Walz says being floated as a VP pick is ‘certainly an honor’

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) said it was an “honor” to be floated as Vice President Harris’s running mate while dodging questions about whether he has received vetting materials.

“Well, I’m not speaking on anything personal on this. I think being mentioned is certainly an honor,” Walz told CNN’s Jake Tapper when asked if he had received vetting materials to be the vice presidential candidate.

“But one way or another, she is going to win in November, and that’s going to benefit everyone, and I say this, Jake, lot of those folks who are out in St. Cloud with the president, my job is to represent them,” he said. “My job is to make sure that their kids get meals. My job is to make sure that they have a clean environment. My job is to make sure they have jobs out there. So either way, it’s going to be a win. So I’m just excited for the next 100 days.”

Tapper continued to press Walz on whether he would serve if asked.

“I would do what is in the best interest of the country,” he said, later adding that he would “cross paths” when he got there when Tapper asked if he would accept being asked to be vice president.

Walz has been floated as a potential vice presidential pick for Harris in recent days after she launched her campaign for the White House. President Biden dropped out of the race and immediately endorsed Harris, who now needs to find a running mate for November.

The clock is ticking after the Democratic National Committee said earlier this week they would like a decision on the vice presidential pick by Aug. 7. 

A Democratic official confirmed to The Hill that Walz, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D), Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly (D), North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) are among those who have received vetting materials for the campaign.