Multiple relatives of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, who is the Democratic Party’s vice presidential nominee, have publicly expressed their support for Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump.
A photograph posted by Charles Herbster, a former Republican gubernatorial candidate in Nebraska, depicted several individuals donning blue t-shirts emblazoned with the phrase, “Nebraska Walz’s for Trump.” According to a representative who spoke with the Daily Mail, the individuals in the image who are endorsing Trump are connected to Walz through his grandfather’s brother’s lineage.
Tim Walz's family back in Nebraska wants you to know something…@realDonaldTrump @JDVance #SaveAmerica🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/zp08nuKAun
— Charles W. Herbster (@CWHerbster) September 4, 2024
“We’ve just become a third-world banana republic,” Walz said in the post.
One of the people encouraged Walz to “have a talk with his brother,” to which Walz revealed that he had not spoken to him “in 8 years.”
“Haven’t spoke to him in 8 years,” Jeff Walz wrote in a comment. “I’m opposed to all his ideology. My family wasn’t given any notice [that] he was selected and denied security the days after.”
Another person encouraged Walz to “Help MAGA” and to “Get on stage with President Trump and endorse him.”
“I’ve thought hard about doing something like that,” Jeff Walz responded. “I’m torn between that and just keeping my family out of it. The stories I could tell. Not the type of character you want making decisions about your future.”
