was accepted “hasn’t bolstered his faith in the critical-thinking skills of the electorate.”
Walz, who is supposed to represent Midwest decency, launched his campaign with a sexual joke grounded in misinformation.
The Kamala Campaign X account Kamala HQ amplified Walz’ misinformation:
Gov. Walz: I can’t wait to debate JD Vance. That is, if he’s willing to get off the couch and show up pic.twitter.com/YijZfjca0O
— Kamala HQ (@KamalaHQ) August 6, 2024
Walz also posted a vertical version of the comments on is on X account:
Like all regular people in America’s heartland, JD Vance studied at Yale, had his career funded by Silicon Valley billionaires, and wrote a bestseller trashing that community.
Come on.
I can’t wait to debate the guy—that is, if he’s willing to get off the couch and show up. pic.twitter.com/4orv0v2xTZ
— Tim Walz (@Tim_Walz) August 6, 2024
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MINNESOTA SHOULD HAVE KICKED WALZ OUT LONG AGO. IT IS UP TO US TO ELECT STRONG LEADERS FOR OUR COUNTRY. WALZ COMES ACROSS LIKE A BIG MOUTH BRAGGER. NOT PRESIDENTIAL AT ALL, BUT THIS IS THE NEW FORM OF DEMOCRAT COMMUNISTS. SO VERY SAD TO WATCH THIESE TWO HARRIS AND WALZ IN THIS VAUDEVILLE COMEDY.
All this political back and forth crap is just too stupid for words. Part of humanity has grown-up. We are not listening to any of the usual bull. That’s a FACT. The US’s model for a top down country has sailed. In fact, it’s sailed all over the world. Humanity it looking for something else that is not tyranny, communism, totalitarianism, fascism and the rest of the “isms’ we’ve been under for thousands of years.
The current power structure is holding on tight, very tight. However, they will not win this game. IT’S OVER. The sad usual suspect players don’t even see it.