Minnesota Senate Republican leaders demand an apology from Gov. Tim Walz for a comment he made that was caught on tape saying that the country is being "stolen by fascists and Nazis."Senate GOP leaders called his words outrageous and insulting to the millions of Americans who elected Republicans to office.

Gov. Tim Walz won’t seek Minnesota’s open U.S. Senate seat next year. Spokesman Teddy Tschann said in a statement Wednesday that Walz instead is considering a run for a third term as governor.

The Democrat, who rose from relative obscurity to be chosen as Kamala Harris’s running mate last year, says he will instead explore a third term as governor.