{"id":2315058,"date":"2024-07-28T15:57:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-28T19:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/walz-defends-new-democratic-line-of-attack-to-call-trump-weird-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-28T15:57:02","modified_gmt":"2024-07-28T19:57:02","slug":"walz-defends-new-democratic-line-of-attack-to-call-trump-weird-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/walz-defends-new-democratic-line-of-attack-to-call-trump-weird-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Walz defends new Democratic line of attack to call Trump \u2018weird\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwalz-defends-new-democratic-line-of-attack-to-call-trump-weird-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2315058&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Walz defends new Democratic line of attack to call Trump &lsquo;weird&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1714744\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tim-walz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Tim Walz<\/a> (D-MN)&nbsp;explained why he continues to call former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> &ldquo;weird,&rdquo; a new line of attack that Vice President Kamala Harris&rsquo;s campaign and its surrogates have been using against the former president.<\/p>\n<p>Walz made headlines last week after he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.startribune.com\/tim-walz-vp-harris-running-mate\/600386460\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>called<\/a> Trump and other Republicans &ldquo;weird,&rdquo; shortly after he used the phrase, other Democrats jumped on the word, with Harris <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/7004468\/weird-kamala-harris-trump-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>calling<\/a> Trump &ldquo;just plain weird&rdquo; at a campaign event this week.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Listen to the guy. He&rsquo;s talking about Hannibal Lecter and shocking sharks and just whatever crazy thing pops into his mind, and I thought we just give him way too much credit,&rdquo; Walz said on CNN&rsquo;s <em>State of the Union<\/em> with Jake Tapper when asked if this line of attack was effective.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovTimWalz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GovTimWalz<\/a> says he decided to call Trump &#8220;weird&#8221; because &#8220;it&#8217;s simply what we&#8217;re observing,&#8221; telling <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jaketapper?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@jaketapper<\/a>, &#8220;I thought we just give him way too much credit&#8221; and suggesting Democrats should &#8220;ratchet down some of the scariness or whatever and just name it what it is.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IH1FMDSoGD\">pic.twitter.com\/IH1FMDSoGD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; State of the Union (@CNNSOTU) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNNSOTU\/status\/1817580506562613268?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Walz&rsquo;s use of the attack line appears to be a reference to what Harris reportedly said she would call Trump if she appeared on the debate stage alongside him in 2020, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/07\/05\/politics\/kamala-harris-democrats-biden\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"CNN\">CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Minnesota governor also pointed to Trump&rsquo;s approach to public speaking as compared to Harris. Harris is oftentimes seen <a href=\"https:\/\/rollcall.com\/2024\/07\/23\/harris-jabs-trump-in-campaign-trail-debut-as-unexpected-race-takes-shape\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>laughing<\/a>, which Republicans have tried to use against her.&nbsp;Trump has <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/harris-blitz-define-trumps-team-races-beat\/story?id=112281494\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"previously dubbed\">previously dubbed<\/a> Harris &ldquo;Laffin Kamala,&rdquo; in an apparent dig at her laugh. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My observation on this is &mdash; have you ever seen the guy [Trump] laugh? That seems very weird to me, that an adult can go through six and a half years of being in the public eye &mdash; if he has laughed, it&rsquo;s at someone, not with someone,&rdquo; he said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That is weird behavior, and I don&rsquo;t think you call it anything else. It is simply what we&rsquo;re observing,&rdquo; Walz added.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Walz is one of several names, alongside Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/josh-shapiro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Josh Shapiro<\/a> (D-PA) and Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mark-kelly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Mark Kelly<\/a> (D-AZ),&nbsp;who are being floated as a running mate with Harris. When asked the big question of whether he would serve as Harris&rsquo; running mate, he said, &ldquo;I would do what is in the best interest of the country.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not speaking on anything personal on this,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;I think being mentioned is certainly an honor. My job is to make sure that &mdash; and I trust Vice President Harris&rsquo;s judgment &mdash; she&rsquo;ll make the best choice she&rsquo;s going to. But one way or another, she is going to win in November, and that&rsquo;s going to benefit everyone.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1714744\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1714744\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Walz defends new Democratic line of attack to call Trump \u2018weird\u2019 Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN)\u00a0explained why he continues to call former President Donald Trump \u201cweird,\u201d a new line of attack that Vice President Kamala Harris\u2019s campaign and its surrogates have been using against the former president. 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