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President: Democratic-run states across the country could soon come under investigation donald trump claims In this New Year’s Eve address to the Mar-a-Lago club, an update on the government’s rapid response to the virus, Unsubstantiated allegations of fraud at Minnesota day care centers.
“We’re going to take our country back. Can you imagine, they stole $18 billion?” trump card said, although it’s unclear exactly what he meant. “That’s what we’re learning. That’s trivial. California is worse. Illinois is worse, and sadly, New York is worse.”
“That’s a giant scam,” he added. “Other than that, we’re going to have a good year. In fact, I think that’s why it’s been a good year because we’re going to get to the bottom of it. “
white house press secretary Caroline Levitt Earlier in the day, Fox News issued similar remarks.
“Minnesota tops the list, but we know there is massive fraud in blue states across the country,” she explain. “Look at California, look at New York. Those states are going to be investigated and considered as far as this administration is concerned.”
Last week, a right-wing influencer went viral after claiming that tens of millions of dollars of fraud had been uncovered at a vacant federally supported child care center in Minnesota run by people of Somali descent.
State officials and daycare center owners themselves, Dispute a claim The Minnesota Republican admitted helping produce the video, but the Trump administration has used the video’s accusations as the basis for a sweeping crackdown.
First, the government froze such funds in Minnesota, then Did the same thing on Wednesday Nationwide. Department of Homeland Security and FBI agents have also launched an investigation.
“This is a long game for Trump,” said Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who is running against Trump in the 2024 Democratic race. Wrote X day earlier this week. “We’ve spent years fighting fraudsters. This is a serious problem – but that was his plan all along. He politicized the issue to defund programs that help Minnesotans.”
State and federal officials have been prosecuting Minnesota for government program fraud for years, and 57 people were convicted As part of a $300 million Feed Our Future fraud scheme. Such prosecutions began under the Democratic Biden and Walz administrations.
President often Demeaning the Somali people. He recently claimed they had “nothing to contribute” to the United States and called Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Somali-American who represents Minnesota and a frequent Trump critic, “trash.”
Somalis in Minnesota, including some of the day care center owners mentioned in the video, say they face harassment and disruption The president’s comments are often accompanied by racist abuse online from Trump supporters.
“It doesn’t help that the President of the United States demonizes an entire community or pardons one person responsible for a $1.6 billion fraud. “Walz Wrote and an op-ed minnesota star tribune earlier this month, Refer to Trump’s recent remarks Private equity executive David Gentile has his sentence commutedof sentence.
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Fraudulent federal programs are not just a blue state problem.
Earlier this year, state and federal prosecutors Charges announced against more than 300 defendants They are accused of committing $14.6 billion in health care fraud across 19 states, often involving misleading federal programs including Medicare.
The president and his allies have linked these fraud claims to their unsubstantiated claims of election fraud in 2026 Democratic states.
“In 2026, we need America First governors everywhere!” Rep. Nancy Mace claim on
The administration often targets Democratic-run states for special treatment, including Deploying troops to blue cities as part of the fight against crime and immigration.
The president has threatened to withdraw federal funding in the past, including claiming he would Withholding California wildfire recovery funds and Punish New York if democratic socialist Zoran Mamdani is elected mayor.