Kamala Harris picks Minnesota’s Tim Walz for VP

US Vice President Kamala Harris reportedly named her running mate as she embarks on a tour of major battleground states. The pick is her first major decision as the Democratic Party’s presidential candidate.

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala

Harris chose 60-year-old Minnesota Governor Tim

Walz as her vice presidential running mate on Tuesday, AP and Reuters news agencies reported.

Reuters cited sources as saying Harris has yet not made a call to Walz to inform him that he was

chosen.

Who is Tim Walz?

Walz, 60, is a former US Army National Guard member and teacher who has raised his profile recently, attacking Trump and Vance as “weird.” The insult went viral and it has been embraced by the

Harris campaign.

Walz is also a strong supporter of labor unions — an important part of the Democratic Party’s electoral coalition. Walz was reportedly favored by both