Crowd chants ‘we’re not eating cats’ at Tim Walz rally in Michigan as VP pick gives a shout out to ‘fellow cat owner’ Taylor Swift after she endorsed Kamala Harris

The crowd at Tim Walz’s campaign event in Grand Rapids, MI, began chanting, “We don’t eat cats,” as Kamala Harris’ running mate Donald Trump took aim.

The slogan refers to a statement made by Donald Trump during the debate, in which he made an incorrect statement about immigrants when he said, “They eat the cats.”

The rant began when Walz, speaking about Tuesday’s debate, said of Trump, “He said a lot of weird stuff too, so I’m just going to say that.”

“You’re telling me you had this on your BINGO card? ‘And they eat cats,'” Walz added, including the Trump quote.

The supporters began chanting “we don’t eat cats,” in the same manner they chant “we won’t go back” at countless rallies.

“Ah Michigan, we love you,” Walz laughed.

The Minnesotan began his speech with a shout-out to his “fellow cat owner” — megastar Taylor Swift, who endorsed the Harris-Walz ticket after Tuesday night’s debate against former President Donald Trump ended.

Walz gave a shout-out to pop star and “fellow cat owner” Taylor Swift, who endorsed the Democratic ticket Tuesday night after the debate

Walz said he and Harris are thrilled to have the superstar’s support.

“And look, it’s not like I didn’t warn these guys a few months ago,” Walz joked. “If you mess with cat people, you’re going to get found out, you’re going to get found out. And they did.”

“Nice strategy to attack the cat people,” he added.

Swift signed her endorsement with “Childless Cat Lady,” a dig at Trump’s running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio, who used the phrase to mock Democratic voters.

Walz opened the event, which was attended by Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, by discussing Tuesday night’s debate.

“None of us were surprised that that happened there,” he said, praising his running mate’s performance. “And that wasn’t the intention, she had the upper hand from the beginning.”

That was a reference to the way Harris walked up to Trump to shake his hand at the beginning of the debate.

“Look, it says something about character,” the Minnesota governor continued.

Walz said he fully agreed with Harris’s proposal to have another debate against Trump.

“I said, damn it, we’ve got to do one every day,” he told the crowd.

On Thursday, Trump posted a message on his Truth Social website saying there “will be no third debate.”

Supporters stand beneath a hanging skeleton of a fin whale in the Galleria of the Grand Rapids Public Museum waiting to hear Democratic vice presidential candidate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, speak Thursday

Trump’s first debate was CNN’s debate with President Joe Biden in late June, which prompted the 81-year-old president to withdraw from the race.

There was talk of NBC News and Fox News hosting additional debates, but the Republican candidate rejected the idea, saying it was clear Harris only wanted an additional debate because she lost on stage on Tuesday.

Most polls and betting odds indicated that Americans were confident Harris would be the winner that night.

“Give him a break,” Walz said. “He left a trail.”

“His true colors were clearly visible,” Walz continued. “Not just his makeup.”

Walz added that Trump came across as an “almost 80-year-old man shaking his fist at the clouds.”

The Minnesota governor spent time in Michigan, where Harris held two rallies on Thursday in North Carolina, a state Trump narrowly won over Biden in 2020.

On Friday, she travels to the important state of Pennsylvania for a campaign appearance in Johnstown and a rally in Wilkes-Barre.