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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez praises Walz’s “many different assets” as he joins Harris ticket
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Wednesday praised Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, touting the “many different assets” he brings to the ticket.
“Vice President Harris is picking a uniter for not just the Democratic Party but for the entire United States,” Ocasio-Cortez said of him on “CBS Mornings.”
Harris announced the popular two-term governor as her running mate Tuesday morning, and hours later, the pair appeared together at a packed campaign rally in Philadelphia to debut the the Democratic ticket. Walz is a veteran, former high school social studies teacher and former congressman who represented rural communities and as governor has enacted progressive priorities. The two are campaigning across the battleground states this week.
Ocasio-Cortez celebrated the selection of Walz, saying his addition to ticket means that “we are seeing every American — rural America, suburban America, urban America — regardless of identity.”
Harris’ selection of Walz prompted praise across wide swaths of the Democratic Party. On one side, Sen. Joe Manchin, a West Virginia independent who caucuses with Democrats, welcomed Walz’s selection, saying he could “think of no one better than Governor Walz to help bring our country closer together and bring balance back to the Democratic Party.”
And on the other, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, the chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, endorsed the Harris-Walz ticket on Tuesday, saying the ticket will “bring together the entire Democratic coalition” to win in November.
Ocasio-Cortez, a member of the small but influential group of House progressives known as “the squad,” quipped on social media on Tuesday that “it’s not common” for her and Manchin to be on the same side of an issue, noting that it speaks to “how powerfully uniting this is.”
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Yellowstone hiker burned when she falls into scalding water near Old Faithful, park officials say
Yellowstone National Park, Wyo. — A New Hampshire woman suffered severe burns on her leg after hiking off-trail in Yellowstone National Park and falling into scalding water in a thermal area near the Old Faithful geyser, park officials said.
The 60-year-old woman from Windsor, New Hampshire, along with her husband and their leashed dog were walking off a designated trail near the Mallard Lake Trailhead on Monday afternoon when she broke through a thin crust over the water and suffered second- and third-degree burns to her lower leg, park officials said. Her husband and the dog weren’t injured.
The woman was flown to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls, Idaho for treatment.
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Park visitors are reminded to stay on boardwalks and trails in hydrothermal areas and exercise extreme caution. The ground in those areas is fragile and thin and there’s scalding water just below the surface, park officials said.
Pets are allowed in limited, developed areas of Yellowstone park but are prohibited on boardwalks, hiking trails, in the backcountry and in thermal areas.
The incident is under investigation. The woman’s name wasn’t made public.
This is the first known thermal injury in Yellowstone in 2024, park officials said in a statement. The park had recorded 3.5 million visitors through August this year.
Hot springs have injured and killed more people in Yellowstone National Park than any other natural feature, the National Park Service said. At least 22 people have died from hot spring-related injuries in and around the 3,471-square-mile national park since 1890, park officials have said.