Ohio Sen. and Republican Vice Presidential Candidate J.D. Vance has criticized Minnesota Governor Tim Walz after Democratic Vice Presidential Candidate Tim Walz posted a confusing tweet during a livestream of him playing Madden. He took aim at Walz’s soccer IQ.
“They’re promoting Tim Walz as some kind of football genius, a former football coach, but maybe I’m more like Tim Walz,” Vance said Tuesday at a rally in Saginaw, Michigan. “He may know more about football than Governor Walz.”
The comments came after Walz teamed up with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D.N.Y.) to livestream a session in which the two competed against each other in the Madden NFL video game, reportedly The event was an effort to expand the scope of the campaign’s activities. Appeal among young male voters.
Tim Walz sparks fire on social media after messing with football terminology: “You can’t run a pick-six!”
Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz addresses the crowd at the “Harris Walz for Native Americans” event at the MGM Grand on Sunday, October 27, 2024 in Las Vegas. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal, via AP)
However, Walz, who worked as a defensive coordinator at Mankato West High School, posted on social media during the live broadcast, leading many to question the Minnesota governor’s knowledge of soccer, and Ocasio-Cortez to say, “It’s mean. I can execute the sixth pick,” he boasted in X. . ”
“And you can play an audible sound while you play,” Walz continued in the post, which has since been deleted. “We both know that if you take the time to create a playbook, you can leverage it.”
Critics were quick to grab the post, pointing out that the “pick-six” was not a play in which he ran, but rather the result of a defensive player intercepting the ball and running in for a touchdown, scoring six points. did.
Sen. J.D. Vance gestures and speaks during a campaign event at JWF Industries on October 12, 2024 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Matt Freed)
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Vance joined the chorus during the Minnesota governor’s event Tuesday, claiming the post proved the Minnesota governor’s lack of soccer knowledge.
“Anyone who knows football knows you don’t run pick-sixes,” Vance said. “Pick-sixes just happen on the football field. They run like a spread offense or a West Coast offense.”
Vance claimed he likely knows more about football than Walz, and quipped that former President Trump “might know more about working at McDonald’s than Kamala Harris.” compared it to Walz’s accusations, citing a day when McDonald’s in Pennsylvania served fries. Vice President Kamala Harris lied about having worked for a popular fast food chain.
Former President Trump works behind the counter during a campaign event at a McDonald’s restaurant in Feasterville-Trevose, Pennsylvania, on October 20, 2024. (Doug Mills Pool/Getty Images)
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“Politics can be a little bit absurd sometimes, and sometimes we should poke fun at the absurdity of the political process,” Vance added.
The Harris campaign did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
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