Tim Walz's daughter Hope admits she's 'trying to channel' her anger, says country does not deserve Harris

Hope Walz spoke openly about her disappointment and her feelings towards both the election results and the incoming administration
PUBLISHED NOV 8, 2024
Tim Walz's daughter Hope is angry and mourning Democrats loss as Kamala Harris consoles them to remain hopeful (Getty Images, @hopewalz/TikTok)
Tim Walz's daughter Hope is angry and mourning Democrats loss as Kamala Harris consoles them to remain hopeful (Getty Images, @hopewalz/TikTok)

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA: Hope Walz, the daughter of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, shared her candid thoughts on social media after the Democrats’ recent defeat to Donald Trump.

Taking to TikTok, the 23-year-old expressed her frustration over the outcome, sharing that she felt the country didn’t “deserve” Kamala Harris.

Hope Walz says 'country does not deserve' Kamala Harris

Speaking to her 65,000 TikTok followers, Hope Walz shared, “I’ve like officially reached the point of anger, and I’m not an angry person, so I’m just trying to channel it."

“This country does not deserve Kamala Harris,” Hope declared wearing a blue hoodie and eating SpongeBob mac and cheese as she addressed her followers.


@hopewalz 2nd day post election thoughts, support your people, lean into community, prioritize love over hate, we’ll be alright ❤️‍🩹 #harriswalz ♬ original sound - hopewalz

 

Hope spoke openly about her disappointment and her feelings towards both the election results and the incoming administration.

Further expressing her admiration for the vice president, she added, “That woman should go live her best wherever she wants doing whatever she wants because we don’t deserve her at this point,” according to Daily Mail


 
 
 
 
 
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“The only people who delivered this election were Black women and we failed them," she said.

She described the loss as “heartbreaking” and urged supporters of Harris and Democrats to “do whatever we can to support them and our people through these next four years.”

Hope Walz says she's grateful for 'who I am'

Hope Walz criticized her father's Republican opponents, president-elect Donald Trump and vice president-elect JD Vance, who had debated her father in New York a month prior to the election.

“These people have to live in their own skin, as in 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,” the 23-year-old said.

DELAWARE, OH - APRIL 23: J.D. Vance, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Ohio, arrives onstage
JD Vance, Donald Trumps running mate (Getty Images) 

Expressing her relief at her own values, Hope shared, “I’m just really grateful I am who I am, and I’m on the side of love and hope and joy and progress.”

Hope Walz seeks time to 'mourn' Tim Walz losing on becoming vice president 

Hope Walz shared her personal plan to process the election outcome and keep moving forward.

“I’m giving myself the week to be sad and to mourn what could’ve been, what should’ve been,” she told her followers.

“But that’s not where we are, and that’s not reality. I’m giving myself the week to accept that and to be in it,” she added, concluding with, “Then the work starts. We got this, America. Going to be OK.”

Hope Walz says she has 'finally' showered and brushed her teeth for first time since Tuesday 

In one more TikTok video, on Friday morning, November 8, Hope Walz shared she "finally" took a shower and had skincare in a "couple of days."

She admitted, "This is very embarrassing but I brushed my teeth for the first time since Tuesday night." She continued she is "just kind of starting to pick myself back up and lean into what makes me feel good."


@hopewalz day 3 post election thoughts,, take care of yourselves so we can continue to take care of others 🫶 #harriswalz ♬ original sound - hopewalz

 

Hope said the conversation in the house are "how you have to take care of yourself inorder to take care of others," which she will be leaning in for few days. 

"This sadness and this heaviness is going to be something that we all feel for a very long time," she added. 

Hope concluded by saying, "I am feeling hopeful and the VP told us to feel hopeful, so I am going to stick to that."

Hope Walz ressaures her supporters: 'We’re going to be OK'

On the same day, Hope Walz posted a photo on Instagram of her father, Tim Walz, relaxing in Minnesota with his cat, Honey, following the loss.

She captioned it, “The Earth keeps spinning and we live to fight another day.”

Tim Walz sitting in his reclining chair with his cat on his lap following election loss (@hopewalz/Instagram)
Tim Walz was dressed in a Minnesota hoodie, gray pants, and white sneakers as he appeared calm with Honey sitting in his lap (@hopewalz/Instagram)

Governor Walz, dressed in a Minnesota hoodie, gray pants, and white sneakers, appeared calm with Honey in his lap.

In a separate TikTok video, Hope Walz shared an update about her father’s resilience post-election, reassuring supporters of his commitment to their state.

“Our dad is doing amazing,” she said, in a clip shared by Libs of TikTok, which gained millions of views.



 

She added, “He is ready to continue the fight here in Minnesota because it is going to be a safe place for every person. We’ll be OK. We’re going to be OK, everyone.”

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