Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) campaigned with Vice President Kamala Harris in western Pennsylvania on Sunday and lamented that he yearned for a time in politics when relatives could enjoy Thanksgiving without politics. Critics were quick to say he hurt families during the coronavirus pandemic.

“And we, some of us who have less hair and are old enough, can remember when you could go to Thanksgiving, watch a Steelers game with your relatives, and not complain about politics the whole time, not be on each other’s neck,” Walz said to the crowd in Rochester, Pennsylvania, “because you shared a commitment to democracy, a commitment to personal freedoms, a commitment to public education, a commitment to infrastructure.”