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Minnesota Governor Tim Walz responded President Donald Trump Calling Former Vice Presidential Candidate Slang commonly used for people with disabilities In a shocking statement on Thanksgiving.
Walz appeared meet the Press on Sunday to speak out about Trump’s comments, calling them an example of the commander-in-chief’s “brutality.”
“But I think we all know, having been a teacher for a few decades and as a parent, using that word is very harmful,” Walz told Kristen Welker.
Before entering politics, Walz worked as a teacher and negotiated Independent about his ways in may Accommodate students with disabilities in your classroom,
trump Delivered a scathing and angry message last Thursday, Where he spoke out against immigrants from Somalia in Minnesota and blamed Walz, calling him “seriously scumbag”.
,They have normalized this type of hateful behavior and this type of language,, Walz said. And mainly, look, first of all, I think it’s just because he’s not a good person, and second of all it’s a distraction from using merit. ,
Walz’s son Gus also has nonverbal learning disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and anxiety disorder. In 2024, Kamala Harris selected Walz as her running mate.
At the Democratic National Convention, Gus Walz attracted worldwide attention when he emotionally expressed pride in his father and said, “He’s my father.”
“That’s what Donald Trump has done,” he said. “He’s normalized this type of disgusting behavior and this type of language. And primarily, look, first of all, I think it’s just because he’s not a good person, and secondly, it’s a distraction from using competence.”
Trump’s words came ahead of the 50th anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, which states that students with disabilities are entitled to a “free appropriate public education.”
During the government shutdown, Trump The administration laid off most of the staff at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation ServicesHowever, they were later reinstated after the shutdown.
Walz also responded to the idea that Democrats are controlling language when they criticize the use of slurs against people with disabilities.
“You can definitely use that word,” Walz said. “You can use that language. But you shouldn’t. And that’s something that Donald Trump fails to realize. But again, Kristen, that’s cruel. That’s meanness, that’s aimed at a broader community.”
Additionally, Walz responded to his own tweet, which was posted in response to Trump’s original post, calling for Trump to release the results of his MRI.
“Here we got a guy on Thanksgiving, where we spent time with our families, we ate food, we played Yahtzee, we cheered for football or whatever,” he said. “This guy is apparently blabbering on about everything else in a room. This is not normal behavior. It’s not healthy.”
Walz and Trump have clashed in the past, and he served as Harris’ main attack dog during the 2024 election, famously calling the Republican a “weirdo.” But he received criticism for his conciliatory approach to Trump’s running mate J.D. Vance in their only debate last year.