President Donald Trump took aim at Minnesota Governor Tim Walz on Friday after Walz made controversial remarks claiming he could physically beat up most of Trump’s supporters.
The exchange occurred during a press conference in the Oval Office, where Trump responded to the comments with his characteristic bluntness.
“I don’t know if you saw this, Tim Walz is now saying about Trump supporters, and forgive me, I’m just reading a quote from Tim Walz, ‘I think I can kick most of their a**,’” a reporter informed Trump as he fielded questions.
“Oh boy, he’d be in trouble,” Trump shot back. “He’s a loser. Yeah. No, I think so. He lost an election. He played a part. You know, usually a vice president doesn’t play a part.”
“I think Tim played a part. I think he was so bad that he hurt [Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris],” he added.
“But she hurt herself. And Joe hurt them both. They didn’t have a great group, but I would probably put him at the bottom of the group.”
LMAOOOO!!!
DOOCY: Tim Walz is now saying he could kick Trump supporters’ a*ses. What do you think?
TRUMP: Oh, boy. He’d be in trouble. He’s a loser. He lost an election. He played a part. Usually the VP doesn’t play a part – I think Tim played a part. He was so bad. I’d put him… pic.twitter.com/oEwx1q8sSw
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) March 21, 2025
Walz made his boastful remarks during an appearance on California Governor Gavin Newsom’s podcast earlier in the week, too boldly claiming, “I think I can kick most of their a**. I do think that.”
The Minnesota democrat continued by suggesting that his Republican critics fear him, a statement that even drew laughter from Newsom.
“I think I scare them a little bit, [which is] why they spend so much time on me,” Walz asserted. “No, I’m serious, because they know I can fix a truck, they know I’m not bulls****ing on this.”
In a decisive move later that evening, Trump revoked security clearances from Walz’s former running mate, along with several high-profile figures in the Biden administration and other Democratic allies.
The directive named Biden affiliates including Secretary of State Antony Blinken, National Security Advisor Jacob Sullivan, Attorney General Letitia James, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and President Joe Biden, as well as Biden’s family members.
The executive order explicitly instructed agency heads to take all necessary actions to strip these individuals of any classified access.
“I hereby direct every executive department and agency head to take all additional action as necessary and consistent with existing law to revoke any active security clearances held by the aforementioned individuals and to immediately rescind their access to classified information,” the memo stated.
The order further restricted them from unescorted access to secure government facilities and warned that any private entity providing them with access would also lose its security privileges.
“This action includes, but is not limited to, receipt of classified briefings, such as the President’s Daily Brief, and access to classified information held by any member of the Intelligence Community by virtue of the named individuals’ previous tenure in the Congress,” the order clarified.
The same day, Trump addressed recent attacks on Tesla dealerships, vowing to take strong legal action against those responsible for the destruction.
Trump condemned the attacks, attributing them to far-left extremists.
“These people are going to be caught and they’re going to be prosecuted,” he declared. “And from what they tell me, I see this just by watching your programs and reading the news, but from what they tell me, they could get 20 years in jail, and they’ll get it. I’ll tell you, there’s going to be no leniency, and there’ll be no pardons.”
The worst bad guys are the ones who are financing the Tesla terror campaign pic.twitter.com/nHyn73wuuz
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 21, 2025
He compared the situation to acts of domestic terrorism. “I view these people as terrorists, just like others,” he said.
“These are, when I looked at those showrooms burning and those cars—not one or two, like seven, eight, ten, burning, exploding all over the place—these are terrorists.”
The president also indicated that federal law enforcement agencies are actively investigating the financial backers of those responsible for the Tesla attacks.
“It’s under very serious investigation by the FBI and by the Justice Department,” he stated. “These people are terrorists.”
I would love to see that “fat slob commie” take on some Trump supporter !! I would even pay to see it. The guy reminds me of Nikita Khrushchev in more ways than one.
So, he can fix a truck, or so he says, but the great white north avid hunter can’t figure out how to put shells in a shotgun. He probably thinks the end of the barrel is a scope too. What a continuous loser. I don’t know how real Minnesotans can put up with that guy.