Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is scrambling madly now to deal with the burgeoning fraud scandal in his state, in the wake of independent journalist Nick Shirley’s viral video.
He put out a statement on X on Tuesday, hoping to stem the tide of fury over the problem. I don’t think this is going to work. And you’ll never guess who he tried to deflect to/blame for not taking fraud seriously. Or maybe you will guess, if you know what the Democrats’ default excuse always is.
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
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.
Is he kidding? He claims in this screed that he’s taking responsibility and that they’ve been addressing this for years.
But if that were true, why is it still going on across multiple social service programs? He hasn’t stopped it.
Why is he trying to deflect and somehow blame President Donald Trump, who has nothing to do with this fraud? Indeed, it’s the DOJ that has brought cases against almost 100 people, according to Attorney General Pam Bondi.
Walz claimed he’d hired a head of program integrity across the state government. Gee, silly me, I would have thought that’s part of the role of the governor. He said they were hiring a lot of people. Including investigators, auditors, and law enforcement. So now they’re going to spend more money, but will it make any difference?
This fraud has been going on for years, across multiple programs. In fact, a Minnesota legislator dispatched Walz’s claims that he had been addressing things.
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State Rep. Kristin Robbins (R-Maple Grove) highlighted that she’d raised the issue of daycare fraud to Walz last February. She said she gave him a road map, and he did nothing.
I gave them a roadmap to the childcare fraud @nickshirleyy exposed last February. @Tim_Walz & his agencies knew and they did nothing.
As Governor, I will stop payments on all suspected fraud and re-verify eligibility for all providers & recipients. https://t.co/zAOR4mPH6R
— Kristin Robbins (@KRobbinsMN) December 29, 2025
She’s the head of the Minnesota House Fraud Prevention Committee, and she’s running for governor against Walz.
Robbins also specifically rebutted Walz’s tweet, saying he’d done nothing, ignored whistleblowers, and called anyone questioning “racist.”
Ridiculous!
Tim Walz has done nothing but turn a blind eye to fraud, ignore whistleblower reports, & call anyone who questions it “racist.”
The heroes of this story are the whistleblowers, the prosecutors, and everyone who is exposing the fraud – not covering it up like Walz! https://t.co/NMzuIoUFsx
— Kristin Robbins (@KRobbinsMN) December 30, 2025
The RNC Research X account nailed him, too.
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) December 30, 2025
If Walz is trying to blame Trump or talking about racism in the face of legitimate concerns about fraud, he’s not taking responsibility. There’s a reason this has gone on so long, and it’s this kind of attitude.
No one is buying what he’s selling.
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