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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt blasted the Minnesota governor. Tim Waltz Monday after the state’s growing fraud scandal contributed to his decision to end his re-election bid.
“President Trump has been calling out Tim Walz for a very long time for his incompetence and corrupt leadership, and Trump was right about everything…” Leavitt told “Jesse Watters Primetime.”
“A state that was once known as the land of 10,000 lakes has become the land of 10,000 Somali projects because of its governor.”
Leavitt’s remarks reference multiple alleged fraud schemes in Minnesota that state and federal investigators say involved misuse of public funds intended for social services and other government programs.
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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a daily press briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House April 15, 2025, in Washington, DC (left); Minnesota Governor Tim Walz announces he will not seek re-election Monday, Jan. 5, during a press conference at the State Capitol in St. Paul, Minn. (R) (Win McNamee/Getty Images (left); Jerry Holt/The Minnesota Star Tribune via Getty Images (right))
Several cases involve nonprofits accused of submitting false claims or misappropriating taxpayer dollars, and lawsuits and audits are underway.
Republicans have argued that the scandals reflect broader oversight failures within the Walz administration, accusing the governor of ignoring warning signs and allowing huge sums of money to be distributed inappropriately.
“The scale of fraud that the Trump administration, with the help of leading independent journalists like Nick Shirley, is uncovering right now is surely shocking,” Leavitt added, referring to the viral video appearing to show Minnesota child care centers that were not operational despite allegedly receiving millions of dollars in government aid.
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Minnesota’s Quality Learning Center has become the center of an alleged child care fraud scandal in the state. (Madelin Fuerste/Fox News Channel)
“The Department of Justice has convicted and prosecuted nearly 100 defendants in Minnesota, and because of these new details and reports coming to light, this is an all-stakeholder, whole-of-government effort.”
Walz has publicly acknowledged the fraud and pledged to address it, saying the situation “is on my watch” and that he is “responsible” for resolving it, even as his administration has questioned some federal estimates regarding the massive scale of the fraud.
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Walz published an independent audit of Medicaid Billing through Minnesota Department of Human Services and suspended payments for some services while an audit is underway, according to FOX 9 in St. Paul.
A spokesperson for Walz recently released a statement addressing the full range of allegations facing the state, saying, “The governor has worked for years to crack down on fraud and has asked the state legislature for more authority to take aggressive action.” reinforced surveillance“.
