Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), the Democratic nominee for vp, mentioned in a video Monday with the favored WeRateDogs account that whereas he believes “politics can sometimes bring out the worst” in folks, he additionally believes canines “bring out the best in us.”
“So, Americans seem to be more polarized than ever these days, but loving dogs seems to be pretty universal,” WeRateDogs head Matt Nelson says within the video with Walz. “Why do we love dogs?”
“Well, they give unconditional love,” Walz responds. “I said, I think, I do think they bring out the best in us. I think our politics can sometimes bring out the worst. I see it at a dog park, that rarely will people talk politics, they talk dogs and they talk about the weather, they talk about how lucky we are to be here, and I think that’s their great gift, that they have to us.”
Within the video, Walz and Nelson stroll and play with Walz’s canine, Scout, which he describes as “a rescue” and half Labrador Retriever, Boxer and Chow Chow. Walz mentioned his canine “rescued us as much as we rescued him.”
Walz additionally inspired video viewers to change into canine homeowners and “get out there and vote this fall.”
The Democratic vice presidential nominee has featured his canine in social media posts earlier than on the social platform X and TikTok.
CBS Information is internet hosting a debate Tuesday evening by which Walz and Ohio Sen. JD Vance, the Republican nominee for vp, are set to go head-to-head.
