Harris’ VP pick Tim Walz rallies Democrats in punchy speech, sidesteps China questions
- Minnesota governor tells convention Trump is ‘dangerous’ while Republicans share accusations and theories about Walz’s links to China
Instead, the Minnesota governor spent his concise 20-minute remarks pushing the party’s slogan of freedom and support for the middle class and lashing out at Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump as “weird” and “dangerous”.
Walz emphasised that although Trump and his Ohio running mate, J.D. Vance, have claimed ignorance about Project 2025 – a contentious conservative policy agenda – should they return to the White House, they are expected to impose a nationwide abortion ban “with or without Congress” and raise costs for the middle class.
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US vice-presidential hopeful Tim Walz slammed by Trump supporters for China connection
“They spend a lot of time pretending they know nothing about this. But look, I coached high school football long enough to know, and trust me on this, when somebody takes the time to draw up a playbook, they’re going to use it,” he said, accusing Trump of benefiting “the richest and the most extreme amongst us”.
“Is it weird? Absolutely! But it’s also wrong and it’s dangerous,” Walz added.
Shortly after Walz delivered the most significant speech of his political career, Vance sought to distance the Trump campaign from Project 2025 in an ABC News interview.
He said Trump’s agenda was focused on “fighting back” against Beijing’s practices that were harming Americans.
“Project 2025 has nothing to do with this campaign,” he said.
