Walz defends new Democratic line of attack to call Trump ‘weird’

Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) explained why he continues to call former President Donald Trump “weird," a new line of attack that Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign and its surrogates have been using against the former president.

Walz made headlines last week after he called Trump and other Republicans “weird," shortly after he used the phrase, other Democrats jumped on the word, with Harris calling Trump “just plain weird” at a campaign event this week.

“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,” Walz said on CNN’s State of the Union with Jake Tapper when asked if this line of attack was effective.

Walz's use of the attack line appears to be a reference to what Harris reportedly said she would call Trump if she appeared on the debate stage alongside him in 2020, according to CNN .

The Minnesota governor also pointed to Trump’s approach to public speaking as compared to Harris. Harris is oftentimes seen laughing , which Republicans have tried to use against her. Trump has previously dubbed Harris "Laffin Kamala," in an apparent dig at her laugh.

“My observation on this is — have you ever seen the guy [Trump] 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,” he said.

“That is weird behavior, and I don’t think you call it anything else. It is simply what we’re observing,” Walz added.

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Walz is one of several names, alongside Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) and Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ), who are being floated as a running mate with Harris. When asked the big question of whether he would serve as Harris’ running mate, he said, “I would do what is in the best interest of the country.

“I’m not speaking on anything personal on this,” he said. “I think being mentioned is certainly an honor. My job is to make sure that — and I trust Vice President Harris's judgment — she’ll make the best choice she’s going to. But one way or another, she is going to win in November, and that’s going to benefit everyone.”