RUMOR: Amy Klobuchar Running for Minnesota Governor, Will Appoint Tim Walz to Her Vacant Senate Seat (VIDEO)

Democrat Senator Amy Klobuchar is running for governor of Minnesota to succeed Tim Walz. This is not a rumor. It has been widely reported.

From The Hill:

Klobuchar launches bid for Minnesota governor

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) on Thursday officially threw her hat in the ring to run for governor of Minnesota.

“Minnesotans, we’ve been through a lot,” she wrote on the social platform X. “And I believe this moment calls for grit, resilience, and faith in each other. I believe we must stand up for what’s right. And fix what’s wrong. Today, I’m announcing my candidacy for Governor.”

Klobuchar, in a video message, referred to the June assassination of state Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman (D), a shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis that left two children dead and more than a dozen injured, and the fatal shootings of residents Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal immigration officials this month, as part of what the state’s residents have “been through.”

“Three thousand [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] agents on our streets and in our towns, sent by an administration that relishes division,” she added, referring to President Trump.

The aspect of this story that is not being reported, is the belief by many that if Klobuchar wins the race for governor, she will appoint Tim Walz to fill her vacant senate seat.

Under such an arrangement, Klobuchar and Walz would just be switching seats. Journalist Liz Collin of Minnesota talked about this on Watters’ World last night.

PJ Media has details:

Jesse Watters reacted with surprise, prompting Collin to add more context about Klobuchar’s own announcement.

“Also interesting to note that Senator Klobuchar, in her announcement, did not mention President Trump today by name,” Collin said. “She did say that she was going to root out fraud, but that’s hard for many of us to believe. She’s been a senator for nearly 20 years.” Collin added that Klobuchar “has been silent, uh, on the issue of Somali fraud in Minnesota, Jesse.”

Watters pressed the point directly, asking, “Wait, so Liz, are you saying there’s a deal between Walz and Amy?” He followed up, “She’s gonna appoint him to be a senator?” Collin stopped short of making an accusation, but she could not dismiss the idea. “It is a possibility, and I thought the word choice in that interview last night was quite interesting,” she said.

Watch the clip:

BREAKING: Journalist @LizCollin reports that WALZ and KLOBUCHAR may have made an INSIDE DEAL to appoint him as SENATOR

“Governor Walz you’ll notice, was careful to say he will not run for public office again. However, he could be appointed to a Senate seat.” pic.twitter.com/8Q3Ko52j2z

— Jesse Watters (@JesseBWatters) January 30, 2026

Would this arrangement surprise anyone? It’s just the sort of thing you would expect these Democrats to do.

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