Former President Donald Trump has criticized Minnesota Democratic Governor Tim Walz’s record on border security and transgender issues, saying the United States would become “communist” if Walz and Vice President Kamala Harris win.
Harris introduced Waltz as her running mate at a rally in Philadelphia on Tuesday, where President Joe Biden’s name was never mentioned. Trump, during a roughly 30-minute interview on “Fox & Friends,” called Waltz “worse” than Harris and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. (Related story: ‘We don’t know that’: MSNBC data expert gives Democrats harsh reality after Walz election)
“If you look at his record, no walls, no security, let anybody in, he’s worse than them,” Trump said. “Nobody knew how radically left-wing she was, but if you want to know the truth, he’s a smarter version of her. He’s probably as good as Bernie Sanders or better than Bernie Sanders. She’s better than Bernie Sanders. That should be your guide, Bernie Sanders. It’s not a great guide, but we’ve never had a candidate like this before.”
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‘This is a shocking choice’: Trump says Harris-Waltz pairing would ‘immediately turn America communist’ pic.twitter.com/YLsYw4SYfh
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“This candidate wants this country to go communist right away, no, sooner,” Trump continued. “We don’t want security. We don’t want anything. He’s very passionate about transgender people and he thinks everything transgender is great, but that’s not what the country wants at all. This is shocking. Honestly, this is a shocking choice.”
Minnesota Waltz Signed According to a KARE report, the government plans to pass a bill on April 27, 2023, which would make the state a “haven” for child gender reassignment and also ban so-called “conversion therapy.”
Harris came under pressure from left-leaning Democrats, including New York Rep. Jamaal Bowman, and chose Walz over Pennsylvania’s Democratic governor, Josh Shapiro.
“I think this is very offensive to Jewish people, I think this is very offensive to people who seek safety, I think this is very offensive to everything that has to do with making America great again,” Trump said. ‘What a striking contrast’: CNN White House reporter thrilled with Kamala Harris’ choice of Tim Waltz
In national head-to-head races, Harris leads Trump by 0.5 percentage points. according to According to an average of RealClearPolling polls from July 22 to August 4, Harris increase If the survey includes Green Party candidate Dr. Jill Stein and independent presidential candidates Cornel West and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., her lead is 0.6 percentage points.
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