Former Home Speaker Nancy Pelosi reacted dwell on Tuesday to Vice President Harris’ choice to choose Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minn., as her working mate and stated he was a “wonderful” selection earlier than taking intention at critics arguing he was too far left.
“Tim Walz is wonderful. She had many good choices. Tim Walz I know very well. He served in the House. To characterize him as left is so unreal. It’s just not, he’s right down the middle. He’s a heartland of America Democrat,” she informed the hosts of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.”
The 60-year-old Walz, a former congressman, is in his second time period as governor of Minnesota, a Democratic-leaning state that the Trump marketing campaign has geared toward flipping this cycle.
“Really it’s mystifying to me to see someone that I worked with, shall we say right down the middle, characterized on the left in this regard. He has her confidence, obviously. That was the decision that the presidential nominee, soon-to-be president of the United States, has made. I respect her decision. I respect all the rest,” she stated, referring to Harris’ different VP choices.
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Former Home Speaker Nancy Pelosi reacted to Kamala Harris choosing Gov. Tim Walz as her working mate dwell on “Morning Joe.” (Screenshot/MSNBC)
“He has a great vision for our country. It’s about working-class families, about rural America, about our veterans. He has won for governor two times in Minnesota. Reverend [Al] Sharpton talked about his decision in terms of the George Floyd, such a sad situation. And obviously, we respect the judgment of our nominee for president. Her comfort level is our comfort level,” Pelosi continued.
Walz was elected to the Home in 2006 and re-elected 5 occasions, representing Minnesota’s 1st Congressional District, a principally rural district protecting the southern a part of the state that features plenty of midsize cities.
Throughout his final two years on Capitol Hill, he served as rating member of the Home Veterans Affairs Committee.
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Minnesota Governor Tim Walz speaks to the press after attending a gathering with U.S. President Joe Biden and different Democratic governors on the White Home in Washington, U.S., July 3, 2024. (REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz)
Walz not too long ago referred to his competitors, former President Trump and Sen. JD Vance, as “weird.”
“These guys are just weird,” Gov Tim. Walz, Minn., stated throughout a latest marketing campaign occasion for Harris.
“The fascists depend on us going back, but we’re not afraid of weird people,” Walz additionally stated throughout the occasion. “We’re a little bit creeped out, but we’re not afraid.”
He was additionally criticized for telling a gaggle of males on a “White Dudes for Harris” telephone name to embrace their progressive values.
“Don’t ever shy away from our progressive values,” the Minnesota Democrat stated on the decision final week. “One person’s socialism is another person’s neighborliness.”
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Harris was additionally contemplating Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pa. and Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz.
Fox Information’ Paul Steinhauser, Brooke Singman and Chris Pandolfo contributed to this report.
