‘Squad’ Members Endorse Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz For VP

Members of the far-left “Squad” threw their support behind Tim Walz shortly after Vice President Kamala Harris tapped the Minnesota governor as her running mate.

Walz on Tuesday racked up endorsements from Democratic Reps. Ilhan Omar (MN), Jamaal Bowman (NY), and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY). The trio share Walz’s progressive positions on a number of issues, including illegal immigration and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.

The “Squad’s” swift embrace of Walz could cause problems for the Harris campaign. While Democrats are optimistic that Walz’s folksy, midwestern charm could help balance Harris’ coastal progressivism, the governor actually had the most far-left record of any of the lawmakers on Harris’s vice presidential shortlist, The Daily Wire reported.

Endorsements from the “Squad” could serve to remind voters that Walz isn’t as moderate as he appears.

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“Congratulations to our next Vice President,” Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) wrote on X, boasting that Walz is “Bringing Minnesota nice to the ticket.” Omar also cheered Walz for “sign[ing] universal school meals, paid family and sick leave, marijuana legalization, and protections for reproductive rights into law.”

Congratulations to our next Vice President @Tim_Walz 🥳

Our North Star state Governor has signed universal school meals, paid family and sick leave, marijuana legalization, and protections for reproductive rights into law.

Bringing Minnesota nice to the ticket 💪🏽 pic.twitter.com/8fNZS1jsyG

— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) August 6, 2024

“Vice President Harris made an excellent decision in Gov. Walz as her running mate,” Ocasio-Cortez wrote. “Together, they will govern effectively, inclusively, and boldly for the American people.”

Vice President Harris made an excellent decision in Gov. Walz as her running mate.

Together, they will govern effectively, inclusively, and boldly for the American people.

They won’t back down under tight odds, either – from healthcare to school lunch.

Let’s do this 💪🏽 https://t.co/9vttVTC39Z

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) August 6, 2024

Most notable was Walz’s ringing endorsement from Bowman, who shared a video of him excitedly shouting about the governor on X, with the caption “It’s Walz baby let’s go!!”

It’s Walz baby let’s go!! pic.twitter.com/ix54tsvMJ9

— Rep. Jamaal Bowman Ed.D. (@JamaalBowmanNY) August 6, 2024

Bowman lost his June primary to a moderate New York Democrat after supporters and voters alike deserted the congressman over his radical anti-Israel statements. Bowman, best known for pulling a fire alarm in Congress in a bid to disrupt a vote, claimed that videos of Hamas terrorists beheading babies on Oct. 7 were “Israeli propaganda.”

Bowman, whom Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro says has become a “full scale anti-Semite,” refused to condemn the Hamas attacks. He has joined his fellow Squad members in calling for a ceasefire in Gaza as Israel defends itself against ongoing terrorist attacks.

Walz called for a ceasefire on March 7.