Josh Shapiro: ‘Tim Walz Is Exceptionally Strong’

Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) praised Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) after Vice President Kamala Harris ’ tapped Walz as her veep pick in his first statement since the news broke on Tuesday morning. “Vice President Kamala Harris has my enthusiastic support—and I know that Governor Tim Walz is an exceptionally strong addition to the ticket who will help Kamala move our country forward,” Shapiro wrote in a the statement. “Over the next 90 days, I look forward to traveling all across the Commonwealth to unite Pennsylvanians behind Kamala Harris’ campaign to defeat Donald Trump , become the 47th President of the United States, and build a better future for our country,” Shapiro added. Shapiro also dispelled any possibilities he’d be a cabinet pick writing in the statement “Pennsylvanians elected me to a four-year term as their Governor, and my work here is far from finished.” Harris had reportedly narrowed down her veep choices to Shapiro and Walz over the weekend.

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