Harris, Walz speak to United Auto Workers union members in Detroit: Full speeches
DETROIT (FOX 9) - Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, held a campaign event with United Auto Workers union members in Detroit, the day after they held a rally in Detroit.
What they're saying
During the visit with auto workers, Walz thanked the union for the work they did helping jobs in Minnesota — and not just auto worker jobs but all jobs. Walz criticized former President Donald Trump's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, his criminal history and his running mate pick in JD Vance.
"This is a bit of preaching to the choir. But the choir needs to sing. The choir needs to sing, right now," Walz told United Auto Workers union members in a Detroit union hall.
Gov. Tim Walz speaks to auto workers [FULL SPEECH]
During the visit with autoworkers, Walz thanked the union for the work they did helping jobs in Minnesota — and not just autoworker jobs but all jobs. Walz criticized former President Donald Trump's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, his criminal history and his running mate pick in JD Vance.
When Harris took the stage, she tied her Oakland, California, childhood by a single mom to Walz's childhood in Nebraska, saying "The same people raised us, good people, hardworking people, people who had pride in their work. People who had pride in knowing we were a community of people who looked out for each other."
"No one should ever be made to fight alone," she said. "We are all in this together."
Watch their full remarks in the players above.
Dig deeper
Harris and Walz are on a battleground state tour this week. They visited Philadelphia on Tuesday, where they kicked off their campaign together, before traveling to Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and Detroit on Wednesday.
They will then head to Phoenix on Friday evening for another campaign event. You can watch that event here.