Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha said Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) has been deflecting accountability amid the Somali fraud scandal in Minnesota.
“Accountability goes to the top [and] that goes to Tim Walz, and he has been deflecting, playing the race card from the bottom of the deck,” Concha said on Fox & Friends First. “And now even the liberal media is investigating this, and there is nowhere to go for this man.”
The fraud scandal in Minnesota has been dominating headlines, especially following independent journalist Nick Shirley’s viral post in which he is seen confronting child care centers in Minnesota over their legitimacy.
The Justice Department handed down numerous indictments and convictions last month against individuals, largely from the Somali community, for allegedly defrauding state social welfare programs and stealing millions to fund what the department argues are “lavish lifestyles.”
Concha discussed a recent piece from the Washington Post’s editorial board that argued food stamps should only be given to those who are hungry.
“Well, you got to wonder, guys, if Gov. Tim Walz will blame white supremacy for the Washington Post editorial board,” Concha said. “An editorial board that has never endorsed a Republican presidential candidate in its history, by the way, they’re now even calling out Walz and other Minnesota state leaders.”
“And rightly because now you’ve got to look at all the pressure from the federal government under Donald Trump and what he is doing to put the pressure on Minnesota,” he added.
Concha highlighted the actions the Trump administration has taken to pressure Minnesota to address the fraud.
The Department of Health and Human Services cut off all child care funds, the Agriculture Department is investigating the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the Labor Department is investigating unemployment insurance fraud, and the Department of Homeland Security is executing search warrants in Minnesota, Concha said.
Concha said betting markets are showing Walz is more likely to be indicted than become president.
WALZ RECEIVED $10,000 FROM DONORS TIED TO SOMALI-RUN DAY CARE CENTERS
“Betting markets are now saying Gov. Tim Walz, again a vice presidential candidate with Kamala Harris in 2024, not too long ago, he now has a 30 times more chance of being indicted than he does of winning the presidency,” Concha said.
“The way this is going at this point, Nate, I think you might as well put that at 30,000 times at this point,” he added.
