Minnesota Gov. Tim Waltz is “very pessimistic” about the Democrats' chance to seize the Senate in 2026, the failed vice presidential candidate said Monday.
Waltz released a statement in a Monday night interview at Harvard's Kennedy School Political Institute, telling ABC News reporter Brittany Shepherd that he is not in the Senate but lacks confidence in the Senate.
“I think we'll get home back,” Waltz said. “I'm very pessimistic about the Senate and be honest with you.”
“I think it would look very difficult if things worked out,” he added.
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Waltz says he is confident that Democrats will be out in 2026, but is confident that the Senate is “very pessimistic.”
Walz pointed out partially the unpopularity of the National Democrats, arguing that state race candidates need to overcome stigma.
“The thing is related to national parties and things of the race in these states, and we'll have to understand how we're going to rethink that part,” he said.
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Nevertheless, he argued that President Donald Trump's first 100 days in office were in the interest of Democrats.
“I think there's a lot of wind on our backs, but that was a 100-day destruction,” he said. “Do you think we can survive another 550? That's the real challenge. It's how long it lasts.”
Gov. Tim Waltz called it “100 Days of Destruction” in Trump's first few months. (AP/Alex Brandon)
Waltz's comments come when the White House promoted Trump's victory in its first 100 days, beginning with an illegal immigration crackdown on Monday.
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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt appeared alongside Czar Tom Homan in the border area, announcing a 96% decline in border crossings under the new administration. They also decorated the White House lawn with mugshots of illegal immigrants arrested on suspicion of violent crime.
Posters of illegal aliens arrested for various violent crimes lined up in a driveway in the White House Monday morning. (White House/KarolineLeavitt)
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Leavitt will be appearing again alongside Treasury Sec late Tuesday morning. Scott Bescent highlights the administration's economic priorities.
