In the midst of a rapidly unfolding fraud scandal, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz finds himself in a flurry of activity, attempting to address an escalating crisis spotlighted by independent journalist Nick Shirley’s viral exposé.

On Tuesday, Governor Walz took to X, issuing a statement aimed at quelling the mounting outrage surrounding the issue. However, his efforts may not suffice to pacify public opinion. In a rather predictable move, Walz appears to divert responsibility, hinting at familiar scapegoats for not taking fraud seriously.

It’s perplexing—is he serious? Governor Walz insists that he’s taking responsibility and claims that efforts to tackle the issue have been ongoing for years.

Yet, if these assertions held true, why does fraud persist across multiple social service programs? It seems the problem remains unmitigated.

Curiously, Walz attempts to deflect blame onto former President Donald Trump, despite Trump’s lack of involvement in this specific fraud case. In reality, it’s the Department of Justice, as noted by Attorney General Pam Bondi, that has charged almost 100 individuals in connection with the scandal.

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.