Trump Calls Walz ‘Shocking Pick’ for Harris Running Mate
Former President Donald Trump called Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz a “shocking pick” to be Vice President Kamala Harris ’ running mate. The Republican nominee for president added Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro would have been…
Former President Donald Trump called Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz a “shocking pick” to be Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate.
The Republican nominee for president added Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro would have been a “stronger pick.”
Trump voiced his opinions on the matter on Fox News’s “Fox and Friends,” The Hill reported.
“I would say my reaction is, I can’t believe it. I never thought I was going to be the one who was picked,” Trump said Wednesday morning.
“He’s a very liberal man, and he’s a shocking pick,” Trump added. “I could not be more thrilled.”
Trump referred to Walz as a “smarter version” of Harris and “about the same as Bernie Sanders,” the independent senator from Vermont, even though Walz’s voting record is viewed as more moderate than Sanders.
Trump added Walz is weak on immigration and “very heavy into transgender.” The Minnesota governor has signed legislation that protects access to gender-affirming care.
The former president also spoke of Walz’s handling of the riots that occurred in his state after the 2020 murder of George Floyd by police. Trump said that was the only time the two interacted while Trump was president.