In a resurfaced clip that has gone viral, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, Vice President Kamala Harris’ newly announced running mate, is seen saying that free speech should not always be guaranteed in a democracy.
“There is no guarantee of free speech when it comes to misinformation or hate speech, especially as it relates to our democracy,” Walz said on MSNBC in December 2022 when asked about penalties for spreading election misinformation.
Walz’s controversial remark resurfaced as his far-left political record and its impact on Harris’ Democratic platform came under increasing scrutiny. Republican nominee Donald Trump on Wednesday called Walz a “very liberal man” and said he “couldn’t be happier” that Walz is Harris’s running mate.
During the 2020 Minneapolis riots following the death of George Floyd, the governor of Minnesota waited several days before calling in the National Guard, allowing anti-police protesters to burn down a police station and cause $500 million in damage.
“(Harris and Walz) are an interesting team because Tim Walz allowed rioters to burn down Minneapolis in the summer of 2020, and the few who were caught were bailed out of prison by Kamala Harris,” said Senator JD Vance (R., Ohio), Trump’s running mate.
Walz also signed legislation last year granting voting rights to 55,000 convicted felons in his state, providing free college and health care to illegal immigrants, and mandating the provision of menstrual products in boys’ restrooms in all public schools from fourth through 12th grade.
