Moping Tim Walz licks his wounds with his cat as he breaks silence on election defeat

Tim Walz was pictured taking successful his election nonaccomplishment with his feline by his broadside arsenic helium sat astatine his Minnesota house, arsenic his girl insisted helium volition beryllium OK.

The failed vice statesmanlike campaigner wore a sweatshirt, grey slacks and sneakers arsenic helium lazed about, with his feline connected his lap, successful the photograph shared by his daughter, Hope Walz, connected her Instagram.

'The Earth keeps spinning and we unrecorded to combat different day,' the loving daughter captioned her snap.

It was the archetypal glimpse astatine a post-election Walz, aft helium was seen getting emotional astatine Vice President Kamala Harris' concession speech on Wednesday. 

He was pictured patting his bosom arsenic helium seemed to clasp backmost tears portion Harris thanked him and his family.

Afterward, Walz posted his thoughts connected the election.

'Thank you Vice President Kamala Harris for putting your religion successful maine and selecting maine arsenic your moving mate,' helium wrote connected X. 'Campaigning astatine your broadside was the grant and privilege of my life.

'While the result is not what we wanted, I americium grateful to the millions of Americans who joined our run and stood up for our top ideals: decency, compassion and emotion of our neighbor,' the Minnesota politician continued.

'Now, much than ever, we request you to proceed warring for those values and the state we each love.'

Walz volition present proceed to service arsenic the politician of Minnesota, with 2 years near successful his term.

He has present vowed to proceed to combat for The Gopher State, and connected TikTok, his girl shared a video connected Thursday, showing her driving, with her brother, Gus, successful the rider seat.

'We are driving without Secret Service for the archetypal time!' Hope said successful the abbreviated video.

'We are listening to I Won't Back Down by Tom Petty, and we conscionable wanted to accidental we truthful admit everyone. We emotion you all.'

She went connected to archer her followers that, 'Our dada is doing astonishing and helium is acceptable to proceed the combat present successful Minnesota - due to the fact that it is going to beryllium a harmless spot for each azygous person.

'We'll beryllium OK,' Hope assured her followers. 'We're going to beryllium OK, everyone.'