'I think all of us know the electoral college needs to go,' the Democratic vice presidential candidate said during the glitzy fundraising event.
'But that's not the world we live in.
'So we need to win Beaver County, Pennsylvania. We need to be able to go into York, Pennsylvania, and win. We need to be in western Wisconsin and win. We need to be in Reno, Nevada and win.'
Instead, he added: 'We need a national popular vote.'
Trump spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt took to X to denounce Walz's comments. 'Is Tampon Tim laying the groundwork to claim President Trump’s victory is illegitimate?' she posted.
The Harris campaign said it was not planning to abolish the Electoral College.
'Governor Walz believes that every vote matters in the Electoral College and he is honored to be traveling the country and battleground states working to earn support for the Harris-Walz ticket,' it said.
'He was commenting to a crowd of strong supporters about how the campaign is built to win 270 electoral votes. And, he was thanking them for their support that is helping fund those efforts.'
'But that's not the world we live in.
'So we need to win Beaver County, Pennsylvania. We need to be able to go into York, Pennsylvania, and win. We need to be in western Wisconsin and win. We need to be in Reno, Nevada and win.'
Instead, he added: 'We need a national popular vote.'
Trump spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt took to X to denounce Walz's comments. 'Is Tampon Tim laying the groundwork to claim President Trump’s victory is illegitimate?' she posted.
The Harris campaign said it was not planning to abolish the Electoral College.
'Governor Walz believes that every vote matters in the Electoral College and he is honored to be traveling the country and battleground states working to earn support for the Harris-Walz ticket,' it said.
'He was commenting to a crowd of strong supporters about how the campaign is built to win 270 electoral votes. And, he was thanking them for their support that is helping fund those efforts.'