Trump blames Minnesota, not Iran, for water system cyberattack

Published July 31, 2026 12:45pm ET | Updated July 31, 2026 12:45pm ET



President Donald Trump apportioned responsibility to the “grossly incompetent” state government of Minnesota and its “corrupt” Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) for a suspected, but not confirmed, Iranian cyberattack on its water systems.

Trump made the comments during a televised Cabinet meeting at Camp David on Friday.

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