The left-wing New York Times has admitted that Minnesota Governor Tim Walz oversaw a “staggering” level of fraud across the state’s social services.
In a piece published on Saturday, the Times argued that Walz, who last year became one of the least successful vice-presidental nominees in living memory, had overseen a level of fraud “staggering in its scale and brazenness,” largely by the state’s Somali community.
Their report states:
Over the last five years, law enforcement officials say, fraud took root in pockets of Minnesota’s Somali diaspora as scores of individuals made small fortunes by setting up companies that billed state agencies for millions of dollars’ worth of social services that were never provided.
Federal prosecutors say that 59 people have been convicted in those schemes so far, and that more than $1 billion in taxpayers’ money has been stolen in three plots they are investigating.
That is more than Minnesota spends annually to run its Department of Corrections. Minnesota’s fraud scandal stood out even in the context of rampant theft during the pandemic, when Americans stole tens of billions through unemployment benefits, business loans and other forms of aid, according to federal auditors.
Outrage has swelled among Minnesotans, and fraud has turned into a potent political issue in a competitive campaign season. Gov. Tim Walz and fellow Democrats are being asked to explain how so much money was stolen on their watch, providing Republicans, who hope to take back the governor’s office in 2026, with a powerful line of attack.
However, Walz is unwilling to confront the issue over his fear of losing Somali voting base, who may seek to replace him with an even more radical candidate of their own, most likely in the style of Congesswoman Ilhan Omar.
The criminality taking place in Tim Walz and Keith Ellison’s Minnesota is out of control.
You know it’s bad when this is how the Times frames it: “How Fraud Swamped Minnesota’s Social Services System on Tim Walz’s Watch
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— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) November 29, 2025
The admission comes after President Trump mocked Walz as being “seriously retarded” because of his cowtowing to the Somali community.
“As an example, hundreds of thousands of refugees from Somalia are completely taking over the once great state of Minnesota,” Trump wrote.
“The seriously retarded Governor of Minnesota, Tim Walz, does nothing, either through fear, incompetence, or both.”
Walz issued a somewhat pathetic response, demanding Trump “release the MRI results” from his recent physical exam.
Release the MRI results. https://t.co/v5iTvLwER9
— Tim Walz (@Tim_Walz) November 28, 2025
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