Overview

• Hope Walz, daughter of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, posted a TikTok video declaring running to be a political act and a privilege, attributing this perspective to her father’s teachings.
• She argued that running requires access to time, resources, and stability, making it inaccessible to many and inherently linked to socioeconomic privilege.
• Walz’s video was a response to fitness influencer Kate Mackz’s recent White House collaboration with Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, which Walz criticized as platforming the Trump administration.
• In her post, Walz accused the Trump administration of policies that hinder participation in the running community, citing cuts to climate initiatives and the marginalization of minorities.
• Fox News hosts mocked Walz’s statements, describing them as “mind boggling,” while others debated her framing of running as a privileged and political activity.