GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) – Tim Kaine is shrugging off any possibility that he could be embarrassed by the release of hacked emails.
WikiLeaks, which has been posting stolen emails from Hillary Clinton’s campaign manager John Podesta, has twice taunted the Democratic vice presidential candidate that he’s in for a “surprise.” U.S. intelligence officials say the leaked Podesta emails are part of a series of high-profile computer hacks of Democratic targets orchestrated by the Russian government.
In an interview with The Associated Press on Saturday in Boston, Kaine said he’s a “regular human being” and he has nothing to be “overly embarrassed about.”
Kaine, whose affable nature has led to numerous internet dad jokes since he was tapped by Clinton to be her running mate, said it’s not his style to write nasty emails that could come back and haunt him.
“I would say it would not be my norm. I do have a temper so, I mean, I imagine I’ve got an email or two out there that people might find unusual,” Kaine said.