Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan is one of the most radical candidates running for office this year. She wants to be the next U.S. Senator from Minnesota, but it's clear she's too far-left to hold that office. From supporting the gender mutilation of children to turning a blind eye to Somali fraud, Flanagan's record is against her. She's also in favor of defunding the police and abolishing ICE.
Flanagan's Republican opponent, Michele Tafoya, called her out for her role in the $9 billion Somali fraud scandal.
You lost the ability to say “I’ll be a senator for you” when you gave $9 billion of our tax dollars to fraudsters. https://t.co/batcEywZLY
— Michele Tafoya (@Michele_Tafoya) September 16, 2026
We want to point out how poised and conservative Flanagan looks in this video, by the way. Gone is her "Protect Trans Kids" shirt with the knives on it.
And Flanagan, having no other argument against the fraud, had to bring up January 6.
You lost the ability to call yourself a moderate when you called January 6 rioters “really good people.” https://t.co/Fx0ppEe3XF
— Peggy Flanagan (@peggyflanagan) September 16, 2026
That's deflection. Flanagan has no interest in stopping the fraud. She called the Somalis who stole billions the "fabric" of the community and wore a hijab to appease Muslims.
But here are some of the violent criminals Flanagan has supported over the years. This include Leonard Peltier, who murdered two federal agents. Flanagan celebrated his commuted sentence.
You literally celebrated the commuted sentence of Leonard Peltier.
— Dustin Grage (@GrageDustin) September 16, 2026
He was convicted of murdering two federal agents, Peggy. pic.twitter.com/2OrLfk5zep
"Thank you President Biden, for this final act of compassion in office to release Leonard Peltier after nearly 50 years in prison," Flanagan wrote on Instagram.
Peltier murdered FBI agents Jack Coler and Ronald Williams in 1975 during a shootout at Jumping Bull Ranch on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. Peltier then fled to Canada and was extradited back to the U.S. He was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder in 1977 and received two consecutive life sentences.
So Flanagan doesn't have a leg to stand on here. Peltier killed two cops and she cheered his release from prison.
Flanagan also took part in a violent protest that led to the injury of 21 officers. And she bragged about doing it again if given the chance.
Flashback to when Peggy Flanagan admitted to participating violent protest that led to 21 officers being injured.
— Dustin Grage (@GrageDustin) September 16, 2026
Even after the fact, she admits she would’ve done it again. pic.twitter.com/PtyQ7qtkKi https://t.co/WKWdo5TiuC
"I would do it again in a heartbeat. Because I am a mother. Yes ... I was trespassing ... and I would do it again because the cries of a mother who has lost her in a way where he was shot and left to bleed out, and he was shot in front of a four-year-old child," Flanagan said.
"I would do it again because I am a mother," she continued. "So I've heard this bill talked about as red meat for someone's district.
Evidently to run as a Democrat. You have to be an insurrectionist. Hate law and order. Hate American values. And be proud of it @GrageDustin @Michele_Tafoya @peggyflanagan https://t.co/zzkgUC0RqA
— John Nagel for Congress MN-5 (@Nagel4Congress) September 16, 2026
Simply incredible. Democrats hate law enforcement. They want to abolish ICE, prosecute them, and even bar them from state jobs in California.
Editor’s Note: The 2026 Midterms will determine the fate of President Trump’s America First agenda. