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Walz said Harris' message was “absolutely clear” after Biden's “garbage” remarks.

Democratic vice presidential nominee and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz told “Good Morning America” ​​Wednesday that presidential nominee and Vice President Kamala Harris will deliver what “Americans are hungry for – a unifying president who wants to find solutions.”

Walz also tried Wednesday to downplay comments from President Joe Biden, who appeared to call supporters of the Republican ticket “trash” a day earlier in response to former President Donald Trump's controversial rally at Madison Square Garden.

Asked about Biden's comments on Wednesday, Walz said: “The president has clarified his comments.”

“Let’s be clear,” Walz added. “The vice president and I have made it absolutely clear that we want everyone to be a part of this.”

Tim Walz speaks on Good Morning America on October 30, 2024.

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During a Voto Latino campaign call, Biden referenced a joke by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe at Trump's Sunday event at MSG.

“Just the other day, a speaker at his rally called Puerto Rico a 'floating island of trash,'” Biden said, according to a video clip on CNN.

“The only trash I see floating out there is his supporters,” the president had added. Biden later said the comment referred only to the comedian in question and not to Trump's supporters more broadly.

But Republicans used the comments to motivate their supporters. Trump's Vice President JD Vance, for example, called Biden's comments “disgusting” and added: “Kamala Harris and her boss Joe Biden are attacking half the country. There is no excuse for this. I hope the Americans reject this.”

With less than a week left in the campaign, Walz said Harris' speech Tuesday night at the Ellipse in Washington, D.C. “reflected the rhetoric of a President of the United States.”

The Democratic Party, he added, is “a party that understands that we are all in this situation, a party that welcomes vigorous debate on the issues.”

Minnesota Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz speaks at a campaign rally at Burns Park in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on October 28, 2024.

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Walz said “other voices” will have “a seat at the table because that’s how we find real solutions.”

The Minnesota governor compared Harris' comments to former President Donald Trump's “divisive rhetoric,” which he said “must come to an end.”

Harris' closing argument at the Ellipse took aim at Trump while also calling for unity.

“Unlike Donald Trump, I don’t believe that people who disagree with me are the enemy,” Harris said. “He wants to put her in prison; I'm giving them a seat at the table,” she added, referring to her campaign platform of adding a Republican to her Cabinet if elected.

“I promise to approach my work with the joy and optimism that comes from making a difference in people’s lives,” Harris said.

“And I vow to be a president for all Americans — and to always put country above party and self,” Harris added.

Walz told “Good Morning America” the campaign is confident.

“We’re winning this thing,” he said. “There is energy out there. I've been doing this long enough to know that these things are won in the end. We don’t take anything for granted.”

“We know it’s going to be close,” Walz added. “We have the better ground game. We have momentum on our side.”

Tim Walz speaks on Good Morning America on October 30, 2024.

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“There will be a clear result,” Walz replied when asked about his concerns for the final week of the election campaign.

“My biggest concern is that Donald Trump has brought pessimism to people. People believe that their votes don't matter. Your vote counts. Go out. Take part in this democracy.”

“I think you're going to see Donald Trump slide further down this really difficult and hateful rhetoric,” he added.

“We have seen that our fellow citizens in Puerto Rico have to endure this. We saw it with people in Ohio. This is what will end.”

Trump, meanwhile, defended the MSG event as a “lovefest” and said it was an “honor to be there.”