{"id":2712,"date":"2026-08-19T05:09:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T05:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=2712"},"modified":"2026-08-19T05:09:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T05:09:15","slug":"trumps-anti-fraud-crusade-casts-a-long-shadow-over-minnesota-governors-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=2712","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s Anti-Fraud Crusade Casts a Long Shadow Over Minnesota Governor\u2019s Race"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Republicans have made Minnesota central to their crusade against fraud in federal government programs. Now, both gubernatorial candidates are arguing they\u2019re better equipped to right the ship.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=2710\">White House\u2019s University Antisemitism Probes Had \u2018Predetermined\u2019 Outcomes, Whistleblowers Say<\/a><\/p><p>The stakes are high for Minnesota\u2019s federal programs: The White House is currently <span><u>withholding<\/u><\/span> close to $200 million in federal Medicaid payments over fraud concerns in Minnesota\u2019s public health programs, and Trump has <span><u>accused<\/u><\/span> outgoing Gov. Tim Walz, a Democrat, of allowing the state to become a \u201chub of fraudulent money laundering activity.\u201d The state\u2019s large Somali population also faced an intense immigration crackdown <span><u>operation<\/u><\/span> last winter, with officials in part citing allegations of fraud in public programs.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar on Tuesday tried to make an early entry in the lane Republicans have dominated for the last year as voters turn to the general election. Her first general election <span><u>TV ad<\/u><\/span> promises \u201ca top-to-bottom audit of state government\u201d to rid the state of \u201cthe waste and the fraud and the abuse\u201d \u2014 a phrase that\u2019s typically been used by conservatives, including the Trump <span><u>officials<\/u><\/span> who have rescinded the state\u2019s federal funding.<\/p><p>\u201cShe knows it\u2019s a massive issue,\u201d Amy Frederiksen, a Republican strategist and former state Senate majority leader, told NOTUS. Frederiksen says Democrats across the country haven\u2019t been as vocal about combatting fraud, but \u201csometimes there\u2019s just local issues that rise up that even obscure some of the national pressures.\u201d<\/p>\n<section>\n<div>\n<h2>\n<span>Trending<\/span>\n<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"U.S. Congress\" class=\"wp-image-2313\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5b607bb6d812a455b9ee3947b7e77855-768x512.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5b607bb6d812a455b9ee3947b7e77855-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5b607bb6d812a455b9ee3947b7e77855-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5b607bb6d812a455b9ee3947b7e77855.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><h3>\n<span>\n                      \u2018He Didn\u2019t Save My Life\u2019: Veterans Question Rep. Cory Mills\u2019 Bronze Star\n                    <\/span>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Buddy Carter\" class=\"wp-image-2681\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5cdc48ddaa1c956a9306396702c96302-768x512.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5cdc48ddaa1c956a9306396702c96302-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5cdc48ddaa1c956a9306396702c96302-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5cdc48ddaa1c956a9306396702c96302.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><h3>\n<span>\n                      Rep. Buddy Carter Emerges as a Dark Horse Candidate to Lead the FDA\n                    <\/span>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"L1024044.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-2678\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6fab0b78cc827b71b1f4fa6832530bef-768x512.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6fab0b78cc827b71b1f4fa6832530bef-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6fab0b78cc827b71b1f4fa6832530bef-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6fab0b78cc827b71b1f4fa6832530bef.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><h3>\n<span>\n                      He Spent Five Days With the Nats But Never Played. Is He a Big Leaguer?\n                    <\/span>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Immigration Deportations Escalate\" class=\"wp-image-2697\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2baa47e56f325b63361647feb3307057-768x512.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2baa47e56f325b63361647feb3307057-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2baa47e56f325b63361647feb3307057-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2baa47e56f325b63361647feb3307057.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><h3>\n<span>\n                      Deportations Are Spiking. Judges Say Their Hands Are Being Forced.