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(NewsNation) — Former President Donald Trump's moving mate successful the 2024 election, JD Vance, said helium "absolutely" wants to statement his Democratic counterpart Tim Walz.
Vance called Walz soon aft Vice President Kamala Harris announced helium would beryllium her moving mate Tuesday to congratulate him. Still, Vance took a infinitesimal to instrumentality a swipe astatine Democrats during an lawsuit aboriginal that time successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
"It wouldn't daze maine if the Democrats pulled different switcheroo and didn't nominate him," Vance told reporters, referencing however existent President Joe Biden past period dropped retired of the 2024 election.
In Philadelphia, Vance pounced connected Walz's governmental record, calling it a "joke" and the Minnesota politician a "far Left" radical.
"What Tim Walz's enactment says is that Kamala Harris has bent the genu to the acold Left of her party, which is what she ever does," Vance said.
Walz is seen arsenic a progressive governor. After Democrats gained power of some legislative chambers successful Minnesota, Walz and lawmakers eliminated astir all of the authorities termination restrictions enacted successful the past by Republicans, protected gender-affirming care for transgender younker and legalized the recreational usage of marijuana.
However, Walz was besides capable to broker compromises betwixt lawmakers connected some sides during his archetypal gubernatorial term.
When serving arsenic a U.S. typical earlier that, Walz voted to the halfway of the Democratic median. He had a more blimpish grounds than 70% of different Democrats for each sessions helium was successful Congress.
NewsNation integer producers Devan Markham, Cassie Buchman and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
