Former President Donald Trump claimed Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz's estranged brother endorsed him Wednesday, and shared a viral image purporting to show Walz family members wearing pro-Trump shirts -- but Walz's mother reportedly said the image features distant relatives, and his brother Jeff Walz indicated he doesn't plan on endorsing anybody.

Jeff Walz wrote on Facebook and later told NewsNation his family wasn't given any warning that his brother had been tapped as Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate. He told NewsNation he wrote the posts to explain his political views to his friends and acquaintances, and acknowledged Facebook "wasn't the right platform to do that for." Jeff Walz said he and his brother have not spoken since the funeral of their younger brother, Craig, in 2016, aside from a brief conversation when he asked his older brother for tax information sought by Harris's vetting team, which Jeff Walz said he declined to provide.

Walz, who was tapped as Harris' VP pick early last month, is in his second term as Minnesota governor and previously represented a rural Minnesota House district for 12 years. He is a retired high school teacher and football coach who spent 24 years serving in the National Guard. Walz grew up in Nebraska before moving to Minnesota with his wife, Gwen, in the 1990s.

36%. That's the share of U.S. adults who view Walz favorably, according to an Associated Press/NORC poll that found 25% view him unfavorably. Republican VP candidate, Sen. JD Vance's, has a 27% favorability rating, while 44% of respondents view him unfavorably.

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