Doug Emhoff Calls Tim Walz ‘My New Best Friend’

KIMMEL Is it true ░░░░░░░░ you did not know ░░░░░░░░ she was doing that ░░░░░░░░ Yeah and I was ░░░░░░░░ consumed knowing that I ░░░░░░░░ to give my speech ░░░░░░░░ next night And so ░░░░░░░░ was I was there ░░░░░░░░ some ways I wasn ░░░░░░░░ there because I was ░░░░░░░░ trying to focus on ░░░░░░░░ there s a lot ░░░░░░░░ people here there s ░░░░░░░░ much energy the signs ░░░░░░░░ have to get up ░░░░░░░░ somehow So when I ░░░░░░░░ her come out I ░░░░░░░░ like What But my ░░░░░░░░ best friend Tim Walz ░░░░░░░░ right next to me ░░░░░░░░ he s just losing ░░░░░░░░ mind Laughter KIMMEL We ░░░░░░░░ a video of that ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts Freedom freedom ░░░░░░░░ and Applause Clip ends ░░░░░░░░ Yeah you did seem ░░░░░░░░ Applause And Tim Walz ░░░░░░░░ you part of the ░░░░░░░░ that decided who would ░░░░░░░░ the running mate EMHOFF ░░░░░░░░ KIMMEL You were not ░░░░░░░░ I m her husband ░░░░░░░░ KIMMEL Even though you ░░░░░░░░ going to be in ░░░░░░░░ a personal level you ░░░░░░░░ going to be with ░░░░░░░░ person a lot EMHOFF ░░░░░░░░ met the guy once ░░░░░░░░ second gentleman when I ░░░░░░░░ in Minnesota on a ░░░░░░░░ business tour He came ░░░░░░░░ It was a business ░░░░░░░░ He was very impressive ░░░░░░░░ his stuff Then the ░░░░░░░░ time I saw him ░░░░░░░░ that Tuesday night in ░░░░░░░░ green room KIMMEL Talk ░░░░░░░░ through this EMHOFF So ░░░░░░░░ bond a little bit ░░░░░░░░ the stage And then ░░░░░░░░ we go Walk up ░░░░░░░░ Now this is you ░░░░░░░░ really doing a a ░░░░░░░░ white guy hug thing ░░░░░░░░ For sure Laughter EMHOFF ░░░░░░░░ of like KIMMEL Get ░░░░░░░░ here you EMHOFF Yeah ░░░░░░░░ of like Hello hello ░░░░░░░░ Laughter And my whole ░░░░░░░░ got I had to ░░░░░░░░ the get the sleeves ░░░░░░░░ down But I got ░░░░░░░░ many text messages from ░░░░░░░░ longtime friends and family ░░░░░░░░ saying Hey man you ░░░░░░░░ never hugged me like ░░░░░░░░ Laughter You literally just ░░░░░░░░ this guy.’”