Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) slammed Republicans for not thinking for themselves, saying that its easy to be a Republican.Think of how easy it would be to be a damn Republican, Walz said at the DNC Summer Meeting in Minneapolis yesterday. Oh, what should I wear today? This stupid frickin red hat. What should I say today? I dont know, just make sure its cruel. Who do we listen to? That guy, oh the felon in the White House, listen to him and that will be fine.'Tim Walz: "Think of how easy it would be to be a damn Republican. 'Oh, what should I wear today? This stupid frickin' red hat. What should I say today? I don't know, just make sure it's cruel. Who do we listen to? That guy the felon in the White House.'" pic.twitter.com/QtNe40SqV5 Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 25, 2025Walzs fiery speech included calling the president a wannabe king in the White House and the dictator-in-chief and said hes sick and tired of this Democratic Party bringing a pencil to a knife fight.We cannot be the only party that plays by the rules anymore, he said. Insights for the LGBTQ+ community Subscribe to our briefing for insights into how politics impacts the LGBTQ+ community and more. Subscribe to our Newsletter today Walz, who was the vice presidential nominee last year, stood by Kamala Harris, saying she would have been a fantastic president.Look, we wouldnt wake up every day to a bunch of s**t on TV and a bunch of nonsense, he continued. We would wake up to an adult with compassion and dignity and vision and leadership doing the work, not a man-child crying about whatever is wrong with him. May his fat ankles find something today. Petty as hell.Walz was likely referring to the presidents cankles, which the White House says is the result of his Chronic Venous Insufficiency. Tim Walz says Kamala Harris "would have been a fantastic president and look, we wouldn't wake up every day to a bunch of shit on TV and a bunch of nonsense. We would wake up to an adult with compassion and dignity and leadership doing the work, not a manchild crying about pic.twitter.com/jZZ9v61cQn Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 25, 2025He also admonished Democrats to stand together. Dont take the bait, he said. It boggles my damn mind that in the midst of a military takeover of our cities and the attempt to go into others, the flaunting of the rule of law, the cruelness and the unconstitutional nature of the way theyre attacking our neighbors, that the press finds the need to talk about, Oh, theres a division in the Democratic Party. Theres a division in my damn house and were still married and things are good. Thats life.We are strong because we challenge each other, he said. We are strong because were held accountable. Were strong because we believe theres a place for everyone here. Walz: "Don't take the bait. It boggles my damn mind that in the midst of a military takeover of our cities and the attempt to go into others, the flaunting of the rule of law, the cruelness and the unconstitutional nature of the way they're attacking our neighbors, that the press pic.twitter.com/kxknuorihE Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 25, 2025Subscribe to theLGBTQ Nation newsletterand be the first to know about the latest headlines shaping LGBTQ+ communities worldwide.