Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), the Democratic vice presidential candidate, said in a video on the popular account WeRateDogs on Monday that while he believes “politics sometimes brings out the worst in people,” dogs “can bring out the worst in people.” He also believes that it will bring out the best in people. The best among us. ”
“So even though Americans seem to be more polarized than ever these days, loving dogs seems to be pretty universal,” says Matt Nelson, president of WeRateDogs. He says this in the video with Waltz. “Why do we like dogs?”
“Well, they give you unconditional love,” Waltz replied. “I said, “I think they bring out the best in us. I think our politics can sometimes bring out the worst in us.''What I saw at the dog park. That people rarely talk about politics, talk about dogs, talk about the weather, talk about how lucky we are to be here, and that's what they give us, and what they give us. I think it's a wonderful gift.”
In the video, Walz and Nelson, who describes Walz's dog Scout as a “rescue dog,” walk and play with their three other dogs: a Labrador retriever, a boxer, and a chow chow. Walz said his dog “saved us as much as we saved him.”
Walz also encouraged viewers to become dog owners and “get out and vote this fall.”
Democratic Party Vice President candidate has He has previously featured his dogs in social media posts on social platform X and TikTok.
CBS News will host a debate Tuesday night between Walz and the Republican vice presidential nominee, Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance.
