Some things are just cringey. Some of those things are so cringey that even the person saying said cringey thing knows it’s cringey. Everybody following along so far?
Fox News host Sean Hannity had one of those cringey moments on Tuesday night when talking about the background of Vice President Kamala Harris’ VP pick for her presidential campaign, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D).
Hannity brought up a new nickname that social media has given Walz, but he noticeably paused for a second before he could actually say it.
“Now, Walz has developed a new nickname on X,” Hannity said. “They’re calling him tonight…’Tampon Tim.’ Alright.”
You could almost see how uncomfortable Hannity was when he actually said “Tampon Tim.” I’m not criticizing Hannity. It’s just funny that even he knew how awkward that nickname is for the VP pick.
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The nickname for Walz derives from a measure of legislation he signed in 2023 which requires all Minnesota schools, for students in grades 4-12, to provide “free period products” in “all school bathrooms,” including boys bathrooms.
Hence, we now have VP pick “Tampon Tim” Walz.
To see Hannity’s cringe moment in full context, watch below:
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MSNBC can't help but fawn over Kamala's running mate Tim Walz and the "twinkle" in his eyes pic.twitter.com/Qi8bqAs6tj
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