'Listen to the guy!' Dem gov explains why calling Trump 'weird' is most 'effective attack line'

28 July 2024

While many Democratic leaders often call Donald Trump and his allies a "danger" or "a threat to democracy," Minnesota Governor Tim Walz — a potential 2024 vice presidential nominee — recently gained attention for labeling the ex-president as simply "weird."

During an MSNBC interview earlier this week, the Democratic leader said, "These are weird people on the other side. They want to take books away. They want to be in your exam room. That's what it comes down to. These are weird ideas. Listen to them speak."

Speaking to Walz on Sunday, CNN's Jake Tapper noted, "You've gotten some attention this week for calling Trump, and Vance, and Republicans in general weird, and I think that you're the one that set this tone. And there's this shift. The Harris campaign seems to be following your lead, echoing this language."

Tapper asked, "Why do you think weird is a more effective attack line against Trump than what Democrats have been done previously, which is argue that he's an existential threat to democracy?"

The governor replied, "My point on this was his people kept talking about, 'Look, Donald Trump is going to put women's lives at risk.' That's 100% true. 'Donald Trump is potentially going to end constitutional liberties that we have.' I do believe all those things are a real possibility, but it gives him way too much power."

Walz emphasized, "Listen to the guy! He'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. And I think one of the things is, is when you just ratchet down some of scariness, and just name it what it is — my observation on this — have you ever seen the guy laugh? That seems very weird to me that an adult can go through six-and-a-half years of being in the public eye — if he has laughed, it's at someone, not with someone — that is weird behavior. AndIi don't think you call it anything else. It's simply what we're observing."

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