The ‘Nebraska Walz Family’ confirms viral pro-Trump photo: ‘The picture is real. The shirts are real’

A new picture of Democratic vice presidential nominee Gov. Tim Walz‘s (D-MN) family in Nebraska went viral on social media Wednesday, showing eight relatives wearing “Walz’s for Trump” T-shirts in support of Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump.

Rod Edwards, the Walz family friend who helped disseminate the photograph, confirmed to the Washington Examiner that the photo was real. He said one of the female family members in the photo, who was a longtime friend in the Omaha area, showed him the photo and he asked if he could share it with others.

Edwards shared the photo with Charles Herbster, a cattle rancher and former 2022 Nebraska gubernatorial candidate, who posted it on X. The photo quickly caught fire with millions of views when several conservative social media influencers, including Ryan Fournier and Charlie Kirk, reposted the image.