Jeff Walz clarifies comments, still opposes Tim Walz's views

(News Nation) —Governor of Minnesota Tim Waltz His brother, Jeff, News Nation Despite disagreeing with the Democratic vice presidential nominee's views, he said he doesn't want to influence voters.

Jeff Waltz Facebook Post He caused an uproar in both mainstream and social media when he described the Minnesota governor as “the type of person you don't want making decisions about your future.”

This was despite her telling friends on Facebook that she had “thought long and hard” about publicly endorsing the former president. Donald TrumpHe now does not want to get involved in any political campaigns.

“It was never my intention, nor was it our family's intention, to put something out there that would affect the general public,” Jeff Waltz told NewsNation.

Registered Jeff Waltz Republican They each donated $20 to Trump's 2016 campaign. New York Postexplained that his social media posts were meant to denounce rhetoric that he attributes to his views. Brothers View.

“I've been getting a lot of feedback from friends and old acquaintances who feel the same way my brother feels about this issue, so I was just trying to make that clear to friends,” Jeff Waltz said. “I used Facebook, and Facebook wasn't the right platform to do that, but I have to say I don't agree with his policies.”

In a Facebook post first seen by The Washington Post, Jeff Waltz said “there are some stories” that suggest his brother “is not the type of person you want making decisions about your future.”

Well, he said this News Nation These “stories” follow a similar plot to the one Tim Waltz told me about when his brother didn't want to sit with him when he was younger because he got carsick.

“Nobody wanted to sit with him because he got carsick and he would always throw up on us, that's what it was,” Jeff Waltz said. “There's nothing hidden other than that. People are assuming something else. There are other stories like that, but I think that's probably the gist of it.”

Jeff Walz and his brother have not spoken since Craig's funeral in 2016, except for a “Happy Birthday” text from his wife to the governor and a brief phone call through their mother last month.

“He called her cell phone and she gave it to me and I talked to him a little bit,” Jeff Waltz explained.

“Harris' team was vetting him as a potential vice presidential candidate. He asked me for personal information, tax information, etc., which I declined to provide at the time, but it was a two-minute conversation.”

Jeff Waltz said he still resents the fact that his brother didn't tell his family he would be the Democratic vice presidential nominee, despite their feud.

“My only objection, and I stand by this 100 percent, is that we felt bad.
“I found out on the radio that she'd been selected as the vice presidential nominee,” Jeff Waltz said. “I felt like they should have let us know in advance and that they should have had some kind of security in place.”
I think that's a big thing, at least in the short term.”

Jeff Waltz reiterated that he completely opposes his brother's policies, but he plans to step back from public life. He has no contact with lawmakers of either party.

“We will not be making any further statements to anyone and we are not campaigning for or against him or anything like that,” he said.