Minnesota Governor, Tim Walz, has expressed gratitude to Kamala Harris after she selected him as her running mate in the presidential race.
“It is the honor of a lifetime to join @kamalaharris in this campaign. I’m all in,” Walz said on X.
“Vice President Harris is showing us the politics of what’s possible. It reminds me a bit of the first day of school. So, let’s get this done, folks! Join us.”
Tim Walz
Kamala Harris confirmed her selection of Walz as her running mate via an Instagram post.
“I am proud to announce that I’ve asked @walzforgovernor to be my running mate,” Harris said.
Harris added, “One of the things that stood out to me about Tim is how his convictions on fighting for middle-class families run deep. It’s personal.”
Pennsylvania’s Governor, Josh Shapiro, reaffirmed his commitment to getting Democrats elected in November, after Harris decided not to choose him as her running mate.
Reports indicated that Shapiro and Walz were the two finalists in Harris’s search for a running mate and she ultimately chose Walz.
Shapiro, who met with Harris on Sunday about the job, said in a statement that he was grateful to talk about “her vision for the role and the campaign ahead.”
“As I’ve said repeatedly over the past several weeks, the running mate decision was a deeply personal decision for the vice President – and it was also a deeply personal decision for me. Pennsylvanians elected me to a four-year term as their governor, and my work here is far from finished – there is a lot more stuff I want to get done for the good people of this commonwealth.”
Josh Shapiro
He noted that Harris has his enthusiastic support, adding that that Walz is an “exceptionally strong addition to the ticket who will help Kamala move our country forward.”
He added that over the next 90 days, he looks forward to traveling all across the commonwealth to unite Pennsylvanians behind Kamala Harris’ campaign “to defeat Donald Trump, become the 47th president of the United States and build a better future for our country.”
Biden Hails Kamala’s Choice
U.S President, Joe Biden celebrated Harris’ selection of Tim Walz as her running mate.
“I’ve known Tim Walz for nearly two decades, first during his time in Congress and as Governor,” Biden said on X.
Biden asserted, “The Harris-Walz ticket will be a powerful voice for working people and America’s great middle class.”
“They will be the strongest defenders of our personal freedoms and our democracy. And they will ensure that America continues to lead the world and play its role as the indispensable nation.
“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. Every generation of Americans faces a moment where they are asked to defend American democracy. That moment is now.
Joe Biden
Barack and Michelle Obama also released a statement celebrating Kamala Harris’ decision.
The Obamas noted that by selecting Tim Walz to be her Vice President from a pool of outstanding Democrats, Kamala Harris has chosen an ideal partner and made it clear exactly what she stands for.
They said that Walz doesn’t just have the experience to be Vice President, “he has the values and the integrity to make us proud.”
“But Tim’s signature is his ability to talk like a human being and treat everyone with decency and respect – not all that surprising considering the fact that he served in the national guard for 24 years and worked as a high school social studies teacher and football coach before being elected to Congress.
“Like Vice President Harris, Governor Walz believes that government works to serve us. Not just some of us, but all of us.”
Barack and Michelle Obama
“That’s what makes him an outstanding Governor, and that’s what will make him an even better vice-president, ready on day one, ” the couple stressed.
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