In what may be the most unexpected twist in a 2024 election season already filled with plenty of surprises, Minnesota Governor and Democratic vice-presidential nominee Tim Walz is reportedly considering leaving the country for good. Yes, you read that correctly: Walz, the man who has spent his entire career advocating for the people of Minnesota, is now thinking of packing his bags, hopping on the nearest plane, and starting fresh—somewhere far, far away. His reason? Well, apparently, he’s “lost it.”
The phrase “I’ve lost it” doesn’t exactly inspire confidence when coming from a man running for the second-highest office in the land, but let’s face it, these days, who hasn’t lost it? It seems Walz, tired of constant political attacks, viral family feuds, and being metaphorically dunked on by Shaquille O’Neal (yes, that actually happened), has decided enough is enough. And frankly, who can blame him?
Sources close to the governor say the downward spiral began shortly after his now-infamous encounter with distant relatives wearing “Walz’s for Trump” T-shirts went viral. The embarrassment of having his own family publicly support his political rival was bad enough, but it was only the beginning of what insiders are calling “The Walz Woes.”
The real tipping point, however, came during a campaign rally where Walz was booed—by a crowd in his home state. According to a witness who attended the rally, Walz looked visibly shaken by the heckling. “I think that was the moment he realized he just couldn’t win,” the attendee said. “You could see it in his eyes. He was thinking, ‘What am I doing here?’”
And then came Shaq. Yes, the Shaquille O’Neal, who famously threw Walz out of his restaurant, Big Chicken, with the brutal words: “Don’t come back here, you’re a disappointment.” Apparently, when a 7-foot-1 NBA legend publicly scolds you for failing as a politician, it stings. Hard.
