Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz is the self-proclaimed man of the people.
At least according to the Kamala Harris campaign.
But Walz’ middle class, midwestern roots sure weren’t on display during a recent campaign stop with Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff (Kamala Harris’ husband).
Walz and Emhoff stopped by Otro Cafe in Phoenix to produce a photo-op and showcase their pitch to advocating for small businesses.
But it’s what happened during the photo op that’s going viral.
Video of the incident has emerged showing Walz and Emhoff grabbing their coffees from the counter only to walk off without paying. And the kicker?
Walz’s daughter is then forced to assure the cashier that someone will come pay them later.
Here’s the entire footage of the embarrassing and tone-deaf dine and dash:
Tampon Tim and Doug went to a coffee shop, walked away from the counter without paying, and left Tim's daughter to inform the cashiers that a handler will be coming to pay with a credit card.
Just like every middle class person does lmfao.pic.twitter.com/a95EK7gyU0
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) October 9, 2024
This probably would have been a good time to interact with the workers, or even grace them with a big tip for all their hard work.
But that certainly didn’t happen.
And to leave your daughter to do the dirty work? That’s pretty sad.
Is this perhaps a glimpse into Walz and what he really thinks of small businesses?
Many small business owners in his home state of Minnesota believe he is anti-small business and that his policies as governor negatively impacted their business.
An August report put out by Fox News said that many Minnesota business owners recalled it being a “nightmare” working under Walz’s leadership.
“Our business has totally been affected by Walz. Since Walz has been in, it’s kind of been a nightmare,” Cheryl, who runs a local business, told Fox News. “It just appears that he’s really against small businesses.”
Cheryl referenced the earned sick and safe time law passed by Walz in 2023 that allows employees to earn a maximum of 48 hours each year of paid time off for a variety of reasons, saying it has “made it really challenging to have a business here” and is “also very costly.”
Betty, who owns a local restaurant, mirrored the frustration about the newly enacted paid time off law.
“I appreciate my employees and I love my employees. And so I don’t want to take it away from them. But what I’m saying is it’s my right, it’s my small business, and I should be able to come up with my plan and reward them instead for when they’re showing up for work and when they’re working,” she told Fox News. “And so, I just feel like he’s created a policy for my business when it’s not workable for me.”
A residential building contractor, Joe, recalled watching those around him being negatively impacted by the state’s COVID-era policies.
“The biggest thing was the shutdowns. The construction trade was seen as an essential business, so I guess I wasn’t shut down, but because it really affected my work, because people I know weren’t able to afford to hire me to do stuff.”
Asked about what they think a Harris-Walz presidency would look like given their experience running a business under the Democratic governor’s leadership, the residents all suggested that it would “be really bad for the U.S.”
“How can we have somebody who is going to lie about literally anything, whether it’s his military service or how he handles the riots, closing down small businesses and allowing big box stores to stay open,” Joe said. “How can you have that in the White House?”