Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, will deliver his closing message to Americans in an interview airing Monday evening, on the eve of the election. electionon CBS’ “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.”
Walz recorded the interview Thursday morning in Bucks County, Pennsylvaniaunderscoring the Harris campaign’s focus on the hotly contested state, with its 19 electoral votes. In 2020, Joe Biden won Pennsylvania, while Donald Trump won the state in 2016.
After the interview, Walz spoke to voters in a union hall about the stakes of the election and attended a Diwali celebration with the Hindu community in Chalfont, Pennsylvania.
The late-night TV interview marks Walz’s final address to the country on a national platform before the election, and it follows Vice President Kamala Harrisclosing arguments Tuesday before a large crowd in Washington, DC. Her speech at the Ellipse was partly intended as a rebuke to Trump, who op January 6, 2021urged his supporters to go to the Capitol, where Congress and then-Vice President Mike Pence were certifying the results of the presidential election. The ensuing riot at the Capitol halted the certification for several hours.
Harris warned in her speech about the consequences of Trump’s election and said that if elected, she would work with independents and Republicans during her presidency.
“If he were elected, Donald Trump would walk into that office on day one with a list of enemies. If he is elected, I will walk in with a to-do list,” she said. Walz is expected to echo those sentiments in his interview, according to a campaign official familiar with the interview. The Late Show airs weeknights at 11:35 PM ET.
The Harris campaign has sought to broaden the programs and platforms on which Harris and Walz are 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 has made late appearances on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live” and “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.”
