Crowds at Tim Walz’s campaign event in Grand Rapids, Michigan, began chanting “we don’t eat cats” as running mate Kamala Harris attacked Donald Trump.
The chant refers to Donald Trump’s line during the debate when he mentioned a false claim about immigrants when he said that “they’re eating the cats.”
The chant began when Walz was speaking about Tuesday’s debate and said of Trump: “He said a lot of weird things, too, so I’m just going to say that.”
“You’re telling me you had this on your BINGO card? ‘And they’re eating cats,'” Walz added, including the Trump quote.
Supporters began chanting “we don’t eat cats” in the same way they chant “we’re not going back” at many demonstrations.
Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz laughed as a Michigan audience began chanting “We don’t eat cats!” in reference to bizarre remarks made by former President Donald Trump at Tuesday night’s debate.
“Ah, Michigan, we love you,” Walz laughed.
Minnesota began her speech by praising her “fellow cat owner,” megastar Taylor Swift, who endorsed Harris-Walz’s tickets after Tuesday night’s debate against former President Donald Trump concluded.
Walz praised pop star and “fellow cat owner” Taylor Swift, who endorsed the Democratic nomination Tuesday night after the debate.
Walz said he and Harris couldn’t be more excited to have the superstar’s support.
“And look, it’s not like I didn’t warn these guys a few months ago,” Walz joked. “If they mess with cat people, they’ll find out, they’ll find out. And they did.”
“It’s a great strategy to mess with cat lovers,” he added.
Swift signed her message of support as “Childless Cat Lady,” a spoof of Trump’s running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, who used the phrase to mock Democratic voters.
Walz opened the event, which was attended by Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, by speaking about Tuesday night’s debate.
“None of us were surprised that that happened,” he said, praising his running mate’s performance. “And, unintentionally, she had the advantage from the beginning.”
That was a reference to how Harris approached Trump at the beginning of the debate to shake his hand.
“Look, that says something about character,” the Minnesota governor continued.
Walz said he fully supported Harris’s proposal to participate in another debate against Trump.
“I said, ‘Damn, every day we should make a new one,'” he told the crowd.
On Thursday, Trump posted on his Truth Social website that “there will not be a third debate.”
Supporters stand beneath a suspended fin whale skeleton in the Grand Rapids Public Museum Gallery waiting to hear Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speak Thursday.
Trump’s first debate was CNN’s against President Joe Biden in late June, which led the 81-year-old president to drop out of the race.
There had been talk of NBC News and Fox News hosting additional debates, but the Republican nominee dismissed that idea, saying it was clear Harris just wanted another debate because she lost on stage on Tuesday.
Most polls and betting markets showed Americans believed Harris was the winner that night.
“Give him a rest,” Walz said. “That one left a mark.”
“Her true personality was on display,” Walz continued. “Not just her makeup.”
Walz added that Trump looked like an “almost 80-year-old man shaking his fist at the clouds.”
The Minnesota governor spent time in Michigan while Harris held two rallies Thursday in North Carolina, a state Trump barely won against Biden in 2020.
On Friday he heads to the key state of Pennsylvania for a campaign appearance in Johnstown and a rally in Wilkes-Barre.
