Tim Walz's brother stands by criticism of his policies but says Facebook 'wasn't the right platform' to express views

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : His brother's apparent opposition to his campaign puts Tim Walz in company with Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who have both seen family members criticize their presidential bids.
49% : "In another comment on Friday, he responded to someone suggesting he "get on stage" with Trump and offer his official endorsement by saying he's weighing his family's privacy against his desire to keep his brother out of higher public office, indicating he knows "stories" about Gov. Walz that would reflect poorly on him.
43% : he wrote in response to the idea of formally endorsing Trump.
42% : But he has a history of supporting Trump dating back to 2016.
41% : Jeff Walz, the older brother of Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate, told NewsNation in an interview that he didn't intend to "influence the general public" with social media posts that indicated his support for Trump over Harris' and his brother's campaign and said he has no plans to be campaigning "for him or against him" ahead of November's election.
36% : The Facebook comments he posted on Friday occurred underneath a post he originally wrote on March 30, 2023, the same day Trump was indicted by a grand jury in New York as part of the investigation into hush money payments made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election.
36% : Kennedy's siblings condemned his campaign at various points over the past year, including after he dropped out of the race in August and endorsed Trump.
28% : Trump has faced continued attacks from his niece, Mary Trump, and his nephew, Fred Trump, who have both published books about their uncle.
27% : Trump was eventually found guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records.

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