The spouse of NFL star Adam Thielen appeared sad with Vice President Kamala Harris’ decide for her working mate on Tuesday.
Harris, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, selected Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her working mate.
Harris is anticipated to be confirmed because the nominee to run in opposition to former President Trump within the 2024 election on the Democratic Nationwide Conference later this month in Chicago. Trump selected Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, as his working mate.
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Minnesota Vikings receiver Adam Thielen and his spouse Caitlin introduced they’d be launching the Thielen Basis, partnering with the U of M Masonic Kids’s Hospital Sept. 18, 2018, in Minneapolis. (Jerry Holt/Star Tribune by way of Getty Pictures)
Caitlin Thielen responded to the information on X.
“Oh man.. bad bad news. He has run Minneapolis into the ground,” she wrote.
Walz was the governor through the Minneapolis riots after the police-involved homicide of George Floyd.
Adam Thielen performed for the Minnesota Vikings for 9 years earlier than becoming a member of the Carolina Panthers for the 2023 season.
He has 637 catches for 7,696 yards and 59 touchdowns in his profession and was a Professional Bowl choice through the 2016 and 2017 seasons.
Harris defined why she picked Walz.
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Adam Thielen of the Minnesota Vikings participates in warmups previous to a recreation in opposition to the Inexperienced Bay Packers at Lambeau Area Jan. 1, 2023, in Inexperienced Bay, Wis. (Stacy Revere/Getty Pictures)
“It’s personal,” she mentioned. “He grew up in a small town in Nebraska, spending summers working on his family’s farm. His father died of cancer when he was 19, and his family relied on Social Security survivor benefit checks to make ends meet. At 17, he enlisted in the National Guard, serving for 24 years. He used his GI Bill benefits to go to college and become a teacher.
“He served as each the soccer coach and the advisor of the Homosexual-Straight Alliance.”
Harris said she wanted to share his background “each as a result of it’s spectacular in its personal proper, and since you see in no unsure phrases the way it informs his file.”
“He labored with Republicans to go infrastructure investments. He minimize taxes for working households. He handed a legislation to offer paid household and medical depart to Minnesotan households. He made Minnesota the primary state within the nation to go a legislation offering constitutional abortion protections after the Supreme Court docket overturned Roe v. Wade, and as an avid hunter, he handed a invoice requiring common background checks for gun purchases,” she added.
But Harris said what “impressed me most about Tim is his deep dedication to his household” and said she looks forward to building an administration “that displays our shared values.”
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks during the hometown heroes showcase at St. Paul Union Depot in St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 9, 2022. (Matt Krohn/USA Today Sports)
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“We’re going to construct an awesome partnership. We’re going to construct an awesome workforce,” Harris said. “We’re going to win this election.”
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