“Nebraska Waltz supports Trump.”
That was the slogan worn by eight members of the family of Tim Walz, Kamala Harris' running mate, in a photo that went viral on social media this week.
of Photo shared A group led by Charles Herbster, a former Nebraska gubernatorial candidate. The group is a descendant of Francis Waltz, the brother of Tim Waltz's grandfather, making him the governor's cousin.
Family members criticizing relatives who have run for or served as president is nothing new in today's political world.
Barack Obama, for example, has come under rhetorical attack after his half-brother, Malik Obama, called the 44th president a “fake a**” and announced he would be voting for former President Donald Trump.
Some members of the Kennedy family have publicly stated that they do not support RFK Jr., and in multiple interviews have expressed disdain for him, calling him “dangerous.”
Donald Trump's niece Mary Write a bookpodcast host, running So-called News Media Who sheHe has focused solely on denouncement of the former president in the most personal ways, despite not having spoken to him in years.
However, she is treated as a “Trump insider.”
But when it comes to members of the Waltz family who oppose Tim Waltz's candidacy but publicly support Trump, the media has no interest in putting them in front of the cameras and treating them like Mary Trump.
The same goes for Tim's brother, Jeff Waltz, who The Washington Post exclusively reports is “100 percent opposed to Tim's ideology” and that Tim “is not the type of person who should be making big decisions about the future of the country.”
And let's not forget the Minnesota National Guard soldiers who served with Tim Walz and blasted him this week, telling how he “abandoned” his troops in 2004 when they learned they would be deployed to war.
“I call him a coward because he's a coward,” one veteran told Megyn Kelly in a group interview.
Another called the governor a “military impersonator” after it was revealed he had repeatedly lied about his rank.
“If you're going to sell off and abandon the National Guard, what are you going to do at the national level?” one veteran asked of Walz as a possible vice president.
One would expect The New York Times and The Washington Post to report on these comments, but they have both completely ignored the matter.
It is also notable that newspapers have written multiple glowing feature articles about Mary Trump.
This media bias became evident and grotesque during this election cycle.
Here's a big example: When Harris became the de facto nominee after Biden withdrew, conservatives were quick to point out her record on illegal immigration, supporting policies that allowed more than 12 million people into the U.S. illegally, including hundreds on terrorism watch lists.
But instead of pointing out the various humanitarian and national security implications of this crisis, much of the media has been curiously protect Harris Assert she was Never “Emperor of the Borders”.
But President Biden Just declare that 2021:
“Today, as vice president, I've asked her to lead our efforts with Mexico and the Northern Triangle and stem migration to our southern border because she is best qualified to do so,” he said.
So how is “stopping migration to the southern border” working out so far?
And why isn't the media holding Harris accountable for this critical election issue?
We know why: it could help re-elect Donald Trump.
For many in the industry, that's simply unacceptable.
Just as it would be unacceptable to interview people in Tim Walz's inner circle — his family, his former National Guard troops — about whether they think he's not cut out for the White House.
Joe Concha is the author of Progressively Worse: Why Today's Democrats Ain't Your Daddy's Donkeys.
