Home Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) referred to Vice President Harris’s operating mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, as her “emotional support animal” throughout a rally for former President Trump in North Carolina on Wednesday.
“Why was Tim Walz picked? Well, he’s a really glib talker. He’s got jazz hands. He can do all the talking. He was supposed to be Kamala’s emotional support animal,” Emmer instructed Trump supporters in Rocky Mount, N.C., whereas referring to the vice presidential debate between Walz and Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio).
“But guess what? JD Vance ended that. Tim Walz has not been the same since, and ever since, Kamala keeps making mistakes,” he added.
Emmer performed Walz throughout debate prep for Vance’s debate towards the Minnesota governor. The remarks underscore the more and more private and heated tone the race has taken simply days earlier than the election.
North Carolina is amongst a handful of battleground states that can decide who returns to the White Home subsequent yr. An mixture of North Carolina surveys compiled by The Hill/Resolution Desk HQ exhibits Trump main Harris with 49 p.c assist to about 48 p.c.
The Hill has reached out to the Harris marketing campaign for remark.
