“It’s laborious to lose,” Walz stated. “It’s laborious to know why so a lot of our fellow residents — so many individuals that we now have fought so lengthy and laborious for — have chosen one other path. It’s laborious to reckon what that path seems like within the subsequent 4 years. So if you happen to’re feeling deflated, discouraged at the moment, I get it. Take a while, handle yourselves, handle your family members, handle your neighborhood.”
Walz inspired his supporters to get again to work as soon as the grief over Vice President Kamala Harris’ election loss has dampened.
“Get again on this combat if you’re prepared,” Walz stated. “And know everytime you’re able to get again in that combat, I’ll be standing proper right here, able to combat the combat with you.”
In his speech, Walz stated he was grateful to have been chosen as Harris’ vice presidential decide, and acknowledged the laborious street forward.
“Look, we all know what’s coming down the pike,” Walz stated — an obvious reference to Mission 2025, the far-right coverage plan that underneath the following Trump administration might come to fruition.
“We all know it as a result of they informed us,” Walz stated. “And we’re going to should be able to defend the progress we’ve made right here in Minnesota.”
Because the state’s governor, Walz stated he’ll hold combating for his constituents.
“I like this nation, I like this state, I like this job, and I’m not carried out combating for Minnesota by a protracted shot,” he stated.