Tim Walz, politician of Minnesota and Democratic vice-presidential nominee, watches arsenic US Vice President Kamala Harris, not pictured, speaks astatine Howard University successful Washington, DC, US, connected Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. Kamala Harris has called Donald Trump to concede the predetermination to the President-elect, a elder adjutant to the Vice President told Bloomberg.
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Democratic Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota is dropping his bid for reelection, helium announced Monday morning.
The announcement came arsenic Walz, who was Kamala Harris' vice statesmanlike prime for her failed 2024 White House bid, continues to upwind heated disapproval implicit a sweeping fraud scandal successful his state.
"As I reflected connected this infinitesimal with my household and my squad implicit the holidays, I came to the decision that I can't give a governmental run my all," Walz said successful the statement.
"Every infinitesimal I walk defending my ain governmental interests would beryllium a infinitesimal I can't walk defending the radical of Minnesota against the criminals who prey connected our generosity and the cynics who prey connected our differences," helium said.
"So I've decided to measurement retired of the contention and fto others interest astir the predetermination portion I absorption connected the work," the politician said.
Walz is acceptable to clasp a property league Monday astatine 11 a.m. CT connected the "news of the day."
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