Kamala Harris' decision to bypass Josh Shapiro shows she's 'bent the knee to the far-left,' says JD Vance

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GOP vice presidential candidate JD Vance reacted to Vice President Kamala Harris picking Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her 2024 running mate, saying the former high school football coach is "far-left."

"He's a really far-left candidate. He's a really far-left governor, but the fact that Kamala Harris selected him, I think shows really, really poor judgment and that she doesn't have what it takes to be President of the United States," Vance said Tuesday on "Hannity."

Walz was chosen over Jewish Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro in the veepstakes race, a move Vance says shows Harris has "bent the knee to the far-left" of the Democratic Party.

"This decision, selecting Tim Walz, is another sign that she doesn't care what the American people think," Vance said. "She is only in this to obey the far-left radicals within her own party. It's a really shameful moment for Kamala Harris."

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He added that he believes "antisemites" within Harris’ party drove the conversation over who should ultimately be given the running mate slot.

Shapiro received criticism from progressives over his pro-Israel stance and an op-ed he wrote in his college newspaper in which he described Palestinians as "too battle-minded to be able to establish a peaceful homeland of their own," according to a report from The