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President Donald Trump says there’s an excessive amount of media consideration on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Minnesota and never sufficient scrutiny of what he calls widespread corruption and stolen taxpayer cash in state authorities.
Trump argued on Fact Social that the imbalance in protection displays misplaced priorities, saying the concentrate on immigration enforcement distracts from what he described as extra consequential allegations of corruption and misuse of public funds by Minnesota officers.
“In Minnesota, there’s an excessive amount of media consideration on ICE, who’ve eliminated a number of the worst murderers and criminals within the World, folks let into our Nation by Crooked Joe Biden’s horrendous Open Border Coverage, and never sufficient consideration paid to the staggering sums of cash stolen from the State by corrupt Minnesota politicians,” Trump stated within the submit.
Trump didn’t cite particular circumstances or greenback figures, although his feedback come as Minnesota Democrats have confronted scrutiny in recent times over spending applications and ethics questions, whereas ICE enforcement actions have drawn protests and authorized challenges within the state.
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President Trump says the media fixation on ICE in Minnesota distracts from alleged multibillion greenback fraud, corruption and misuse of taxpayer funds. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Picture)
Federal prosecutors have accused Minnesota of shedding probably billions of {dollars} to fraud throughout a number of authorities applications, together with youngster care subsidies, meals help and autism companies.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minnesota Lawyer Common Keith Ellison have disputed the size of the alleged losses. They’ve accused Republicans within the federal authorities of exaggerating the figures for political functions, whereas acknowledging the state is reviewing how funds have been improperly obtained and distributed.
The political fallout from the fraud allegations led Walz earlier this month to drop a bid for a 3rd time period as governor.
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz introduced he is not going to run for re-election after large fraud was uncovered in his state. (Scott Olson/Getty Photographs)
Congress has additionally opened an investigation via the Home Oversight Committee. Chairman James Comer, a Republican from Kentucky, instructed Fox Information Digital earlier this month the probe may function a blueprint for analyzing related circumstances in different states.
Trump returned to the difficulty Sunday in a separate social media submit, accusing Minnesota Democrats of utilizing federal legislation enforcement operations to divert consideration from what he described as large fraud inside the state.
Posting on Fact Social, Trump stated federal brokers in Minneapolis and St. Paul have been concentrating on violent criminals.
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Federal brokers cope with agitators exterior of the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Constructing in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Jan. 14, 2026. The presence of ICE brokers within the area has resulted in confrontations with anti-ICE agitators. (Jamie Vera/Fox Information)
“ICE is eradicating a number of the most violent criminals within the World from our Nation, and produce them again house, the place they belong. Why is Minnesota preventing this? Do they really need murderers and drug sellers to be ensconced of their neighborhood? The thugs which might be protesting embrace many extremely paid skilled agitators and anarchists. Is that this actually what Minnesota desires?” Trump wrote.
Trump additionally singled out Walz and Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Democrat, accusing them of deflecting consideration from the alleged fraud.
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“They don’t thoughts as a result of it retains the main focus of consideration off the 18 Billion Greenback, Plus, FRAUD, that has taken place within the State!” Trump wrote. “Don’t fear, we’re on it!”
Federal legislation enforcement officers have confronted protests and harassment from demonstrators in Minnesota in latest weeks, based on authorities. Federal prosecutors are additionally analyzing whether or not Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey took actions that impeded legislation enforcement efforts.
