WATCH: Walz urges supporters to ‘take care of one another’ as Harris hones ‘freedom’ message

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is known for speaking regularly about the importance of “community.” Only on Wednesday, he did it before a crowd of thousands at the outdoor event he and Vice President Harris headlined in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.

In the direct summer sun, a member of the crowd seemed to succumb to the heat.

“We have someone down. They are treating him. They’re getting him some water, and it’s good,” Walz told the audience. “Take care of your neighbors.”

Advising others to take a drink, Harris’ running mate told those attending to the audience member, “Thank you all for helping.”

“Take care of one another,” he went on to say more broadly.

“This idea of caring for a neighbor, a kindness, a hand up when somebody needs it,” he said. “That’s who we are.”

Harris leaned into the theme of her campaign, “freedom,” elevating her voice in a new way as she becomes more comfortable delivering it.

Especially emphatic in Eau Claire on Wednesday, Harris called for “Freedom of who you love openly with pride.”

But in particular, and with cheers rising up to meet her voice, Harris intoned robustly, “Freedom of a woman to make decisions about her own body!”

“Do we believe in freedom? Do we believe in opportunity? Do we believe in America?” Harris shouted in closing. “And are we ready to fight for it?”

Harris left the stage to the sounds of her new campaign anthem, “Freedom,” by Beyoncé.