Tim Walz Attacks President Trump After HHS Department Freezes Childcare Payments to Minnesota Amid Widespread Somali Fraud
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz attacked President Trump in his latest statement in response to allegations of rampant fraud in the Somali community.
Somali healthcare and daycare scammers may have stolen more than $9 billion in taxpayer money in Minnesota.
Walz lashed out at President Trump and accused him of letting fraudsters out of prison.
“We’ve spent years cracking down on fraud – referring cases to law enforcement, shutting down and auditing high-risk programs,” Walz said.
“Trump keeps letting fraudsters out of prison,” Walz said.
We’ve spent years cracking down on fraud – referring cases to law enforcement, shutting down and auditing high-risk programs.
Trump keeps letting fraudsters out of prison.
To the national news just now paying attention, here’s what we’ve done to stop it. pic.twitter.com/bgvKPxVxxm
— Tim Walz (@Tim_Walz) December 30, 2025
Later Tuesday, the Health and Human Services Department announced it is freezing all childcare payments to Minnesota amid allegations of widespread fraud.
“We have turned off the money spigot,” HHS Deputy Secretary Jim O’Neill said.
The HHS took three actions against the rampant fraud in Minnesota: All payments across the country will require justification and photo evidence before money is sent to a state.
All individuals in Nick Shirley’s video have been identified and audits have been demanded.
The HHS has also launched a fraud reporting hotline.
Walz lashed out at President Trump again.
“This is Trump’s long game,” Walz.
“We’ve spent years cracking down on fraudsters. It’s a serious issue – but this has been his plan all along,” Walz said.
“He’s politicizing the issue to defund programs that help Minnesotans,” Walz added.
This is Trump’s long game.
We’ve spent years cracking down on fraudsters. It’s a serious issue – but this has been his plan all along.
He’s politicizing the issue to defund programs that help Minnesotans. https://t.co/7ByWjeXxu0
— Governor Tim Walz (@GovTimWalz) December 31, 2025
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