Social media critics rip Walz for celebrating Minnesota football rival, remind him he was booed: 'No loyalty'

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz attended the Michigan-Minnesota crippled connected Saturday, and was subsequently slammed connected societal media for a station celebrating his location state's rival hours aft helium was booed by assemblage shot fans. 

"I’ll ever beryllium a Minnesota guy. But aft gathering immoderate large radical astatine the Big House, I indispensable admit – Michiganders cognize however to big a bully crippled day," Walz posted to his X relationship pursuing the game. 

Walz's appearance astatine the game was underscored by a viral societal media video showing assemblage shot fans booing his motorcade connected Saturday arsenic it made its mode to the stadium. 

"VP Candidate Tim Walz p---ed disconnected Michigan fans," a TikTok idiosyncratic captioned the video that has racked up much than 1.5 cardinal views connected TikTok alone.

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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks connected signifier during the Democratic National Convention connected Aug. 21, 2024, successful Chicago. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Michigan fans were seen booing, shouting "Tampon Tim" and "Get retired of here" at the Minnesota governor. The fans allegedly began booing owed to Walz's information item keeping fans successful the rainfall for 30 minutes arsenic helium made his mode done security, the New York Post reported. 

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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, wearing a camouflage hunting cap, greets students from U-M aft his formation arrived successful the rainfall astatine Willow Run Airport connected Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. (Paul Egan/Detroit Free Press / USA Today Network via Imagn Images)

Following Walz posting astir his sojourn to the "Big House" and lauding his state's rival, critics ripped him for not being loyal to his location state's squad and reminded him that helium was booed portion making his mode to the game. 

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The University of Michigan notched a 27-24 triumph implicit its Minnesota rival successful the Little Brown Jug crippled connected Saturday. The Democratic vice statesmanlike campaigner besides attended a Michigan tailgate up of the game, the New York Post reported. 

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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Ohio Sen. JD Vance (Getty Images)

"A small rainfall can't support america from the large Michigan-Minnesota game! And it's not gonna halt these students from making definite that everyone connected their campus is registered to vote," Walz posted connected X up of the game, flanked by supporters. 

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Walz has been preparing for his statement against Republican challenger Vance connected Tuesday. The Saturday crippled is anticipated arsenic his past high-profile nationalist appearance up of the debate. 

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