Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz appeared to misspeak at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, prompting social media conservative commentators to pounce on the apparent gaffe.

During his speech in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, on Saturday afternoon, Walz was discussing gun violence when he became distracted by an audience member who appeared to need water. Walz, the running mate of Vice President Kamala Harris, strayed from his speech to call attention to the rallygoer. 

"Things like we did in Minnesota, to have enhanced background checks and red flag laws, to get guns out of there, to make a difference," Walz described.

"And I still got my guns to go shoot pheasants in a couple weeks….We need some water, can we get [a] check on him?" the candidate added, while pointing at the attendee.

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Around two minutes later, the Democrat brought attention back to the race and began criticizing former President Trump and his running mate JD Vance.

"I'll bring her home here quick, folks: Look, Kamala Harris made it clear these guys want to instill fear," Walz began. "They want to tell you that [you should] just get over it, it's a fact of life. This is the way it is."

"[Harris] simply has said it doesn't have to be this way," he added. "It doesn't have to be this way. We can't afford four more years of this."

Walz then segued into discussing Project 2025, which the Trump campaign has repeatedly disavowed.

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Although Walz may have been referring to gun violence or Trump's rhetoric when he cited "four more years" of an issue, the ambiguity of his statement led conservative commentators to roast the Minnesota governor on social media for what appeared to be a criticism of the Biden administration.

"Dude is campaigning for Trump now?" commentator Rita Panahi wrote on X.

"I’m with Him/Tim," Donald Trump Jr. jokingly replied.

Trump War Room, an X account run by Trump's presidential campaign, wrote, "WALZ FINALLY TELLS THE TRUTH: 'We can't afford four more years' of Kamala Harris."

Fox News Digital reached out to the Harris campaign for clarification on Walz's comments.

It was a tale of two halves in Ann Arbor, but it was the home team that officially welcomed USC to the Big Ten.

The reigning national champion Michigan Wolverines, ranked 18th in the country, found the end zone with under a minute to go for a 27-24 victory over the 11th-ranked Trojans.

Michigan failed to get a first down in its first five drives of the second half after racking up over 200 yards of offense in the first. However, on third and 1 with just over two minutes to go, Kalel Mullings got the Wolverines within striking distance with a 63-yard run to the USC 17. 

Seven plays later, Mullings found the end zone on a fourth and goal from the 1-yard line to put Michigan up, 27-24, with 37 seconds left. A stop would have all but given the Trojans the victory.

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USC had no timeouts when it got the ball back, and the Trojans failed to cross the first-down marker on fourth and 9 from their own side of the field, giving Michigan the victory.

Michigan led 14-3 at the half, but USC came out of the locker room with a 12-play touchdown drive. Michigan had a pick six on USC’s next drive, but its next turnover didn’t result in a similar fate.

A Trojan fumble was recovered by Michigan inside the 10-yard line, but Wolverines’ defensive lineman Kenneth Grant lost a fumble of his own on the return. So, USC had another set of downs, and the Trojans took advantage by scoring a touchdown two plays later to make it a 20-17 game.

After Donovan Edwards lost a fumble on Michigan’s own end, USC scored to take a 24-20 lead three plays later. But when it needed it the most, the Trojan defense was unable to get a stop.

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Michigan got the ball back with four minutes to go, after it failed to get a first down in each of its first five possessions of the half.

The Wolverines showed USC what Big Ten and Michigan football is all about, rushing for 290 yards and throwing for just 32. Mullings led the way with 159 yards on the ground and two touchdowns on 17 carries, while Edwards found the end zone while running for 74 yards on 14 attempts.

Miller Moss completed 28 of his 51 attempts for USC for 283 yards, three touchdowns and a pick.

It was a much-needed win for Michigan (3-1), which had a tough loss to Texas, which is now No. 1, at the Big House two weeks ago. A loss, even with a 12-team playoff, would have been detrimental to their postseason hopes. It will be interesting to see where USC, which entered as a four-point favorite, will fall in the polls.

Michigan is back home next week for a Big Ten matchup against Minnesota, while USC (2-1) will host Wisconsin for its first home Big Ten battle.

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