Angry Tim Walz Claims He’s Furious Over Fraud In His State — But Also That The Scandal Is Just Trump ‘Retribution’

Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz claimed Thursday that he is the “angriest” person about his state’s vast fraud scheme, about a minute after he called President Donald Trump’s efforts to crack down on the fraud “targeted retribution.”

After blasting the president’s administration for taking action following news of the scandal, Walz said he was enraged by the fraudulent activities in the state, which were allegedly primarily carried out by individuals of Somali descent. The governor made his remarks at a Thursday press conference, during which he announced a package of state legislation aimed at combating fraud.

“You can trust me on this. The person who’s angriest about this fraud is me,” stated Walz, the failed 2024 Democratic vice presidential nominee, while visibly enraged. “There is certainly no political upside to having fraud in your state and it undermines the very program I have spent a lifetime advocating for and trying to implement and we have got criminals.”

“It seems like the Republicans — the only people they’re not concerned about in this is the actual criminals — standing with the criminals,” he added.

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Walz then immediately shifted the focus to Trump.

“The president has pardoned people who took part in Medicaid fraud, who were responsible for paying back almost $300 million,” the Minnesota Democrat continued. “And because he pardoned them that went away. This is some type of upside-down world where we need the adults in the room.”