EAGAN, Minn. – Minnesota Governor Tim Walz speaks for the first time following his running mate, Vice President Kamala Harris’ loss to President Elect Donald Trump.
He thanked Harris for the faith she placed in him and “the joyful campaign we ran,” Walz said.
Walz said he’s proud of sharing how things work in Minnesota with the nation.
“It’s hard to lose. It’s hard to understand why so many of our fellow citizens, people that we fought so hard long and hard for, wound up choosing the other path. It’s hard to reckon with what that path looks like over the next four years. If you’re feeling deflated, discouraged today, I get it. The truth is, the way we do things here sounded pretty damn good to Americans across the country,” Walz said.
The governor says Democrats will have to work harder, fight harder and organize harder following Trump’s win. He adds he’s willing to take Republicans’ word that they’ll let certain issues be up to states.
“The moment they try to bring a hateful agenda into this state, I’m going to stand ready to stand up and fight for the way we do things here. As long as I’m Governor of Minnesota, we will protect a woman’s right to make her own healthcare decisions. We will welcome immigrants with gratitude. We will stand with the rest of the world in fighting climate change. We’ll be a state that respects democracy. A place where we’re proud of our civic debate and where we don’t demonize people who disagree with us. We will defend our kids’ freedoms to go to school without worrying about being shot dead in their classrooms,”
Walz didn’t mention if he’ll seek a third term as Governor.
