Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Saturday attacked Ohio Sen. JD Vance for reacting to the Georgia school shooting this week by expressing regret that school shootings are a “fact of life.”... CLICK TO READ THE FULL NEWS HERE▶▶
At a Washington, DC, event focused on LGBTQ rights, Walz chastised Republicans who seek to restrict books with LGBTQ themes out of fear they will “turn your children gay.” In criticizing the book bans implemented in some states, Walz referenced Vance’s comments to highlight Republicans’ policy priorities.
“This is what these folks are focusing on, spending all their time, like reading about two male penguins who love each other is — is somehow going to turn your children gay, and that’s what you should worry about,” Walz said during his address at the Human Rights Campaign’s national dinner in Washington, DC.
“It’s a fact of life some people are gay. But you know what’s not a fact of life? That our children need to be shot dead in schools. That’s not a fact of life,” Walz said.
Walz went out to tout his and Vice President Kamala Harris’ record of defending LGBTQ rights while frequently attacking Vance and former President Donald Trump for positions that Walz argued infringe on those rights.
The Democratic vice presidential nominee also attacked Vance over his and Trump’s positions on protecting access to reproductive health care.
“My pro tip to my opponent on the other side is quit talking about women’s childbearing issues. Quit talking about it, because no one cares what your thoughts are on if my family counts or doesn’t,” said Walz, who went through fertility treatments with his wife.
Trump rails against Harris and promotes Elon Musk, RFK Jr. during Wisconsin rally
From CNN’s Kate Sullivan
Former President Donald Trump touched on familiar talking points as he spoke during a campaign rally at an airfield in central Wisconsin on Saturday, projecting confidence about Tuesday’s debate against Vice President Kamala Harris while shouting out allies Elon Musk and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Here’s some of what Trump said during the rally:
On the debate: Trump said the country is run by “stupid people” and that we “found that out at the debate with Joe (Biden).”
“We’re going to find it out again on Tuesday night. Is anybody going to be watching?” Trump asked the crowd. The former president predicted that pundits would say he lost the debate, even “if I destroy her.”
Praising RFK Jr.: Trump repeatedly praised Kennedy, saying that with his help, “we’ll take on the corruption at the FDA, the CDC, World Health Organization and other institutions of public health.”
Kennedy, the former independent presidential candidate who has embraced conspiracy theories about vaccines and other issues, has been positioned by the former president to helm a panel investigating chronic health problems in a potential second Trump administration.
On Boeing and SpaceX: Trump said the Boeing Starliner crew being stuck in space is “embarrassing,” and that Musk, the SpaceX CEO, is “going to have to save them.”
Trump continued his public praise of the tech billionaire amid the tightening alliance between the two men.
“He’s very good at what he does,” Trump said of Musk. “Leon’s going to send up a rocket, he looks forward to it,” he added, apparently misstating his ally’s first name.
The praise of Musk comes days after Trump announced he would appoint Musk to head a newly created government efficiency commission if reelected.
The ballot in Colorado: Trump said people in Colorado should “do a major protest vote” in favor of him because of the failed efforts to remove him from the ballot, which had cited the 14th Amendment’s insurrectionist clause in relation to the January 6 Capitol riot.
