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Tim Walz's entire family endorsed Donald Trump.

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Tim Walz's entire family endorsed Donald Trump.
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According to the AP News, the claim is false. Some of Walz's distant cousins have show support for Donald Trump -- not his entire family.

https://apnews.com/article/walz-family-nebraska-trump-elelction-2f2e29586b0e9ebe094ff2cf546e1ae4
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I for sure agree this claim is false or at the very least exaggerated. I would've liked to seen more expansion on your claim. I do also feel like these distant cousins are using their name just as a way to slander Tim Walz without having given anyone an actual reason why they are choosing to support Trump instead.
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Additionally, the AP news article as well as other sources across the internet such as newsweek.com  and people.com mention that Tim Walz's sister, Sandy Dietrich, noted that she does not even know or recognize the distant cousins in the photo that have been exaggerated into "Tim Walz's entire family."

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