Buttigieg says Trump’s attacks on Walz are ‘very corny and lazy’

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg called recent attacks on Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) by former President Trump “corny and lazy” on Friday, suggesting Trump’s heart may not be in it. more in the race.

“It’s also really corny and lazy that Donald Trump’s best attack is, what was it, ‘He’s heavily involved in a lot of different worlds,’ like?” Buttigieg said on CNN “The Source” with anchor Kaitlan Collins.

In a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate Thursday, Trump said Walz is “heavy on the transgender world, heavy on a lot of different worlds related to safety.”

“Sometimes you get the feeling that Trump’s heart is no longer in this, in the laziness of his attacks, not to mention the, again, lack of any coherent account of what he will actually do to improve the lives of Americans,” he said. Buttigieg. .

Buttigieg was one of the few names floated as a possible running mate for Harris before she ultimately selected Walz. He ran alongside her in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary, and they now both have key roles in the Biden administration as vice president and head of the Department of Transportation.

Harris, whose campaign has drawn great enthusiasm and energy from Democrats, announced Walz as her running mate on Tuesday. Over the past week, she has held several rallies with large crowds.

When asked if he feared the size of Harris’ crowd at the Mar-a-Lago press conference, Trump gave an exasperated response.

“Oh, give me a break,” Trump said. “Listen, I had 107,000 people in New Jersey, you didn’t report it. I’m so glad you asked. What did she have yesterday, 2,000 people?

The vice president is now neck and neck with the former president in an average of national polls from The Hill/Decision Desk HQ, with Trump garnering 47.4 percent support to the vice president’s 47.2 percent.

The Hill reached out to the Trump campaign.

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