00:04:58.600You just heard the governor of Minnesota say, instead of cutting programs filled with billions of dollars of fraud, we're going to enhance those programs.
00:05:09.160He said, instead of getting rid of people, we're going to be more welcoming.
00:05:13.820Instead of demonizing our Somali community, we're going to be bringing more of them in.
00:05:40.920And the Somali community votes basically 100% of the time together.
00:05:44.420It's not like normal America, where 50% are conservative and 50% are liberal or 45% are conservative and 45% are liberal.
00:05:53.200And then there's the undecideds in the middle.
00:05:55.020The Somali community, you get all of them or virtually none of their vote.
00:05:59.400And Governor Walz is basically saying, I'm willing to sell out Minnesota's taxpayers and federal taxpayers to save the Somali community,
00:06:09.040putting them ahead of American citizens that are being defrauded.
00:06:12.540Which brings us to the Trump administration's response to this insanity.
00:06:16.920The Department of Homeland Security, under Secretary Noem, has now confirmed that federal Homeland Security agents are actively conducting a major fraud investigation in Minneapolis,
00:06:30.560focusing on the child care centers and other alleged rampant fraud schemes.
00:06:35.960Agents have been observed going door to door at suspected sites as part of the probe in the last 24 hours.
00:06:43.100The administration is portraying the operation as part of a broader effort to protect federal funds and ensure accountability.
00:06:53.060Framing these activities as legitimate law enforcement actions that are expanding.
00:07:01.960FBI Director Cash Patel has announced that the Bureau has also surged additional agents and new investigative resources to Minnesota at large
00:07:12.380to investigate what officials are describing as a large-scale fraud schemes involving federal aid programs amounting into the hundreds of millions, if not billions of dollars.
00:07:24.980Director Patel characterized the known fraud cases as possibly the tip of a very large iceberg,
00:07:32.520referring to previous investigations like Feeding Our Future and new leads sparked by the recent media attention as well as whistleblowers coming forward.
00:07:42.120That also brings us to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, known as ICE.
00:07:47.980They often work under the Department of Homeland Security, and it has been reported that they are targeting suspected fraud sites in Minnesota
00:07:55.300to identify and address possible immigration-related violations, including checks on legal status and enforcement where applicable.
00:08:05.820Some news reports are also indicating that there have been door-to-door operations connected with the fraud investigation
00:08:13.600that also involved immigration enforcement elements.
00:08:18.020Specific numbers and targets are in flux, but we will keep you updated on when we get the hard numbers.
00:08:24.080Now, all of this has triggered a federal response because of the viral social media video
00:08:31.300showing alleged empty daycare centers and nonetheless receiving no significant public information
00:08:40.060from the governor, the Attorney General of Minnesota, or even from the mainstream media.
00:08:46.460Conservative leaders, including Ted Cruz, Vice President Vance,
00:08:51.080have publicly praised the video's impact in drawing federal attention to the matter as well.
00:08:56.540The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security response also blends long-standing fraud investigations
00:09:03.100with new actions tied to the recent spotlight on the Minnesota programs.
00:09:09.160Which brings us back to the Minnesota Governor, Tim Walz.
00:09:12.640He is being criticized by federal figures and GOP lawmakers.
00:09:17.060The Trump administration framing the situation is evidence of lax oversight of federal funds,
00:09:22.780and officials in Minnesota are even angry as well, bringing up broader claims,
00:09:28.140emphasizing existing efforts to fight fraud, and the whistleblowers were punished by the governor.
00:09:36.180So that brings us to where we are now.
00:09:39.000What we know is it looks like law and order will be restored,
00:09:42.900even if the governor says we want to bring in more Somalis for more fraud.
00:09:46.660Even when he says that we're demonizing those that are taking billions of dollars away from American citizens.
00:09:54.720So Governor Walz can hang out on stage and say this is his plan.
00:09:59.620But it's clear that law and order and law enforcement is going to take place,
00:10:04.040and it could even involve the governor himself.