Hope Walz on Dad’s Election Loss: ‘This Country Doesn’t Deserve Kamala Harris’

Hope Walz is dealing with Donald Trump’s presidential election victory by eating SpongeBob mac and cheese, watching “Outer Banks” and thanking the universe she’s not a miserable MAGA politician. After admitting that she’s “reached the point of anger,” Walz—daughter of Minnesota Governor and vice-presidential candidate Tim Walz—shared some post-election thoughts in a video posted to TikTok. “This country does not deserve Kamala Harris,” she said. “That woman should go live her best life wherever she wants, doing whatever she wants, because we don’t deserve her at this point.” The only demographic that “delivered” for the Democratic ticket were Black women, and the country “failed them,” continued Walz, who often appeared alongside her father on the campaign trail. “It’s just heartbreaking, and we’ve got to do whatever we can to support them and support our people through these next four years,” she said. Despite the loss, the 23-year-old said she was glad to be on the side of “love and hope and joy and progress.” She continued, “JD Vance and Donald Trump have to be JD Vance and Donald Trump, and that is not a punishment I’d wish upon anybody but those two individuals.” She gave herself a week to be sad and accept the loss, and after that, “The work starts.”

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