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Ellison: I Met Walz on the Campaign Trail, I’ve Always Liked His Energy

‘He was a really good and effective platform speaker’
By Grabien Staff

RUSH EXCERPT:
ELLISON: "Well, I met him on the campaign trail and we ran for Congress, I always liked his energy come he was impressive, he was a really good and effective platform speaker, but after we both won John Lewis invited all of us down to Alabama to the reenactment of the March over the edmund pettis bridge, and I will never forget Tim and Gwen Walz were listening so attentively they were so engaged in the conversation, you know, in the middle of that movement, where America was becoming truly— liberty and justice for all. I mean, he said look, keith, I am a social studies teacher, I’m fascinated by this kind of stuff, and I’m so proud to be here. His wife, gwen said yeah, we are so glad to be here. That solidified for me, who he was. When George Floyd was being murdered, he calls me and says man, this is intolerable. This is unacceptable. And he said look, I need you to send this thing. I said we will do the best we can to get accountability. So, he’s just been a great partner all around. Motivated by compassion. Motivated by, you know, a heart for the people. That’s all I can really say about the guy, he is sincere, and dedicated."

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