Speaking in his home state after he and Vice President Kamala Harris lost this week, Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota vowed to “stand ready to stand up and fight.”

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz vowed to protect his state from President-elect Donald Trump’s “hateful agenda” while delivering remarks in Eagen, Minnesota, on Friday afternoon.

Gov. Tim Walz made his first official appearance in Minnesota since he lost his bid for vice president on Tuesday, and in a pep-rally-like speech, said he’s going to try to keep an open mind to people who disagree with him politically — a nod to the reality that the Democratic trifecta is gone and

Gov. Tim Walz, the former vice presidential candidate, gave a concession speech in his home state on Friday, in which he vowed to “stand ready to stand up and fight.”