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Published Sep 04, 2024 • 2 minute read
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Despite being Democratic presidential hopeful Kamala Harris’ running mate, the family of vice-presidential candidate Tim Walz seemingly has other voting plans.
A new leaked image shows members of Walz’s family supporting his Republican rival, Donald Trump.
The photo was shared by former Nebraska GOP gubernational candidate Charles W. Herbster. It shows eight people wearing “Nebraska Walz’s (sic) for Trump” t-shirts.
A U.K. Daily Mail report citing a representative for Herbster said those posing in the photo are related to Walz through his grandfather’s brother.
“Tim Walz’s family back in Nebraska wants you to know something,” Herbster captioned the image.
Trump was quick to jump on the opportunity, saying Wednesday he plans to “meet” with another member of Walz’s family, the governor’s older brother, Jeff (not in the photo), who the former president said endorses his White House bid.
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The photo instantly went viral and Trump supporters cited the family’s opposition to Walz’s candidacy as proof that people should be wary of voting for the Democrats.
The Democratic campaign didn’t respond to a request for comment from the Daily Mail.
The image of some of Walz’s family members wearing the grammatically incorrect t-shirts came after the vice-presidential nominee’s brother warned against allowing him into the White House.
Jeff Walz, a 67-year-old who lives in Florida, posted about his brother on Facebook last week, saying, “I’m 100% opposed to all his ideology.”
However, Jeff followed up by saying he didn’t mean to influence voters.
“It wasn’t my intent, it wasn’t our intent as a family, to put something out there to influence the general public,” Jeff Walz told NewsNation, per the Daily Mail.
“I was getting a lot of feedback from my friends, old acquaintances, thinking that I was feeling the same way that my brother did on the issues, and I was trying to clarify that just to friends,” he continued.
Trump posted on Truth Social on Wednesday: “Thank you very much, Jeff.”
The former president wrote. “It is a great honour to have your endorsement.”
Walz is a former school teacher who was first elected to public office in 2006.
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