Tim Walz: Calling Trump Supporters Nazis Doesn’t Undercut Our ‘Unity’ Message

DOKOUPIL: “I want to get your reaction to the president’s comments, but I want to put it into a larger context of your recent comment comparing the Sunday Trump rally to a Nazi rally. And I would also throw in there Obama’s bitter clingers, guns and religion comment from a while back, the deplorable line from Hillary Clinton’s campaign and the way that Democrats are seen by some voters as disrespecting them. And I have to ask, does that undercut this closing message of unity from your campaign?”
WALZ: “No, certainly not. And Tony, for me, I’ve represented rural areas. I’ve represented Democrats, Republicans, independents. Same thing with the vice president. Look, you saw a presidential speech last night at the Ellipse that is the best of America, one that’s talking about unifying us, one that’s talking about bringing folks to the table, one that — that the American tradition of disagreeing and debating, but still doing it in a respectful manner. And I think there’s the frustration we’ve seen since January 6th, frustration with Donald Trump’s rhetoric of division, it does fire passions. And I think President Biden was very clear that he’s speaking about the rhetoric. We heard it. That’s what doesn’t undermine it. People are hungry to come back together. They’re hungry to find a unifying message. They’re hungry for us to find solutions, whether it’s prices or whether it’s reproductive care. They want to see solutions.”