Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz dropped his 2026 reelection bid Monday.
Walz, the failed 2024 Democratic vice presidential nominee, announced the news in a statement, claiming that the Trump administration wants to make his state “a colder, meaner place.” Walz’s announcement comes after his administration has recently faced national scrutiny over fraud allegations related to predominantly Somali-run operations in the Minneapolis–St. Paul area.
“For the last several years, an organized group of criminals have sought to take advantage of our state’s generosity. And even as we make progress in the fight against the fraudsters, we now see an organized group of political actors seeking to take advantage of the crisis,” Walz said in the statement. “I won’t mince words here. [President] Donald Trump and his allies – in Washington, in St. Paul, and online – want to make our state a colder, meaner place. They want to poison our people against each other by attacking our neighbors. And, ultimately, they want to take away much of what makes Minnesota the best place in America to raise a family. They’ve already begun by taking our tax dollars that were meant to help families afford child care. And they have no intention of stopping there.”
“Make no mistake: We should be concerned about fraud in our state government,” Walz continued. “We cannot effectively deliver programs and services if we can’t earn the public’s trust. That’s why, over the past few years, we’ve made systemic changes to the way we do business.”
Walz added that his administration has “gone to the legislature time and again to get more tools to combat fraud.”
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A recently released viral documentary produced by Nick Shirley, 23, an independent journalist, included visits to a spate of licensed child care and health care providers in Minnesota participating in state-funded assistance programs which were seemingly non-operational. Walz’s office later claimed that his administration had “strengthened oversight” in response to the fraud schemes.
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