Governor of Minnesota, Tim Waltzaccepted the Democratic Party’s nomination for vice president on Wednesday, along with Kamala Harris.

«This is the honor of my life “accept his nomination for vice president of the United States,” Walz said to applause from the crowd at the Chicago stadium where the Democratic National Convention is taking place.

Walz began his speech by thanking Harris for his trust and inviting him to join the campaign. Also thanked Biden for ‘four years of strong and historic leadership’which prompted sporadic cheers from the crowd chanting “thank you, Joe.”

“We are all here tonight for a beautiful and simple reason: We love this country,” Walz said.

Walz described himself as “a real person who may have real meaningand demonstrated his support for social security, reproductive rights, and government aid for education.

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The new Democratic vice presidential nominee, a favorite of the party’s most progressive wing, said “Health care and housing are human rights.”

“It’s the last half and we’re down by one goal, but we’re attacking and we have the ball,” said the candidate who He was a teacher and an American football coach. and his fellow believers have already nicknamed him “Coach Waltz.”

«Kamala Harris is ready“Our job now is for everyone who sees us to get into the trenches and block and defend inch by inch, with every yard, with every bell, with every knock on the door, with every five-dollar donation,” he said.

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The Democratic vice presidential candidate also defended gun regulations, reminding people that he is a hunter and a much better one than many of the Republican members of Congress he hangs out with. worked for more than ten years as a legislator in Washington. (EFE)