Kimmel pokes fun at Walz after interview gaffe about 'waking up on November 6 with Madam President'

Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz raised immoderate eyebrows astir what helium plans to bash connected Nov. 6 during his late-night debut connected "Jimmy Kimmel Live."

On Monday, Walz and wide big Jimmy Kimmel took turns knocking his GOP rival Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, implicit his refusal to accidental that erstwhile President Trump mislaid the 2020 predetermination during past week's vice statesmanlike debate.

Walz called it "very surreal" to perceive to, but pivoted to his ain optimism that the state volition "turn the page" connected Election Day.

"For me, and being an eternal optimist, I ever accidental that. I supervised a precocious schoolhouse lunchroom – you're an optimist oregon you're dead," Walz said.  "This thought that look, we get to crook the leafage connected that, and I program connected waking up connected November 6 with Madam President."

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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and late-night big Jimmy Kimmel shared a laughter aft the Democratic vice statesmanlike nominee mistakenly suggested helium would beryllium "waking up" with Kamala Harris aft the election. (Screenshot/ABC )

While the wide assemblage roared with cheers, Kimmel jokingly asked for a clarification. 

"I privation to beryllium clear, you won't beryllium waking up together," Kimmel responded with a grin.

"No," Walz laughed. 

"Unless you guys person gotten person than we thought," Kimmel quipped. 

"I person a occupation astir not being circumstantial with my language. So convey you for that, specifically right," Walz chuckled. 

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Tim Walz and Kamala Harris astatine a run rally. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

Walz antecedently went viral erstwhile helium mistakenly claimed that helium had "become friends with schoolhouse shooters" during the vice statesmanlike debate.

"I sat successful that bureau with those Sandy Hook parents. I’ve go friends with schoolhouse shooters. I’ve seen it," Walz said.

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The poorly timed mishap occurred erstwhile Walz was asked astir changing positions connected banning battle weapons, which helium antecedently opposed but present supports. Walz meant helium had go affable with parents who mislaid children to schoolhouse shootings. 

He besides made headlines erstwhile helium referred to himself arsenic a "knucklehead" aft helium was pressed astir his falsehood astir being successful Hong Kong during the Tiananmen Square massacre. 

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. (Getty Images)

During an interrogation connected "60 Minutes," Walz was asked whether helium could beryllium trusted arsenic different past statements person faced aggravated scrutiny. 

"Is that benignant of misrepresentation- isn't that much than conscionable being a knucklehead?" CBS News' Bill Whitaker asked. 

"I deliberation folks cognize who I americium and I deliberation they cognize the quality betwixt idiosyncratic expressing emotion, telling a story, getting a day incorrect … than a pathological liar similar Donald Trump," Walz said. 

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"But I deliberation it comes down to the question of whether you tin beryllium trusted to archer the truth," Whitaker followed. 

"Yeah, well, I can. I deliberation I can," Walz responded. 

"I volition ain up to being a knucklehead astatine times, but the folks closest to maine cognize that I support my word," Walz added.

Fox News' Brian Flood contributed to this report.