Democratic Governor of Minnesota Tim Waltz described former President Donald Trump as “terrifying” and said a second term in the White House would put the entire world at risk.
Waltz appeared on MSNBC on Monday, July 29, when “Inside” host Jen Psaki said Trump is planning to do “some scary things” if he retakes office and asked Waltz what he meant by calling the former president “terrifying.”
Waltz reiterated that Trump “is terrifying” and claimed that he will “strip reproductive rights” away from women, will “weaponize the federal government,” and will “put the world at risk” by withdrawing the US from key alliances.
The Minnesota governor, who is one of the prospective picks to become Vice President Kamala Harris’s running mate in the upcoming presidential election, said Trump “has done nothing” and “accomplished nothing.” He pointed out that Trump wasn’t a veteran, and said he was never “successful in business” either. He claimed the former president lied when he said he would send in the National Guard in Minneapolis during the Black Lives Matter protests following the death of George Floyd, who Waltz said everyone had to watch “die on the streets” while Trump was “tweeting from his bunker” and accused him of ordering people to be shot.
“That is not leadership,” Waltz said. He said Trump’s rhetoric “doesn’t solve anything.” He then pulled out the latest Harris campaign strategy by saying people would not want to “hang around this guy” because he’s “just too weird.” Calling Republicans “weird” is one of the current rhetorical strategies used by Democrats, who have also been describing Trump’s running mate, Sen. JD Vance, in the same way.
Waltz appeared on CNN’s “State of the Union” the day before, on July 28, and explained why he chose to describe Trump and Vance as “weird.” Anchor Jake Tapper said he was sure Waltz was the first one to use that description and asked him why he believed it was “a more effective attack line” than previous tactics. The governor said Trump would “put women’s lives at risk” if restored to the White House, and that he would “end constitutional liberties,” adding that he believed these threats to be “a real possibility.”
Republicans have shot back at such rhetoric, specifically pointing out how the Democratic Party supports allowing minors to undergo transgender procedures and men to compete against women in the ongoing 2024 Olympics, which they said is actually what should be considered “weird.”
