Tim Walz

We

co-wrote bills together things like beginning farmer and rancher and you know prairie pothole legislation and then we got together and we were the co-chairs of the governor's biofuels uh caucus where we work on things like sustainable aviation fuel i knew her children i knew her husband i talked to her i would see her every day and talk this would be somebody that was a colleague and friendly with and now this i i don't understand with these folks

who got into this, who are the mega movement or whatever, how you got so angry and flip and switch things off.

She knows who I am.

And when I was in Congress to the chagrin of maybe some on the left,

I was more than willing to compromise with people.

I'm a pretty centrist Democrat to try and get things done because I represented a rural district.

But I have not changed much in my positions.

I was always a pro-choice person.

I was always pro-marriage equality.

So I hadn't changed my positions.

And now all of a sudden we get this.

So yeah, it's the weirdest damn thing.

I don't know what to tell you, but I think she probably should go back to

South Dakota, not have any dogs, and just kind of ride things out.

I'm really proud of Minnesotans, but I'm proud of the media.

I watched yesterday and the bulk of the coverage was on Alex's life.

I spent an hour yesterday and sat down with his colleagues.

And again, these are some of the toughest people you'll find.

ICU nurses at one of the nation's largest VA hospitals.