Former US Vice President Walter Mondale dies at 93

Mondale, a leading liberal Democratic, who was US vice president under Jimmy Carter died on Monday.

Former United States Vice President Walter Mondale, a liberal icon who famously told voters to expect a tax increase should he win the presidency, died on Monday, US media reported. He was 93 years old. No cause was given for Mondale’s death, according to reports citing a statement from his family. “Well my time has come. I am eager to rejoin Joan and Eleanor,” Mondale said in a statement to his staff and released to the public after his death, referring to his late wife Joan, who died in 2014, and daughter Eleanor, who died in 2011 at age 51. “Before I go I wanted to let you know how much you mean to me.”