Former President Donald Trump claimed Wednesday to person nan endorsement of nan estranged relative of Democratic vice statesmanlike nominee Tim Walz, arsenic good arsenic support from different members of nan Walz clan.
“I was truthful honored today,” Trump told Fox News big Sean Hannity during a municipality hallway arena successful Harrisburg, Pa.
“His relative endorsed me,” nan erstwhile president continued, referring to Jeff Walz, nan relative of Vice President Kamala Harris’ moving mate.
“And his full family [endorsed me],” Trump, who often speaks successful hyperbole, added. “I saw nan picture, and honestly It was a very nice-looking family.”
Jeff Walz, however, has antecedently said he has nary volition of endorsing Trump contempt publically blasting his brother.
The Republican nominee was referencing a photograph that went viral connected societal media purportedly showing 8 relatives of Tim Walz posing successful beforehand of a “Trump 2024: Take America Back” emblem while wearing navy bluish “Nebraska Walz’s for Trump” t-shirts.
A governmental operative who assisted successful spreading nan image told The Post nan group successful it were related to Walz done his paternal great-uncle, but declined to springiness their identities, claiming that they were overwhelmed by nan attention.
Separately, nan Minnesota governor’s older brother, 67-year-old Jeff Walz, caused a operation connected societal media erstwhile he declared successful an Aug. 30 Facebook station that he is, “100% opposed” to his brother’s “ideology.”
“The stories I could tell,” Jeff Walz added. “Not nan type of characteristic you want making decisions astir your future.”
He besides indicated that he’s “thought agelong and hard” astir endorsing Trump but is “torn betwixt that and conscionable keeping my family retired of it.”
Aside from a “two-minute conversation” during nan vice statesmanlike vetting process, Jeff Walz hasn’t spoken to his relative since 2016, he said successful a caller question and reply pinch News Nation.
In that interview, Jeff Walz indicated that he had nary volition of campaigning pinch nan erstwhile president aliases endorsing him.
“There is going to beryllium nary further statements to anybody, and we’re not campaigning aliases thing for him aliases against him aliases thing for illustration that,” he said.
The Post has reached retired to nan Trump run for comment.
Tim Walz, 60, has been credited pinch popularizing nan conception that Trump and GOP vice statesmanlike nominee JD Vance are “weird,” an onslaught that has been hurled by galore connected nan near since nan Ohio legislator was put connected nan ticket.
Trump, 78, based on Wednesday that Walz is nan “weird” one.
“There’s thing weird pinch that guy,” he said of Walz. “He’s a weird guy. JD is not weird. He’s a coagulated rock. I hap to beryllium a very coagulated rock.”
“We’re not weird. We’re different things, perhaps, but we’re not weird,” Trump added. “There’s thing incorrect pinch that guy, and he calls maine weird.”
Hannity noted during nan municipality hallway that Fox News had group up nan arena pinch nan volition of hosting a statement betwixt Harris and Trump, which nan vice president declined to participate in.
The crowd was raucous and enthusiastic, pinch respective chants of “USA, USA” and “Fight” breaking retired during nan proceedings.
Pennsylvania, a cardinal plaything authorities that could determine nan result of nan 2024 statesmanlike election, has 19 Electoral College votes up for grabs successful November.
Several polls show that nan title successful nan Keystone State is fundamentally tied astir 2 months retired from Election Day.
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