Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, will deliver his closing message to Americans in an interview scheduled to air Monday night, the eve of the election, on CBS’ “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.”
Walz recorded the interview Thursday morning in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, underscoring the Harris campaign’s focus on the hotly contested state, which has 19 electoral votes. In 2020, Joe Biden won Pennsylvania, while Donald Trump won the state in 2016.
After the interview, Walz spoke to voters at Union Hall about the risks of the election and attended a Diwali celebration with the Hindu community in Chalfont, Pennsylvania.
The late-night interview will mark Walz’s last address to the country on a national platform before the election, and comes on the heels of Vice President Kamala Harris’ closing argument speech on Tuesday to a large crowd in Washington, D.C. Partly as a rebuke to Trump, who on Jan. 6, 2021, urged his supporters to go to the Capitol, where Congress and then-Vice President Mike Pence were certifying the results of the presidential election. The subsequent riot at the Capitol halted certification for several hours.
In her speech, Harris warned of the consequences of Trump’s election and said that if elected, she would work with independents and Republicans during her presidency.
“On Day One, if Donald Trump is elected, he will enter this office on an enemies list,” she said. “When I am elected, I will enter on a to-do list.” Walz is expected to echo those sentiments in his interview, according to a campaign official familiar with the interview. The Late Show airs at 11:35 PM ET on weeknights.
The Harris campaign attempted to expand the programs and platforms through which Harris and Walls were interviewed to reach a broader, younger audience. Harris has also been interviewed by Colbert, and she has also appeared on ABC’s “The View,” “The Howard Stern Show,” and the podcasts “Call Her Daddy” and “Breakfast Club.” Walz appeared late on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live” and “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.”
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