WASHINGTON DC: US Vice President Kamala Harris held her first rally with newly announced VP pick, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, CNN reported.
The event, which took place at the Liacouras Center at Temple University, drew a full house with an enthusiastic crowd.
The candidates took the stage together to a roaring applause. Walz, a former educator and second-term governor, is also the chair of the Democratic Governors Association.
Before becoming governor, Walz served 12 years in Congress, representing a conservative-leaning rural district that has been predominantly Republican, according to CNN.
According to the campaign, Kamala Harris and her running mate, Tim Walz, have raised more than USD 10 million since the Minnesota governor was announced as Harris’ VP pick Tuesday morning, CNN reported.
Harris campaign spokesperson Lauren Hitt called it “one of the campaign’s best fundraising days this cycle.”
Following the rally, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, who was a finalist on Harris’s VP shortlist, voiced his support for Harris and Walz to an enthusiastic crowd.
Taking to X, Harris stated, “I am proud to announce that I’ve asked @Tim_Walz to be my running mate. As a governor, a coach, a teacher, and a veteran, he’s delivered for working families like his. It’s great to have him on the team. Now let’s get to work.”
On the other hand, Trump, who is eyeing a comeback to the White House after a bitter exit in 2020, has named JD Vance as his running mate in the race. He is a venture capitalist and acclaimed author of the best-selling memoir ‘Hillbilly Elegy.’
(ANI)
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