Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (Democrat) criticized former President Trump’s remarks describing former Representative Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) as having “a gun trained on her face.” “American,” but “it’s not surprising.”
“Well, it’s disgusting, but it’s not surprising. This is what he does… So when I heard that, yeah, it’s disgusting, it’s un-American, but it also inspires me, and I hope it does a lot of things. “This is why they should vote.” Walz told Zerlina Maxwell in an interview with SiriusXM on Friday.
“This is why we have to get this done. That’s why the Vice President must continue to move forward on a new path that speaks of being truly American. So that inspires me to work more,” Walz added. They call it “unacceptable behavior.”
Walz’s reaction comes after Trump Commented He talked about Cheney during a fireside chat with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson in Arizona on Thursday. Trump also criticized his foreign policy. And she and I Vice President Dick Cheney supported Vice President Harris.
Trump is caused a backlash In his comments about the rifle, as the Arizona Attorney General’s Office said: Trump remarks being investigated In a statement to The Hill, it is considered a death threat under state law.
Liz Cheney Responded to Trump’s remarks In a post on social platform X, she compared the comments to death threats.
“This is how dictators destroy free countries. They threaten with death those who oppose them,” she said.
In the interview, Waltz also said he didn’t think Trump would accept defeat if he lost the presidential election.
“As governor, we are working with other governors, Democrats and Republicans to put safeguards in place,” Walz said in an interview.
“There are safeguards in place… And when he does, Donald Trump’s time on the national stage will be largely over, and we can all breathe a sigh of relief that we won’t have to participate in his drama again.” .
The Minnesota governor also urged male voters to weigh in when deciding which candidate to support.
“Think of the women you love,” Walz said. “Their lives are truly at stake.”
recent CBS News/YouGov Poll Support for Harris and Trump is divided by gender, with Harris receiving 55% support from women and Trump receiving 54% support from men.
Karoline Leavitt, the Trump campaign’s national press secretary, responded to the backlash by saying Trump’s comments were taken out of context. The Hill reported..
“President Trump is 100% right that warmongers like Liz Cheney are very quick to start wars and send other Americans to fight them rather than engage in direct combat. “This is a continuation of recent fake media outrage days before the election with blatant attempts to interfere on behalf of Kamala Harris,” Leavitt said.
In response to a request for comment, the Trump campaign referred The Hill to: Post written on Friday At Trump on Truth Social, the former president attacked the former congresswoman and her father on foreign policy.
“It’s easy for her to sit far away from where the death scene is taking place and talk. But if you let her fight with a gun in her hand, she’ll say, ‘No!’” “Her father slaughtered the Middle East and other places and became rich doing so. He’s caused countless deaths and probably never even thought about it. That’s not how we want to run our country!”
