Minnesota Governor Tim Walz finds himself in a whirlwind, grappling with a rising fraud scandal in the state, following the viral success of a video by independent journalist Nick Shirley.

On Tuesday, Walz took to X to release a statement, attempting to quell the public’s growing outrage over the issue. However, his efforts might not suffice. As expected, he pointed fingers elsewhere, invoking a familiar scapegoat that many Democrats resort to when under pressure.

Is he serious? Walz insists in his message that he’s assuming responsibility and has been tackling the issue for years.

Yet, if that were indeed the case, why does fraud persist across various social service programs? It’s clear the problem hasn’t been resolved.

Furthermore, why is he redirecting blame towards former President Donald Trump, who is uninvolved in this scandal? In reality, the Department of Justice has been actively prosecuting nearly 100 individuals, as noted by Attorney General Pam Bondi.

Walz mentioned appointing a head of program integrity across state government, a role one might assume falls under the governor’s purview. He also stated that they are hiring numerous personnel, including investigators, auditors, and law enforcement officers. But with increased spending, will it truly lead to meaningful change?

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.