May there be something extra on-brand than Tim Walz shedding it over Bruce Springsteen‘s endorsement of Kamala Harris for President? The Minnesota Governor who’s working as present Democratic V.P. Harris’ working mate had a sometimes enthusiastic, joyful response to the full-throated stamp of approval from The Boss in a three-minute video the rock icon posted on Thursday (Oct. 3).
“Wow. As a lifelong fan of The Boss, I couldn’t be extra honored to have his help,” Walz wrote on X Thursday evening together with a repost of the plainspoken video from the “Born in the united statesA.” singer who referred to Harris’ Republican opponent Donald Trump because the “most harmful candidate for President in my lifetime.”
Springsteen, who was a vocal supporter of President Joe Biden in his 2020 election run — he narrated a “Hometown” advert for the Biden marketing campaign — took on a somber tone for the clip filmed in an empty diner by which he speaks on to digital camera to ship a plainspoken clarification of why he’s backing the Democratic ticket.
“We’re shortly arising on probably the most consequential elections in our nation’s historical past,” he says. “Maybe not because the Civil Conflict has this nice nation felt as politically, emotionally and spiritually divided because it does at this second. It doesn’t must be this manner. The widespread values, the shared tales that make this an incredible and united nation are ready to be rediscovered and retold as soon as once more. That can take time, laborious work, intelligence, religion and ladies and men with the nationwide good guiding their hearts.”
Springsteen goes on to reward the bedrock values he says Harris believes in, together with “freedom, social justice, equal alternative, the suitable to be in love with who you need,” whereas ticking off a listing of what he says are the disqualifying attributes of twice impeached convicted felon Trump. “His disdain for the sanctity of our Structure, the sanctity of democracy, the sanctity of the rule of regulation, and the sanctity for the peaceable switch of energy ought to disqualify him from the workplace of president ever once more. He doesn’t perceive the that means of this nation, its historical past or what it means to be deeply American,” the singer says.
Springsteen is amongst an extended listing of A-list stars who’ve lined as much as help the Harris/Walz marketing campaign, becoming a member of Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo, Stevie Surprise, Lil Nas X, Maren Morris, Barbra Streisand, Ariana Grande, Stevie Nicks, Cardi B, Katy Perry and lots of extra. Trump additionally picked up an endorsement this week from Shazam star Zachary Levi, after the actor’s most popular candidate, vaccine conspiracy theorist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. deserted his bid. Along with the Hen Run: Daybreak of the Nugget actor, Trump has been endorsed by Kanye West, Elon Musk, Child Rock, Hulk Hogan, Randy Quaid, Amber Rose, Russell Model, Rosanne Barr and Rob Schneider.
See Walz’s response beneath.