Tim Walz stumped when questioned on who leads the Democratic party

Failed vice presidential nominee Tim Walz was left visibly stumped when asked who is in charge of the Democrats.

The Minnesota governor appeared to struggle when CNN’s Kasie Hunt asked bluntly: “Who do you think the leader of the Democratic Party is right now?”

Walz, 60, went silent and stared blankly ahead for several seconds before bumbling with a small laugh: “I think the voting public, right now, is what I would say.”

“We’re not going to have a charismatic leader ride in and save us from this,” he conceded of his struggling party.

Later, Walz was asked if he believed his former running mate, Kamala Harris, could be a future leader.

“I certainly think she could be,” he responded.

His awkward interview came just days after he signaled he would “certainly consider” running for president in 2028 — despite his crushing defeat this past November.

“Look, I never had an ambition to be president or vice president. I was honored to be asked,” he told “the New Yorker Radio Hour” on Sunday. 

“If I feel I can serve, I will. And if nationally, people are like, ‘Dude we tried you, and look how that worked out,’ I’m good with that.” 

“If I think I could offer something … I would certainly consider that,” he added.

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