KRISTEN WELKER: Let's talk about some of the challenges that President Biden faces. One of them is his age. You've been an outspoken defender on this issue. This week, the First Lady went so far to say it's an asset. But voters aren't buying that. What does the campaign need to do to address this issue?
GOV. TIM WALZ: Well, first there is something to be said about age and wisdom and I think results matter. Look, I served in Congress for years and watched Infrastructure Week come and go. I watched Joe Biden deliver on a historic infrastructure act that’s building roads and bridges across Minnesota, Iowa, and the rest of the country. And I think it’s- as you start to see here where the choice becomes the binary choice between Donald Trump and disdain for the rule of law, and Joe Biden competency and getting things done. That overweighs that.
WELKER: Hm. But, I guess the question is, is the campaign taking this issue seriously enough? Do they need to do more?
WALZ: Oh, I think they are. They've got us out here talking about it and I’ve spent a lot of time with the president, and he's great. We're talking and chatting and all this and I think, you know, we all get a little older- that's what happens, but you also gain that insight. And I think when it comes to these issues, working across the aisle to get things done, you see the president just doing this with dignity, doing it with class and getting up every day, doing the work. So I think he's just doing what he does and it's incumbent upon all of us- look. My mom is 88, still living on the farm, drives herself, um… folks are able to do this. So I think this little bit of ageism that goes to this- if it’s not that, it would be something else. They attack all of us on something, this is part of it.