With a tweet, the candidate confirmed what the news agencies were saying early on. The 60-year-old Democrat will be the Vice President of the candidate to succeed Joe Biden.
Kamala Harris will speak today at 5 pm at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, but there is little surprise in what she will say, since her announcement was finally revealed by the social network X.
In his tweet, Harris notes: "I'm proud to announce that I've asked @Tim_Walz to be my running mate. As a governor, coach, teacher and veteran, he's done his duty for hard-working families like yours. It's great to have him on board." the team. Now, let's get to work."
Waltz's profile says, tersely: "In the race to win this thing with Kamala Harris."
This confirmed what all the media had said: that the current vice president of the United States and candidate of the Democratic Party, Kamala Harris, chose the governor of Minnesota, Tim Walz, as her running mate for the vice presidency.
Now all that remains is for the 59-year-old lawyer to make the announcement official when they both appear together before the crowd waiting for them in the Pennsylvania state capital.
Timothy James Walz, known as Tim Walz, a former US Army non-commissioned officer and retired educator, is serving his second term as governor of Minnesota, a position he took office in 2019, while also presiding over the Democratic Governors Association. .
It should be noted that the Democrat had become one of President Joe Biden's main defenders after his disastrous television debate against Donald Trump.
Just one day after the president withdrew from the presidential race, Walz endorsed Harris. Since then he has become one of the vice president's most “trustworthy and energetic” defenders.
In the North American media it was said that Harris was looking for a running mate who, in addition to helping him win the elections, shared his ideals, and who is "someone with whom he has a personal affinity."
It should be noted that the Democratic Party concluded the virtual vote of delegates on Monday, which lasted five days, to make official the presidential candidacy of Harris, who last Friday already accumulated enough votes to win the nomination.
