{"id":2337144,"date":"2024-09-05T10:32:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T14:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-responds-to-walz-family-drama-his-brother-endorsed-me-and-the-whole-family-endorsed-me\/"},"modified":"2024-09-05T10:33:34","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T14:33:34","slug":"trump-responds-to-walz-family-drama-his-brother-endorsed-me-and-the-whole-family-endorsed-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-responds-to-walz-family-drama-his-brother-endorsed-me-and-the-whole-family-endorsed-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Responds to Walz Family Drama: &#8216;His Brother Endorsed Me and the Whole Family Endorsed Me&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-responds-to-walz-family-drama-his-brother-endorsed-me-and-the-whole-family-endorsed-me%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2337144&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former President Donald Trump\u2062 claimed during \u2064a\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tv-network-ratings-drop-during-bidens-first-full-week-in-office\/\" title=\"TV Network Ratings Drop During Biden\u2019s First Full Week in Office\">town hall event<\/a> that he has received the endorsement of Minnesota Governor Tim\u2063 Walz&#8217;s entire family, including his brother. Trump praised\u200c the Walz family after seeing a photo of them\u200c supporting his campaign, stating, &#8220;I was so honored today; his brother endorsed me.&#8221; This statement came amidst reports of political divisions within the Walz\u2063 family.<\/p>\n<p>However, Jeff Walz, Tim Walz&#8217;s brother, later expressed hesitation about publicly \u2063supporting Trump, saying it was not \u200bthe family&#8217;s intent to influence the \u200dpublic \u200dand that \u2062they would not\u2063 be campaigning for either side. \u200bThe discussion gained traction \u2064on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a> after a photo surfaced showing members of the\u2062 Walz family wearing pro-Trump shirts. Trump referenced this image and reiterated that his \u2063values align with theirs, while also criticizing Tim Walz and labeling him \u200d&#8221;weird.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The unfolding situation indicates tensions not \u200cjust in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bob-casey-says-terminology-used-in-abortion-debate-antiquated-post-dobbs\/\" title=\"Bob Casey deems abortion debate terminology &#039;outdated&#039; after Dobbs case.\">broader political landscape<\/a> but also\u2063 within families as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jewish-voice-actress-fired-from-animation-show-after-israel-hamas-post\/\" title=\"Jewish actress sacked from animation show over Israel-Hamas comment.\">public figures navigate<\/a> their political identities.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Amid news reports that there are political rifts in the family of Democratic vice presidential candidate Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota, former President Donald Trump said he knows for certain some of his family members are on his side.<\/p>\n<p>The comment came during a Wednesday night town hall in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, hosted by Fox News host Sean Hannity.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I was so honored today,&rdquo; Trump said in a video <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BehizyTweets\/status\/1831506411270107320\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted to X<\/a>. &ldquo;His brother endorsed me.; and his whole family.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: Trump just formally accepted the endorsement from Tim Walz&rsquo;s entire family<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I was so honored today. His brother endorsed me.. and his whole family.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Tim Walz and Kamala Harris have gone completely silent on this. They must be PANICKING because having your entire&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XxIaydvXaW\">pic.twitter.com\/XxIaydvXaW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; George (@BehizyTweets) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BehizyTweets\/status\/1831506411270107320?\">September 5, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I saw the picture and honestly It was a very nice-looking family, but his brother endorsed me and the whole family endorsed me,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-address-ny-econ-group-jfk-pitched-tax-cut-plan-60s-harris-proposes-tax-increases\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> said.<\/p>\n<p>Trump then went on a riff about Walz, who has called Republican Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/report-jd-vance-take-toughest-media-challenge-yet-kamala-harris-anything-can-dodge-reporters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">J.D. Vance<\/a> of Ohio, Trump&rsquo;s running mate, &ldquo;weird.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s something weird with that guy. He&rsquo;s a weird guy. JD is not weird. He&rsquo;s a solid rock. I happen to be a very solid rock,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re not weird. We&rsquo;re other things, perhaps, but we&rsquo;re not weird,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;There&rsquo;s something wrong with that guy, and he calls me weird.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Hannity noted the event was initially scheduled to be a debate between Trump and Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris, but Harris refused to participate, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/09\/05\/us-news\/trump-claims-to-have-the-endorsement-of-tim-walzs-brother-honored\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s comments came as Jeff Walz, the Minnesota governor&rsquo;s older brother, said he is pulling back from the political spotlight.<\/p>\n<p>Jeff Walz had posted on that he &nbsp;&ldquo;thought long and hard&rdquo; about making a public endorsement of Trump, but said he has had second thoughts.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It wasn&rsquo;t my intent, it wasn&rsquo;t our intent as a family, to put something out there to influence the general public,&rdquo; Jeff Walz said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsnationnow.com\/politics\/2024-election\/jeff-walz-walks-back-comments-opposes-tim-walz-views\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NewsNation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There is going to be no further statements to anybody, and we&rsquo;re not campaigning or anything for him or against him or anything like that,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The comments came as an image making the rounds of social media shows Walz clan members supporting Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Charles Herbster, a Nebraska Republican, posted the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CWHerbster\/status\/1831314351308845431\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">image on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Tim Walz&rsquo;s family back in Nebraska wants you to know something,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Tim Walz&rsquo;s family back in Nebraska wants you to know something&hellip;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JDVance?\">@JDVance<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaveAmerica?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaveAmerica<\/a>&#127482;&#127480; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zp08nuKAun\">pic.twitter.com\/zp08nuKAun<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Charles W. Herbster (@CWHerbster) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CWHerbster\/status\/1831314351308845431?\">September 4, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A representative for Herbster told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/tim-walz-family-members-pose-tshirts-declaring-presidential-preference-walzs-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> the people photographed are linked to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/megyn-kelly-tracks-veterans-served-tim-walz-got-absolutely-no-integrity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Walz<\/a> through his grandfather&rsquo;s brother, Francis Walz.<\/p>\n<p>Fox News said one person in the photo, whose name was not used, said the group is backing Trump because &nbsp;&ldquo;he supports our values.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Tim Walz from Minnesota who support him. Trump expressed his gratitude for the endorsement he received from Walz&#8217;s brother and the entire family in a video shared on X. He remarked, &#8220;I was so honored today; his brother endorsed me and his whole family.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s remarks come amid reports of political divisions within the Walz family. He also commented on Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio, Trump&#8217;s running mate, calling him &#8220;not weird,&#8221; in contrast to Walz&#8217;s description of Vance as &#8220;weird.&#8221; Hannity pointed out that this event was originally intended to be a debate between Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, who ultimately declined to participate.<\/p>\n<p>Jeff Walz, Tim\u2019s older brother, indicated he is stepping back from politics after initially considering endorsing Trump but later having second thoughts about making it public. He stated that their family&#8217;s intent was not to sway public opinion and confirmed they would not be campaigning for or against anyone.<\/p>\n<p>An image circulating on social media shows members of the Walz family supporting Trump; Charles Herbster shared this image online with a message indicating their backing for Trump&#8217;s values. A representative for Herbster clarified that those pictured are related to Tim through their grandfather\u2019s brother<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2337145,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/walzs-for-trumps.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[6733,13348,5894,3634,40172],"class_list":["post-2337144","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-controversy","tag-endorsement","tag-politics","tag-trump","tag-walz-family"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/walzs-for-trumps.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2337144","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2337144"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2337144\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2337145"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2337144"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2337144"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2337144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}