The Democrat presidential hopeful, Kamala Harris, has selected former Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her vice presidential running mate.

Vice President Harris has told allies that she has selected the 60-year-old Walz, with The Washington Post citing “two people familiar with the pick” as its sources.

Walz was reportedly preferred due to his status as a military veteran and a gun owner who formerly represented a conservative Republican part of Minnesota while in Congress, Washington Post reported.

Ben Shapiro, a prominent conservative commentator and co-founder of The Daily Wire, took to social media shortly after the news broke to say that the selection would benefit Republicans.

“Picking Walz is a massive gift to the Republicans. He’s a radical Leftist from a non-swing state with a long history of insane statements, who presided over the burning down of his state in 2020. Kamala picked him because he’s not a Jew,” he tweeted.

The pick is subject to ratification of the candidacy of Harris by the Democrats. Pundits had predicted that Harris would pick someone of high electoral from swing state Pennsylvania.