Tim Walz tells DNC that he and Harris will 'turn the page on Donald Trump'

• Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz told the Democratic National Convention night that he and Vice President Kamala Harris will 'turn the page on Donald Trump."
• Walz accepted the Democratic nomination for vice president.
• He and Harris will face the Republican ticket of Trump and Sen. JD Vance in November's election for the White House.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz told the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday night that he and Vice President Kamala Harris will 'turn the page on Donald Trump."

"We've got something better to offer the American people," said Walz, as he accepted the Democratic nomination in Chicago to be Harris' running mate.

In a brisk, energetic speech, Walz recounted his personal history growing up in the "small town of Butte, Nebraska," and his professional history as a public school teacher, football coach, member of the National Guard and eventually a member of Congress.

"Never underestimate a public school teacher," Walz said.

He also talked about his and his wife's struggle to have children.

"This is personal for Gwen and me. Let me just say this — even if you've never experienced the hell of infertility, I guarantee you know somebody who has," Walz said. "I remember praying each night for a call with good news, the pit in my stomach when the phone would ring, and the agony when we heard the treatments hadn't worked. It took me and Gwen years."

Walz said he was talking in detail about that history "because that's a big part of what this election is about — freedom."

"When Republicans use that word, they mean that the government should be free to invade your doctor's office," he said. "Corporations free to pollute the air and water. Banks free to take advantage of customers."

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