Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has sounded the alarm about former President Donald Trump’s recent rhetoric, expressing deep concern over his comments regarding the military and his overall fitness for office. Speaking to reporters after casting his early ballot in Minnesota, Walz described the past 24 hours as “a bit shaking” following a report in The Atlantic that highlighted Trump’s inflammatory statements. He characterized Trump’s rhetoric as a “descension into madness.”
Walz emphasized the alarming implications of Trump’s words, stating, “Donald Trump made it very clear that this is an election about Donald Trump taking full control of the military to use against his political enemies, taking full control of the Department of Justice to prosecute those who disagree with him, taking full control of the media on what is told and what is told to the American public.” He went on to draw a chilling parallel to Hitler’s rise to power, referencing remarks Trump made about Hitler, as reported by his former chief of staff John Kelly. “The opportunity here and the absolute requirement of Americans is to understand that this rhetoric has not been used in this country, certainly not by a party’s presidential nominee, and the opportunity here is to elect Kamala Harris,” Walz asserted.
Echoing Kelly’s concerns about Trump’s understanding of the Constitution, Walz declared, “Donald Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution nor does he respect the rule of law. If there was ever a red line, he has stepped across it.” He concluded his remarks with a call to the American public, urging them to scrutinize Trump’s statements: “Go look. Go see what he’s saying and watch this descension.”
Later, during a rally in Wisconsin alongside former President Barack Obama, Walz continued to criticize Trump, this time focusing on his physical and mental fitness for office. He asserted that running a campaign and serving as president requires “stamina,” which he claimed Trump lacks. “He has been rambling more than the normal rambling,” Walz said, jokingly referring to Trump’s hairstyle: “He calls it the weave. Donald, c’mon, we know there is only one weave that you know anything about — and it is not this.”
Commenting on Trump’s reluctance to participate in a second debate with Harris, Walz suggested that being “whipped that hard” would deter anyone from returning for more. In a light-hearted jab at Trump’s recent visit to a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania, Walz remarked, “They found him an apron his size and put it on him,” adding that Trump might have confused the visit for a Halloween costume party given his recent forgetfulness. Walz’s comments underscore the growing concern about Trump’s fitness for office and the potential consequences of his rhetoric if he were to win re-election.
