Education Secretary Linda McMahon demanded that Governor Tim Walz (D-MN) resign from his position, citing widespread fraud in the state.
“You have been Minnesota’s Governor since 2019. During that time, your careless lack of oversight and abuse of the welfare system has attracted fraudsters from around the world, especially from Somalia, to establish a beachhead of criminality in our country,” the letter reads. “As President Trump put it, you have turned Minnesota into a ‘fraudulent hub of money laundering activity.'”
The education secretary went on to discuss fraudulent “ghost students” in the state. “In Minnesota, 1,834 ghost students were found to have received $12.5 million in taxpayer-funded grants and loans,” the letter states. “They collected checks from the federal government, shared a small portion of the money with the college, and pocketed the rest without attending the college at all.”
McMahon further explained that her colleagues across other agencies “have uncovered the massive scandal of welfare fraud in Minnesota, where you have done absolutely nothing as governor to stop this criminal behavior. Scammers have gotten rich off federal housing, education, food stamp, and small business programs—even defrauding assistance for elder care and autistic children.”
“Shame on you, Governor Walz, for allowing this to happen—and for benefiting from it,” the education secretary declared. “Stop defrauding American taxpayers. No politician is above the law, and my department, alongside every other agency under the leadership of President Trump, will continue to ensure that you will not be able to dodge accountability for your actions.”
“Given your dereliction of the office entrusted to you by Minnesotans, I implore you to resign and make way for more capable leadership,” McMahon concluded.
Meanwhile, MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell announced a gubernatorial run in Minnesota.
