{"id":2320426,"date":"2024-08-07T09:51:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-07T13:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-cant-believe-harris-chose-walz-to-be-running-mate-could-not-be-more-thrilled-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-07T09:55:14","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T13:55:14","slug":"trump-cant-believe-harris-chose-walz-to-be-running-mate-could-not-be-more-thrilled-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-cant-believe-harris-chose-walz-to-be-running-mate-could-not-be-more-thrilled-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump \u2018can\u2019t believe\u2019 Harris chose Walz to be running mate: \u2018Could not be more thrilled\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\">36<\/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%2Ftrump-cant-believe-harris-chose-walz-to-be-running-mate-could-not-be-more-thrilled-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=2320426&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>Former President Donald Trump expressed\u2064 surprise \u2063and \u200benthusiasm over\u2062 Vice \u2063President Kamala Harris&#8217;s selection of Minnesota Governor\u2062 Tim Walz as \u200bher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-knows-he-messed-up-on-fracking-at-debate-and-is-now-doing-damage-control-the-daily-wire\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Knows He Messed Up On Fracking At Debate And Is Now Doing Damage Control | The Daily Wire\">running mate<\/a>. During an appearance on Fox News&#8217;s &#8220;Fox and Friends,&#8221; Trump stated he could &#8220;not be more thrilled&#8221; with the decision, emphasizing that \u2062he\u2064 had\u2064 not anticipated Walz would be chosen over other finalists, including Senators Mark Kelly and Josh Shapiro. Trump criticized Walz for his response to the 2020\u2062 riots in Minnesota and portrayed him\u200d as a very <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/left-responds-with-racist-comments-to-sen-tim-scotts-claim-america-is-not-racist\/\" title=\"Left responds with racist comments to Sen. Tim Scott\u2019s claim \u2018America is not racist\u2019\">liberal figure<\/a>, suggesting\u2062 that his selection was \u200bshocking. He described \u2064Walz as a\u2062 &#8220;smarter \u2063version&#8221; of Harris \u2064but compared \u2062his political stance to that of Senator Bernie Sanders, indicating \u2063a belief\u2062 that\u200b the Harris-Walz ticket represents a significant left-leaning enrollment in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/are-covid-case-surges-more-fake-news\/\" title=\"Are COVID Case Surges More Fake News?\">upcoming election<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<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\">Trump &lsquo;can&rsquo;t believe&rsquo; Harris chose Walz to be running mate: &lsquo;Could not be more thrilled&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_1724573\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> was surprised by Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Kamala Harris\">Kamala Harris<\/a>&lsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-cronys-presidential-appointment-could-pose-conflict-of-interest\/\" title=\"Biden Crony\u2019s Presidential Appointment Could Pose Conflict of Interest\">running mate selection<\/a> of Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tim-walz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Tim Walz\">Tim Walz<\/a> (D-MN) and said he &ldquo;could not be more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-hell-absolutely-debate-harris-but-wants-new-terms-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump says he&#039;ll &#039;absolutely&#039; debate Harris, but wants new terms - Washington Examiner\">thrilled&#038;rdquo<\/a>; with her decision.<\/p>\n<p>Walz, a two-term Minnesota governor, was selected as Harris&rsquo;s running mate on Tuesday over reported finalists Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA). Trump expressed his shock over the selection while speaking on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>Fox and Friends<\/em> on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2538176&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=10455&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=1363f2d421b944c8c76cc80bbfe4f0bb\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;I would say my reaction is I can&rsquo;t believe it. I never thought this was going to be the one that was picked,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>He also took aim at Walz for his handling of the riots in Minnesota in May and June 2020, saying his only interaction with the governor was earlier that year when anti-COVID-19 lockdown protesters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/protesters-gather-minnesota-governor-mansion-coronavirus-lockdown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"surrounded\">surrounded<\/a> his residence when the governor allegedly called Trump to get him to say he was a good person.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He&rsquo;s a very, very liberal man, and he&rsquo;s a shocking pick. And I&rsquo;m thrilled &mdash; I could not be more thrilled,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>Trump then hit Walz&rsquo;s record, calling him a &ldquo;smarter version&rdquo; of Harris but equating him to Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), who is widely regarded as one of the most liberal-left senators.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s never been a ticket like this. This is a ticket that would want this country to go communist immediately, if not sooner,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>He said Walz&rsquo;s selection over Shapiro, who is Jewish, is &ldquo;insulting to Jewish people&rdquo; and also listed other people the pick was insulting to.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is a shocking pick, and I think it&rsquo;s very insulting to Jewish people. And I think it&rsquo;s very insulting to people that want security. I think it was very insulting to anything having to do with making America great again,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Some Republicans and commentators have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3113133\/harris-antisemitic-smear-campaign-josh-shapiro-vp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"speculated\">speculated<\/a> that Shapiro being Jewish may have taken him off of the Democratic ticket after anti-Israel protesters decried the possibility of him being Harris&rsquo;s running mate over his stance on Israel &mdash; despite Walz holding similar views to Shapiro on the matter.<\/p>\n<p>Walz and Harris held their first joint campaign event on Tuesday, with Shapiro addressing the rally crowd in Philadelphia just before the pair took the stage.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><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_1724573\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1724573\"}});<\/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>Former President Donald Trump expressed his astonishment at Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s choice of Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) as her running mate, stating he &#8220;could not be more thrilled&#8221; with the decision. Walz, who has served two terms as Minnesota&#8217;s governor, was chosen over other reported contenders like Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA). Speaking on Fox News\u2019s Fox and Friends, Trump remarked on his disbelief regarding the selection, saying he never expected Walz to be picked. He criticized Walz for his management of the 2020 riots in Minnesota and recounted a previous interaction where he claimed Walz sought Trump&#8217;s endorsement during anti-COVID-19 lockdown protests outside his residence. Trump characterized Walz as a &#8220;very liberal man&#8221; and described him as a surprising choice that delighted him greatly. He compared Walz to Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), suggesting that their ticket would push for immediate communism in America. Additionally, Trump found it &#8220;insulting&#8221; that Harris chose Walz over Shapiro, who is Jewish, arguing it disrespected Jewish people and those concerned about security while undermining efforts to make America great again. Some Republicans speculated that Shapiro&#8217;s Jewish identity may have influenced the decision due to backlash from anti-Israel protesters regarding his views on Israel\u2014despite similarities between Shapiro\u2019s stance and that of Walz. Following their selection announcement, Harris and Walz held their first joint campaign event while Shapiro spoke at a rally in Philadelphia just before them<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2320427,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/donald-trump-tim-walz-august-2024.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[4021,32439,3634,27318],"class_list":["post-2320426","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-harris","tag-running-mate","tag-trump","tag-walz"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/donald-trump-tim-walz-august-2024.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2320426","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2320426"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2320426\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2320427"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2320426"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2320426"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2320426"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}