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How business leaders are responding to Kamala Harris selecting Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate

August 6, 20240
Mark Cuban.

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The entrepreneur and “Shark Tank” investor praised Walz on X, noting how he can “sit at the kitchen table and make you feel like you have know [sic] him forever.”

Cuban noted that Harris “went from worst to first” and said it’s not a reach for Walz to have the same transformation. “People are tired of the ideologues and hate from both parties,” he said.

In a comment, Cuban noted that Walz “never pardoned the May 2020 Minneapolis hostages,” referring to the George Floyd protests.

Cuban, who supported Biden even after his faulty debate performance, was among the first business leaders to post after Biden dropped out, writing on X, “Father time is undefeated.”

Shawn Fain
Shawn Fain.

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Shawn Fain, president of the United Auto Workers, praised Walz shortly after the announcement, noting how he has “been a great governor and is going to make for a great Vice President.”

“He’s stood with the working class every step of the way, and has walked the walk, including on a UAW picket line last fall,” Fain said.

The UAW, in a separate post on X, noted that Walz “doesn’t just talk the talk, he walks the walk.”

Walz has fought for increased labor protections as governor, including guaranteeing sick time and implementing paid family and medical leave. The 2023 laws also gave blue-collar workers more safety protections.