Praise and barbs for Democratic VP pick Tim Walz
America
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AFP
| Aug 07, 2024
The campaign to be Kamala Harris's choice for vice president was a wide-open race, with several leading contenders in the fray until Minnesota Governor Tim Walz was unveiled on Tuesday.
Here are some reactions to Walz's selection ahead of the US presidential election in November.
President Joe Biden
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The first major decision a party nominee makes is their choice for Vice President. And Kamala Harris has made a great decision.
It's time for all Democrats -- and indeed all Americans -- committed to freedom, democracy and American leadership in the world to rally behind the Harris-Walz ticket.
Donald Trump's campaign
Kamala Harris not only bent the knee to the radical left, she doubled down on her dangerously liberal, weak, and failed agenda.
Walz would be a rubber stamp for Kamala to wage war on American energy, continue aiding and abetting an invasion on our border, and embolden our adversaries as the world is brought to the brink of World War III.
Former president Barack Obama
Like Vice President Harris, Governor Tim Walz believes that government works to serve us. Not just some of us, but all of us.
That's what makes him an outstanding governor, and that's what will make him an even better vice president.
Republican Tom Cotton
Tim Walz is a perfect choice for Kamala Harris.
He let BLM (Black Lives Matter) rioters, arsonists and looters rampage through his state and she encouraged donations to the bail fund for the few who were arrested.
Unsuccessful VP contender Josh Shapiro
Vice President Kamala Harris has my enthusiastic support -- and I know that Governor Tim Walz is an exceptionally strong addition to the ticket who will help Kamala move our country forward.
Trump's VP pick J.D. Vance
This is a guy who's proposed shipping more manufacturing jobs to China, who wants to make the American people more reliant on garbage energy instead of good American energy, and has proposed defunding the police just as Kamala Harris does.
Left-winger Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Vice President Harris made an excellent decision in Gov. Walz as her running mate.
Together, they will govern effectively, inclusively and boldly for the American people. They won't back down under tight odds, either -- from healthcare to school lunch. Let's do this.
Centrist Joe Manchin
I can think of no one better than Governor Walz to help bring our country closer together and bring balance back to the Democratic Party.
Governor Walz is the real deal.