Minnesota Governor Tim Walz participated in the state’s annual pheasant hunting opener on Saturday near Sleepy Eye, Minnesota. He had an extraordinarily huge entourage with him. There was a considerable security presence when Walz entered the field, including Secret Service personnel and almost a dozen journalists.
Walz joined his four-person hunting group on private land, sporting a blaze-orange vest from the Department of Natural Resources. The formal opening of the pheasant hunting season was observed with the commencement of the hunt at 9 a.m. The party entered the fields, following the path of sunlight that characterizes Minnesota's early fall.
However, in context of Tim Walz's pheasant hunt endeavor, a video of him has surfaced and gone viral on social media. In said video, the Democratic candidate for Vice President is struggling to load his own Beretta A400 shotgun. The internet has not reacted amicably to this gaffe by the Democrat, with thousands of memes going viral aiming a dig at Walz.
Footage of Tampon Tim struggling to load his own Beretta A400 shotgun has surfacedMen don’t want to support a fraud that wants to take their guns while keeping his pic.twitter.com/LOYxRrhYlg
— Drew Hernandez (@DrewHLive) October 12, 2024
Many meme-makers on X (formerly called Twitter) have compared Tim Walz to Elmer Fudd from the Looney Tunes cartoon. Elmer J. Fudd is a significant character and the antagonist of the Merrie Melodies and Looney Tunes theatrical cartoons, according to Looney Tunes Wiki. He frequently makes an appearance as Bugs Bunny's archenemy, whom he frequently seeks to chase. But in the end, he would be caught off guard by Bugs' cunning maneuvers as well as his own credulity.
This is Tim Walz hunting pheasants. Who did it better? pic.twitter.com/s0U8l8yOaK
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) October 12, 2024
More memes were built on the same premise with some even bringing in Tim Walz's connection with tampons.
His usual weapon of choice .,, pic.twitter.com/IMmpBuKDOh
— CoreValuesWin (@CoreValuesWin) October 12, 2024
"I misspoke" – Tim the Tampon Walz
— Damn Yankee 💯 🇺🇲 🦅 (@damnnyankee1776) October 12, 2024
One user also called it 'propaganda,' while others cashed in on the Elmar Fudd train –
Propaganda
— Christian Rogers (@ChristianRog1) October 12, 2024
Tim Walz processing a question from the media pic.twitter.com/WpN7DKshqv
— Viking Prairie (@RL1225) October 12, 2024
Finally my meme fits. pic.twitter.com/2NuPtJSNQj
— Arlin (@Arlin4US) October 12, 2024
According to multiple reports, at one point, two hens, which are illegal to harvest, took flight directly in front of Walz. He held his fire, and remarked “It’s a beautiful sight!”