Tim Walz to Drop Reelection Bid Amid Fraud Scandal
"This Somali population has become a massive part of the Democrat base in Minnesota," -House Oversight Committee chairman James Comer
[PJMedia.com] Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) is reportedly going to announce on Monday that he will drop his bid for reelection to a third term, according to a report from the New York Times. Sen. Amy Klobuchar is now considering running instead. (Screengrab image: via Forbes video)
"Mr. Walz and Ms. Klobuchar met Sunday in Minnesota, where he informed her of his plans and she confirmed her interest in running to replace him," the paper reported. "For Mr. Walz, the Democratic nominee for vice president in the 2024 election, the departure caps a brief rise in national politics."
Mr. Walz has scheduled a news conference Monday morning where he is expected to announce the end of his campaign, according to the people briefed on the matter who did not want to be named because they were not authorized to discuss the conversations.
Ms. Klobuchar and Mr. Walz met Sunday to discuss the race, they said.
A spokesman for Mr. Walz declined to comment, and Ms. Klobuchar did not respond to requests for comment.
Walz has faced intense scrutiny for more than $9 billion in Medicaid fraud that has occurred on his watch in Minnesota.
Over 400 Department of Human Services employees blamed Walz for the fraud. "Tim Walz is 100% responsible for massive fraud in Minnesota," and insists they warned him early but "got the opposite response." According to them, Walz "systematically retaliated against whistleblowers using monitoring, threats, repression," backed by Minnesota's Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party allies and "an indifferent mainstream media."
House Oversight Committee chairman James Comer had launched an investigation into what Walz knew and why he did nothing to stop the fraud. "The walls are caving in on Tim Walz," he warned. Walz tried to brush off Congress, saying he'd handle it alone. Comer laughed that off. "No one in America believes that." He predicted that Walz's career would end soon, and it appears that he was correct... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here
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