Tim Walz drank Diet Mountain Dew and watched restoration videos on YouTube with Stephen Colbert in a television appearance the night before the election.
The vice presidential hopeful was interviewed at a Philadelphia coffee shop for the segment.
In the relaxed affair, the two played a game of paper soccer while chatting about Walz and Kamala Harris’ plans for an “opportunity economy” in another networking romance with Democrats.
Multiple cameos by Harris, Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine were criticized for violating the “equal time rule” under which party states must receive the same amount of air time after no Republicans were invited to the popular NBC show.
Tim Walz drank Diet Mountain Dew and watched restoration videos on YouTube with Stephen Colbert in a television appearance the night before the election.
The Minnesota governor sat down with Colbert for a friendly 11-minute interview in which he discussed the ups and downs of the election campaign.
Colbert mentioned Walz’s military service, how he knew his wife of 30 years and praised his use of “Midwestern dad insults.”
Walz has referred to his opponents as “fools,” “fools,” and “clowns.”
“The part of a Minnesotan is not to insult or intimidate people,” Walz said. “In each of those cases I was making an observation about the person.”
In an attempt to prove their father’s credentials, the two watched a YouTube video about restoring a World War II lighter.
In the light-hearted interview, Colbert finally asked Walz to explain his plans for an “opportunity economy” using automobile metaphors.
—So your attention is getting a little more difficult. It’s still running, but there are things that can be done,” Walz said. ‘If it’s an older vehicle, you can clean the carburetor.
‘You could invest the money in a really important part, for example the carburetor, which belongs to the middle class.
The vice presidential hopeful was interviewed at a Philadelphia coffee shop for the segment.
The two had a friendly chat in which, among other topics, they talked about Walz’s military service and how he met his wife.
“If you invest a little in that carburetor, the whole vehicle runs better.”
Colbert concluded by inviting Walz to deliver a final rallying cry for Harris using nothing but football metaphors.
However, the friendly interview has only fueled accusations of media bias in favor of Democrats.
“CBS will intentionally violate the FCC’s ‘equal time rule’ tonight with a guest take on Tim Walz on the Stephen Colbert Show,” one person on X wrote.
‘They and all network affiliates that broadcast the show should lose their broadcast licenses. It is intentionally too late to give the same time to other candidates.’
But she wasn’t the only Democrat to appear, as Virginia Sen. Kaine also starred in a sketch alongside John Mulaney and Pete Davidson.
NBC was accused of favoritism and He then gave Donald Trump two minutes of free airtime during prime-time Sunday night sporting events after the Peacock Network was accused of giving special treatment to his opponent.
The interview is part of the Democratic media blitz that also featured Kamala Harris on SNL.
