The most Midwestern things Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has ever done

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Walz was the first to call Donald Trump and JD Vance "weird," a pithy insult that caught on in the Democratic party. Tim Walz coined the "weird" insult to describe his Republican opponents. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images In an interview with MSNBC's "Morning Joe" in July, Walz coined a new way of speaking about Trump and Vance by calling them "weird." The down-to-earth insult caught on as the Harris campaign and other Democratic leaders repeated the talking point in other media appearances and campaign events. Walz told CNN's Jake Tapper that the Democratic party's messaging of Trump as an existential threat to democracy is valid and real, but that it also "gives him way too much power." "Listen to the guy," Walz said. "He's talking about Hannibal Lecter and shocking sharks and just whatever crazy thing pops into his mind, and I thought we just give him way too much credit."