Pennsylvania
Harris’ VP pick ‘campaigning for Donald Trump’? Tim Walz lampooned for Pennsylvania rally gaffe
Social media treated Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz to severely harsh remarks and lampooning after his speech in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, on Saturday afternoon.
The Minnesota Governor had previously found himself pilloried by conservative politicians and supporters soon after Kamala Harris announced him as her running mate. The online mockery earned him the nickname “Tampon Tim,” which the Democratic side soon embraced owing to its contextual foundation. However, the Saturday event once again saw the Internet fiercely ridicule the politician for a gaffe he let slip.
What did Tim Walz say at the Pennsylvania rally on Saturday?
Walz initially discussed gun violence and focussed on targetting former President Donald Trump and his VP pick, JD Vance, while also firing back at Project 2025, which the Republican presidential hopeful’s campaign has washed its hands of.
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His subsequent ambiguous declaration, “We can’t afford four more years of this,” had many quipping that he was campaigning for Trump now. Following a brief distraction and pointing at a rallygoer in the crowd who needed attention, the governor said, “I’ll bring her home here quick, folks: Look, Kamala Harris made it clear these guys want to instil fear.”
“They want to tell you that [you should] just get over it, it’s a fact of life. This is the way it is,” Walz added, as Fox News reported.
He then continued, “[Harris] simply has said it doesn’t have to be this way. It doesn’t have to be this way. We can’t afford four more years of this.”
Conservatives ridicule Kamala Harris’ running mate
Despite Walz speaking of school shootings and gun violence while alluding to Trump’s stance on gun rights, his confusing slip-up gave conservatives enough fodder to take aim at him.
“WALZ FINALLY TELLS THE TRUTH: ‘We can’t afford four more years’ of Kamala Harris,” Trump War Room, a social media account handled by Trump’s campaign taunted.
Sky News host and political commentator Rita Panahi wrote on X, “Dude is campaigning for Trump now?”
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The former President’s son, Donald Trump Jr., also joked, “I’m with Him/Tim.” He also pinned the post at the top of his X feed.
Former governor Scott Walker also responded to Walz’s video from the event with a simple “True”.
Donald Trump and gun rights
As for Trump’s take on firearm possession, the ex-president firmly asserted that he would “defend the Second Amendment” and oppose firearm limits if elected for another term in November despite narrowly escaping an assassination attempt in July.
“We’ll see a continuation of supporting and defending the Second Amendment, and really where that comes into play is, you know, the judiciary,” Chris LaCivita, a senior adviser to Trump’s presidential campaign said at an event hosted by guns rights group the US Concealed Carry Association at the Republican National Convention.
A crash involving several vehicles and a motorcycle has left one person dead in Warminster Township, Pennsylvania, Wednesday, police said.
The crash happened in the area of West County Line Road and Greene Avenue, according to police.
Police are asking people to avoid the area as the investigation into the crash continues.
Anyone with information about the crash is asked to contact Warminster Township Police.
DOYLESTOWN BOROUGH, PA — A major downtown street will be repaved under a resurfacing contract awarded this week by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT).
Borough officials, who have lobbied for years to have East and West State Street resurfaced, announced the news on Wednesday via its Facebook page.
When the project happens later this year, the work will be fully paid for under a major $8.3 million project bid award by PennDOT to repave 16 miles of state highways in Bucks County.
This marks the first time that State Street will be resurfaced since the 1990s, said borough officials, who credited an organized lobbying effort by local leadership and the community for pushing the project forward.
In its Facebook posting, the borough thanked State Sen. Steve Santarsiero, State Rep. Tim Brennan, Borough Council, Mayor Noni West, residents and business owners who brought the street’s condition to PennDOT’s attention.
State Street runs through the heart of the borough and serves as a heavily used business, tourism, and residential corridor for the town. It is home to the County Theater, a popular local and regional tourist attraction, the historic Doylestown Inn, and many other businesses.
More detailed timing and work plans are expected once the state finalizes its construction schedule.
One person is dead, and two others were taken to the hospital after a crash involving multiple vehicles in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, Tuesday afternoon, police said.
The crash happened around 4:45 p.m. at East Bristol Road and Brownsville roads, police said.
Police said a person driving a Toyota RAV4 was involved in a domestic-related incident in Lower Southampton Township before the crash.
The person driving the Toyota RAV4 was traveling eastbound at a high rate of speed, crossed into oncoming traffic and struck another vehicle while attempting to pass a Hyundai Kona, according to police.
The Toyota then became airborne, struck a Honda SUV and a Ford pickup truck and rolled over. The driver of the Toyota died in the crash, police said.
The driver of the Hyundai Kona left the road and came to a rest after striking a fence on Bristol Road, according to police.
It’s unclear if any drugs or alcohol were factors in the crash, police said.
Anyone with information about the crash is asked to contact Bensalem police.
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