Tim Walz, former Democratic vice presidential nominee, returned to his job as Minnesota governor on Friday, after an election loss to President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance.
After three months under the national spotlight in a contentious presidential election, the Democratic governor still has two years left in his current term.
Walz told supporters in a speech on Nov. 8 that it’s “hard to lose” and acknowledged his supporters may be worried about the next four years under a Trump presidency.
The governor said he is ready to defend the progress made in Minnesota.
“The other side spent a lot of time campaigning and talking about and promising that they would leave things up to the states,” Walz said….