\n                    <\/span>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Republican nominee Lisa Demuth \u2014 who has made fighting fraud a <span><u>legislative priority<\/u><\/span> during her time as state House speaker \u2014 says she\u2019ll implement an updated  during her first 90 days as governor. She also proposes firing all existing commissioners and replacing them with experts who are \u201ccommitted to ending the culture of fraud,\u201d restructuring state program eligibility requirements and establishing an independent state inspector general\u2019s office.<\/p><p>Throughout her campaign, Demuth has tied Klobuchar to Walz, saying the senator\u2019s tenure would be like a \u201cWalz third term.\u201d The governor <span><u>dropped his bid<\/u><\/span> for another term amid ongoing criticism for his administration\u2019s handling of fraud in Minnesota\u2019s state programs, and did not endorse Klobuchar in the primaries.<\/p><p>\u201cBy finally cleaning up the fraud and working with the federal government, I will be able to lift the federal freeze that\u2019s been impacting the legitimate providers harmed by the failed leadership of Tim Walz and Amy Klobuchar,\u201d Demuth said during a Tuesday <span><u>news conference<\/u><\/span>.<\/p><p>Demuth is likely to keep trying to tie her opponent to Walz, Frederiksen said \u2014 but the link might not resonate with voters because she \u201cwasn\u2019t overseeing programs and these departments\u201d while serving the state in D.C.<\/p>\n<p>As a senator, Klobuchar says she successfully pushed for more prosecutors to handle cases related to the <span><u>Feeding Our Future scandal<\/u><\/span>, in which a child-nutrition program submitted fraudulent records to secure more than $240 million in federal funds.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=2708\">Local Media Mogul Beats Trump\u2019s Pick in Crowded Florida House Race<\/a><\/p><p>\u201cWhile others were just talking about fraud \u2014 I took action,\u201d she wrote in a Tuesday <span><u>post<\/u><\/span> on X.<\/p><p>Last December, conservative YouTuber Nick Shirley posted a viral video <span><u>alleging sweeping fraud<\/u><\/span> at daycare centers run by the Somali community in Minnesota, and the state saw a <span><u>surge<\/u><\/span> in federal law enforcement presence soon after. Demuth said Minnesota\u2019s Republican caucus had <span><u>worked directly<\/u><\/span> with Shirley and agency whistleblowers \u201cto get the information out to the public and to hold the Walz administration accountable.\u201d<\/p><p>Fraud has since become an increasingly salient issue for state voters, with 81% of respondents saying they were \u201cvery\u201d or \u201csomewhat\u201d concerned about the level of fraud in state social services programs in a <span><u>June poll<\/u><\/span>. The same poll showed 45% of likely voters trusted Republicans to combat fraud, while 38% picked Democrats.<\/p><p>While Klobuchar had maintained a close <span><u>friendship<\/u><\/span> with Walz for years \u2014 including introducing the then-vice presidential candidate at the 2024 DNC \u2014 she began to distance herself as the governor\u2019s political profile soured. Throughout her gubernatorial campaign, Klobuchar has contrasted their records to defy Republicans\u2019 attempts to tie her to Walz\u2019s fraud troubles.<\/p><p>\u201cYou are right to be angry about the fraud. It is unacceptable and it must end. It should never have happened to begin with,\u201d Klobuchar said at a May <span><u>news conference<\/u><\/span> announcing her <span><u>anti-fraud plan<\/u><\/span>.<\/p><p>As governor, Klobuchar says she\u2019ll establish a state \u201cDo Not Pay\u201d database to automatically block entities convicted of fraud from accessing grants or contracts, conduct unannounced inspections of groups receiving funds and modernize state technology systems. She also supports creating an inspector general\u2019s office to coordinate across agencies.<\/p><p>Frederiksen thinks speaking out against fraud is \u201ca message that works dually\u201d for both parties. Fighting fraud involves both Republicans\u2019 desire to protect taxpayer money and Democrats\u2019 priority of safeguarding federal assistance programs, she said.<\/p><p>\u201cI just don\u2019t understand why the Democrats haven\u2019t been more vocal on it, and I think that Senator Klobuchar must feel the same because I think the message works on a lot of levels,\u201d Frederiksen said. \u201cIt\u2019s certainly not just a GOP message, or shouldn\u2019t be, but it has been.\u201d<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=2702\">Debbie Wasserman Schultz Wins Primary in Historically Black District<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whoever controls the governor\u2019s mansion next year will contend with fallout from the White House\u2019s large withdrawal of federal Medicaid funding earlier this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2711,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2712","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-2026-election"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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