Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz hits back as Trump administration freezes state's child care funds amid fraud claims [View all]
Source: The Independent
Tuesday 30 December 2025 21:06 EST
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has sharply criticized the Trump administration Tuesday over its decision to pause federal child care funds to the state after an influencer’s video went viral alleging widespread fraud there in government programs.
“This is Trump’s long game,” Walz, who was on the Democratic ticket against Trump in 2024, wrote on X. “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.”
The comments came as the Department of Health and Human Services announced that it was freezing child care payments to the state.
In a post on X, HHS credited the stop to allegations from a video by right-wing content creator Nick Shirley, which claimed daycare centers run by people of Somali descent in Minnesota are responsible for “potentially the largest fraud scandal in U.S. history.”
Read more: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/tim-walz-trump-fraud-somali-b2892474.html
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