The image is altered. Footage taken at a Pennsylvania rally shows Walz raising his hand to wave at the audience. He didn't perform a Nazi salute.

Former VP nominee Tim Walz, governor of Minnesota, is exploring running in 2026 for the U.S. Senate seat that Democrat Tina Smith is vacating.

Gov. Tim Walz, shown in December, proposes a two-year state budget that slows spending on the two biggest things the state spends on — health care for the elderly and public education.