An image circulating online shows family members of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, the vice presidential candidate, openly supporting former President Trump.

The photo was shared online by former Nebraska Republican gubernatorial candidate Charles Herbster. It shows eight people wearing “Nebraska Walz’s (sic) for Trump” t-shirts.

“Tim Walz’s family in Nebraska wants you to know something…” Herbster wrote on X.

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Family members of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz have expressed support for former President Trump. (Charles W. Herbster | X)

A representative for Herbster told Fox News Digital that the people in the photo are related to Walz through his grandfather’s brother, Francis Walz. Fox News Digital has reached out to the Trump and Harris campaigns.

Family members told Fox News they consider themselves “distant” from Walz and have never met or spoken to him. One person in the photo, who asked to remain anonymous, said they support Trump because “he supports our values.”

Trump responded to the image on Truth Social, indicating that he plans to “meet” with Jeff Walz, the Minnesota governor’s older brother.

The elder Walz posted a series of statements about the Democratic vice presidential nominee on social media last week.

“I am 100% against his entire ideology,” Jeff posted in a Facebook post Friday night, referring to his brother.

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Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris listens to her running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, speak during a visit with marching band members at Liberty County High School in Hinesville, Georgia on August 28. (Getty Images)

“My family was not notified that he had been selected and in the days that followed he was denied security,” he added.

“Help MAGA… Get on stage with President Trump and support him…; Help save this country…,” one Trump supporter wrote on Jeff’s post.

“I’ve been thinking about doing something like this for a long time!” Jeff replied. “I’m torn between that and keeping my family out of it.”

Governor Walz has three siblings: Jeff Walz, Craig Walz and Sandy Dietrich.

Jeff moved to the East Coast after growing up in rural Nebraska; he now lives in Florida. He also posted about how he found out his brother had been chosen as Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate.

A Facebook profile under the name “Jeff Walz” identified himself as the brother of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, revealing that the two are estranged. (Facebook / Jeff Walz)

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“The only thing I objected to, and I stand by it 100 percent, was that we felt bad that we found out over the radio that he was the vice presidential nominee,” Jeff said. “And we felt that we probably should have had some warning and some sort of security, at least for a short period of time, because I think that’s a big thing.”

Andrea Vacchiano and Emma Colton of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.