Walz urges Democrats to 'be a little meaner,' 'bully the s--t' out of Trump: 'A challenging few years'

Minnesota Gov Tim Walz a Democrat called on his fellow Democrats on Saturday to be a little meaner and stand up to President Donald Trump who he described as a bully Walz a vice presidential candidate was the keynote speaker at a Democratic Party state convention in Columbia South Carolina where he took jabs at the Republican president and sought to energize his party's activists Maybe it's time for us to be a little meaner a little bit more fierce because we have to ferociously push back on this Walz recounted the crowd in the Palmetto State The comment came after he disclosed he had been accused of being mean when he threw criticism in current months at Trump administration administrators including billionaire Elon Musk who has since left his role in the federal authorities ACTING ICE DIRECTOR DEMANDS TIM WALZ APOLOGIZE FOR CALLING AGENTS 'MODERN-DAY GESTAPO' The thing that bothers a instructor more than anything is to watch a bully Walz a former schoolteacher stated And when it's a child you talk to them and you tell them why bullying is wrong But when it's an adult like Donald Trump you bully the s -t out of him back This is a cruel man the governor added The Minnesota Democrat also criticized Trump as a wannabe dictator and an existential threat Donald Trump is the existential threat that we knew was coming Walz explained noting that for Democrats it is going to be a challenging scant years here We ve got the guts and we need to have it to push back on the bullies and the greed he noted Walz also appeared Friday night along with Maryland Democrat Gov Wes Moore at the party s fundraising dinner and after-party fish fry hosted by South Carolina Democratic Rep Jim Clyburn Walz and Moore are on a long list of likely presidential candidates who have been traveling to early-voting states although the Maryland governor stated he would not run for the White House in the next polling cycle I want to be clear We can and we must condemn Donald Trump s reckless actions But we would also be foolish not to learn from his impatience Moore declared in his remarks Donald Trump doesn t need a evaluation to dismantle democracy or use the Constitution like a suggestion box Donald Trump doesn t need a white paper to start arbitrary pact wars that raise the cost of virtually everything in our lives he added The events gave the two governors the opportunity to test out their messages in front of hundreds of Democrats in the state that has long held the South's Democratic presidential primary and last year kicked off the party's nominating calendar entirely State party chair Christale Spain has mentioned she will renew the argument to keep the state s number one position in the next cycle although national party organizations have not settled their calendars yet and party executives in Iowa New Hampshire and Nevada are also looking to go first MINNESOTA REPUBLICAN ANNOUNCES CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNOR VOWS TO 'FIX' WHAT TIM WALZ 'BROKE'Just as he did on Friday night Walz praised his fellow Democrats in his speech on Saturday for having the courage to keep fighting in a largely Republican state where Democrats have not won a statewide voting in about two decades and only hold one congressional seat Damnit we should be able to have a few fun and be joyful Walz explained We've got the guts and we need to have it to push back on the bullies and the greed Walz has not officially declared if he will seek a third term as governor in but acknowledges he is considering it He has also given mixed signals on a expected presidential run The Associated Press contributed to this review