Patel tuts Walz after Minnesota governor takes credit for federal raids: ‘Come again?’

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FBI Director Kash Patel called out Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) for taking credit for federal raids targeting fraud in Minnesota.

Federal authorities raided 22 locations in Minnesota on Tuesday in relation to allegations that billions of dollars were defrauded from the state. Soon after, Walz posted a series of messages on X appearing to take credit for the raids, prompting a callout from Patel.

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