Who is Tim Walz’s Donald Trump-supporting brother, Jeff Walz? The Floridian is estranged from the vice presidential nominee, says he’s ‘100% opposed’ to his ideology – and once stole from Walmart

Sep 3 , 2024

Jeff and Tim Walz may look alike, but the Nebraska siblings’ political views couldn’t be more different. Photos: Jeff Walz/Facebook; @mngovernor/Instagram

Tim Walz’s estranged older brother Jeff has revealed that he does not agree with his sibling’s political views, according to a series of damning Facebook comments he made last week

‘I’m 100% opposed to all his ideology,’ Jeff, 67, shared about Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris’ running mate – apparently, he’s even considering publicly endorsing Donald Trump

Tim Walz’s estranged older brother Jeff has revealed that he does not agree with his sibling’s views, according to a number of damning Facebook comments made last week, as reported by the New York Post.

US Vice President Kamala Harris selected Minnesota governor Tim Walz to be her running mate in the upcoming presidential election. Photo: Getty Images/TNS

“I’m 100 per cent opposed to all his ideology,” Jeff, 67, shared on August 30 about Kamala Harris’ running mate, per the source. Apparently, he’s even considering publicly endorsing Donald Trump’s White House run. “I’ve thought long and hard about doing something like that! I’m torn between that and just keeping my family out of it,” the Floridian replied to a Facebook commenter who had told him to “Get on stage with President Trump and endorse him.”

Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz is one of four siblings born to Darlene and James F. Walz. Photo: AP

“The stories I could tell. Not the type of character you want making decisions about your future,” he added.

As reported by the New York Post, Jeff hasn’t spoken to his younger brother in eight years. In fact, he even revealed that his brother didn’t update him when he was picked as Harris’ running mate. “My family wasn’t given any notice that he was selected,” Jeff wrote.

He told the Post that he would not be doing any interviews.

Here’s what we know about Tim Walz’s brother:

Jeff Walz’s background

Jeff Walz’s comments has said his brother is “not the type of character you want making decisions about your future”. Photo: Jeff Walz/Facebook

According to Today, Jeff is one of four siblings born to parents Darlene and James F. Walz. The same outlet adds that they grew up in Nebraska, with Tim, Jeff and their sister Sandy Dietrich all graduating from Chadron State College. The youngest brother, Craig Walz, died tragically aged just 43 when a tree fell on his campsite during a storm in 2016.