Walz said Harris’ message was ‘absolutely clear’ after Biden’s ‘rubbish’ remarks

Democratic vice presidential candidate and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz told “Good Morning America” ​​Wednesday that presidential candidate and Vice President Kamala Harris will deliver what “Americans are hungry for — a unifying president, someone who wants to find solutions.”

Walz also sought Wednesday to play down comments from President Joe Biden, who a day earlier had apparently referred to supporters of the Republican ticket as “garbage” in response to former President Donald Trump’s controversial rally at Madison Square Garden.

When asked about Biden’s comments Wednesday, Walz said, “The president has clarified his remarks.”

“Let’s be very clear,” Walz added. “The vice president and I have made it very clear that we all want a part of this.”

Speaking during a Voto Latino campaign call, Biden had referenced a joke by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe at Trump’s Sunday event at MSG.

“Just the other day, a speaker at his rally called Puerto Rico a ‘floating island of trash,'” Biden said, according to a CNN video clip.

“The only garbage I see floating out there are his supporters,” the president had added. Biden later said the comment referred only to the comedian in question, not Trump’s supporters more broadly.

But Republicans seized on the comments to energize supporters. Trump’s running mate, JD Vance, for example, described Biden’s remarks as “disgusting”, adding: “Kamala Harris and her boss Joe Biden are attacking half the country. There is no excuse for this. I hope the American people reject it.”

With less than a week of campaigning left, Walz said Harris’ speech Tuesday night at the Ellipse in Washington, DC contained “the rhetoric that a president of the United States gives.”

The Democratic ticket, he added, is “one that understands we’re all in this together, one that welcomes robust debate on the issues.”

Walz said “dissenting voices” would “have a seat at the table because that’s how we find real solutions.”

The Minnesota governor contrasted Harris’ remarks with former President Donald Trump’s “divisive rhetoric,” which he said “must end.”

Harris’ closing argument at the Ellipse took a swipe at Trump as he called for unity.

“Unlike Donald Trump, I don’t believe that people who disagree with me are the enemy,” Harris said. “He wants to put them in jail; I want to give them a seat at the table,” she added, referring to her campaign platform to include a Republican in her cabinet if elected.

“I promise you to approach my work with the joy and optimism that comes from making a difference in people’s lives,” Harris said.

“And I promise to be a president for all Americans — and to always put country above party and self,” Harris added.

Walz told “Good Morning America” ​​that the promotion is safe.

“We’re going to win this thing,” he said. “There’s energy out there. I’ve been doing this long enough to know these things are won in the end. We don’t take anything for granted.”

“We know it’s going to be close,” Walz added. “We have the better ground game. We have momentum on our side.”

“There will be a clear result,” Walz replied when asked about his concerns for the final week of the campaign.

“My biggest concern is that Donald Trump has brought pessimism to people. People think their votes don’t matter. Your vote matters. Get out there. Participate in this democracy.”

“I think you’re going to see Donald Trump continue to spiral downward into this really difficult and hateful rhetoric,” he added.

“We saw our fellow citizens in Puerto Rico have to endure this. We’ve seen it in Ohio with people. This is what will end.”

Trump, meanwhile, defended the MSG event as a “love fest” and said it was an “honor to be involved.”