Failed vice presidential candidate Tim Walz said during an interview that he will not run for president in 2028.
“I will do whatever it takes to get someone elected,” he said, according to Black Hills Pioneer.
“But I’m not interested,” he added.
When asked again if he would consider running for president in 2028, Walz said, “no.”
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He is still deciding if he will seek a third term as governor in 2026. He also would need to select a new running mate, since Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan is seeking the Democratic nomination for the Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Tina Smith.
Walz was the featured speaker at the South Dakota Democratic Party’s annual McGovern Day celebration on Saturday. He mingled with people willing to pay for an exclusive event, posed for photos and then delivered a thundering partisan speech at the dinner.
Walz wants to see Democrats compete — and win — in places like South Dakota. He did so himself, earning six terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from a moderate to conservative district in southwestern Minnesota from 2007-2019.
Walz confirmed his answer in a podcast interview with former Democratic National Committee (DNC) chair Jaime Harrison.
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Daily Caller noted:
Similarly, Walz said Saturday during an interview with The South Dakota Standard that he would “do whatever it takes” to help get a Democratic presidential candidate elected in 2028, but said that he was uninterested in making his own presidential bid. Walz’s comments come after rumors have swirled that he could be a prospective Democratic candidate in the 2028 presidential race.
“I will do whatever it takes to get someone elected,” Walz told the outlet. “But I’m not interested.”
When asked if there was any way he would change his mind about a prospective White House bid, Walz told the outlet “no.”
Additionally, the Minnesota Democrat told the Black Hills Pioneer, a South Dakota-based outlet, in an interview published Wednesday that he is still weighing whether to seek reelection as governor in 2026.
Former Vice President Kamala Harris tapped Walz as her vice presidential running mate in August 2024 in her failed bid for the White House. President Donald Trump notably won all seven swing states in the November 2024 presidential election.
ADVERTISEMENTHarris is reportedly considering whether to launch a gubernatorial bid in California in 2026 or jump into the 2028 White House race.
