governor of minnesota tim waltz He was spotted on his daughter's Instagram page this week, shortly after he and Vice President Kamala Harris lost Tuesday's election to President-elect Trump and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance.
“The earth keeps spinning, and we live to fight another day,” said Waltz's daughter, Hope, as a gloomy Waltz, wearing a sweatshirt and cargo pants, held a cat and stroked it. She posted the photo on her Instagram story.
The video is the first seen of Walz since he attended Harris' concession speech at Howard University on Wednesday. Washington DC
“I would like to thank Vice President Kamala Harris for believing in me and choosing me as her running mate,” Walz said. Posted in X this week. “It has been the honor and privilege of my life to campaign by your side.”
'It should have been Josh Shapiro': Harris' vice president bid was passed over after big loss in Walz-Dodge campaign
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is comforted by Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff as Vice President Kamala Harris makes remarks conceding to the 2024 presidential election at Howard University in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. (Reuters/Mike Blake)
Harris also came under scrutiny from some in her own party over her decision to nominate Walz, who many see as further to the left than she is, rather than a more moderate choice. Josh Shapiro, a prominent Democrat who is governor of Pennsylvania, a key battleground state backed by Trump, was seen by some as the more realistic choice Tuesday night.
Lindy Lee, Harris Walz's agent, told Fox News Senior White House Correspondent Jackie Heinrich of Howard University: “One of the things that's most on my mind is choosing Tim Walz as my running mate.'' It's a choice,” he said. “A lot of people tonight are saying it should have been Josh Shapiro. Frankly, people have been saying that for months.”
Rob Bluey, president and editor-in-chief of the Daily Signal, told Fox News Digital that adding Waltz to the ticket was a serious error in judgment.
“Historically, vice presidents have had very little influence on the fate of presidential candidates,” Bluey said. “But in Tim Walz's case, it turned out to be a disastrous decision that ruined Kamala Harris from the moment it was made. Not only was Walz unprepared for the national attention and media scrutiny; , Harris passed over some better options.'' Given how little Americans know about Harris or her policy positions, it was natural to question her judgment on this major decision. . ”
After Harris loses big time to Trump, global blame game begins
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's daughter posted a photo of her father on Instagram this week. (Hope Waltz/Instagram)
Walz has been criticized for his integrity regarding his military service, his relationship with China, his response to the George Floyd riots in 2020, and his policy agenda as governor, according to several Minnesotans who spoke to Fox News Digital. He was heavily criticized during the campaign. It has been described as radical.
“Mr. Walz's choice is just one of many tragic mistakes, but it is a symptom of a larger problem: Democratic leadership is too scared to say no to the far-left progressive wing of the party.” said Julian Epstein, a Democratic Party operative and former party leader. A lawyer for the House Judiciary Committee told Fox News Digital.
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Supporters react to Vice President Kamala Harris' recognition of the presidential election in a speech at Howard University in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
”This far left opposes the common-sense solutions that Governor Shapiro supports, such as charter schools. “Alternatively, by defeating terrorists rather than emulating their talking points and positions, terrorists can remain in power and rearm for the next genocidal attack,” Epstein continued. “It's the far-left progressives who put welfare and redistribution above economic growth,” and cultural extremism on immigration and gender that has no bearing on American voters. Waltz's choice was certainly a really bad one, but their choices were part of a deeper problem. ”
