YORK, Pa. — Democratic vice-presidential candidate Tim Walz took aim Wednesday at Donald Trump, bizarrely suggesting the former prez hasn’t been inside a grocery store in decades and “doesn’t actually know” the high prices of groceries under the Biden-Harris administration.
Speaking at a rally in York, Walz dismissed as a publicity stunt Trump handing a Pennsylvania woman $100 for groceries during a stop in the Keystone State last month.
“I would bet you any amount of money that’s the first time he’s been in a grocery store since 1985,” Walz said. “I guarantee you that.”
“He never went into that grocery store,” the Minnesota gov continued. “He doesn’t actually know what the cost of those things are.”
Trump handed the woman, who was at the checkout with her three sons, the $100 bill inside the Kittanning store to lower her bill. “We’ll do that for you from the White House, all right?” the ex-prez added.
It’s strange Walz decided to highlight that moment, which focused on the inflation surge under this administration. Trump and other Republican politicians often point to the high cost of groceries and other goods as a direct effect of massive federal spending pushed by President Biden and congressional Democrats.
Walz’s running mate, Vice President Kamala Harris, was the tiebreaking vote in her party’s favor on several of these spending initiatives — such as the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act.
Walz also lit into J.D. Vance, accusing his GOP counterpart of “gaslighting” the American people about Trump’s record as president during Tuesday’s vice-presidential debate.
“Senator Vance is a slick talker, but I also called out there, you can’t rewrite history,” Walz said.
“And trying to mislead us about Donald Trump’s record, that’s gaslighting,” Walz said, referring to their exchange about the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.
Walz was with Democratic Sen. John Fetterman Wednesday, as the two leaders traveled together on a bus tour from Harrisburg to Reading — which was highlighted by Walz’s flashy entrance to the York rally stage directly from his campaign bus.
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The senator stepped in for Harris, who canceled on Pennsylvania to finally see Hurricane Helene damage for herself.
Donning his signature short sleeves and shorts, Fetterman spoke briefly before Walz took the stage.
He likened Vance to his 2022 election opponent, Dr. Mehmet Oz, while doubling down on Walz’s description of Vance as “weird.”
“What they have the same is that they both used to be accomplished, regular people,” Fetterman said of Vance and Oz.
“And then they decided to sell their soul to be all about MAGA,” the burly Pennsylvanian concluded.
Following Fetterman’s speech, the Harris campaign continued its tradition of bringing out a former Republican voter to introduce Walz as keynote speaker.
Someone in the audience suffered a medical emergency during the woman’s speech — causing her to pause for several minutes — but appeared to be OK soon after.
