Tim Walz Expected to Drop Reelection Bid

“He’s likely to drop out of the 2026 #mngov race,” Minnesota political analyst Blois Olson posted on X Sunday night.

Republicans are blasting Minnesota Democrats over the fraud scandal, accusing them of failing to prevent billions in taxpayer losses, as a Florida lawmaker compared the alleged scheme to “organized crime.”

Trump himself suggested the alleged fraud in Minnesota could be even larger than investigators believe while speaking to a crowd at a New Year’s Eve celebration at Mar-a-Lago.

“Can you imagine, they stole $18 billion,” Trump said.

State Rep. Kristin Robbins (R-Maple Grove), chairwoman of the Minnesota Fraud Committee and a GOP gubernatorial candidate, told The Post she alerted the Walz administration to her concerns after holding a hearing on day care fraud in February 2024 — but said her warnings were ignored.

“I gave the Department of Human Services a list of day care providers getting over $1 million in the previous year from the state who had numerous violations, and this day care was one of them on the list,” Robbins said outside the Quality Learning Center facility.

“They can’t say they didn’t know. We had a hearing on it. We gave them a list, and nothing has happened,” she added.

“I find it shocking that this is still happening when we flagged something over and over again.”