Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) laid out his striking new line of attack against Donald Trump and the former president's allies over the weekend, dismissing them as “odd.”
“These guys are just weird, that's who they are,” Walz, a potential running mate for Vice President Kamala Harris, said Saturday in St. Paul.
Walz said that a derogatory word like “weird” takes away some of their power.
“Fascists rely on fear,” he said. “But we are not afraid of strangers. We are a little bit wary, but we are not afraid.”
Minnesota hasn't voted for a Republican presidential candidate in more than 50 years, but the Trump campaign says it will now. Trump and his running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), visited the state over the weekend, but Walz said a new poll shows Trump “is taking a beating here in Minnesota.”
“He's here today, in the state of hockey, to complete his trifecta,” Walz said. “He lost in '16, he lost in '20. He loses in '24.”
Governor Walz on Harris' path. I'm posting a few of his comments that stuck with me.
“These guys are just weird,” he said, before calling Trump/Vance “a threat to democracy” who puts people in danger. He said Trump “is going to get his ass fucked in Minnesota.” photo.twitter.com/BcHYSFKFxX
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Walz also told CNN's Jake Tapper on Sunday why he uses the word “weird” to describe Trump.
“Listen to this guy, he’s talking about Hannibal Lecter and shocking sharks and whatever crazy shit comes to mind,” he said. “And I thought we just gave him way too much credit. And I think one of the things is, you just take away some of the scariness or whatever and just call it what it is.”
Watch more of that interview below:
