Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz held a fundraiser and visited a coffee shop Tuesday morning during his first solo trip to Las Vegas since becoming the Democratic nominee for vice president.
Walz spoke to a group of about 50 donors for about 15 minutes at a fundraiser hosted at a condominium complex near the Las Vegas Strip by Chris Grove, a sports betting industry investor and executive. He underscored the stakes of the election, previewed Tuesday night’s presidential debate and contrasted the outreach efforts and visions of both presidential campaigns.
Later, he visited the TIABI Coffee & Waffle shop alongside his daughter, Hope, where he spoke briefly with the shop owner and several supporters. He did not take questions from the media at either event.
Walz’s visit was his first to Las Vegas since his huge rally with Vice President Kamala Harris last month at Thomas & Mack Center, and his second stop in Nevada in as many days after touring the area near the Davis Fire in Reno on Monday. It came as part of a multistate tour in swing states and took place hours before Harris and former President Donald Trump are set to square off in their first presidential debate.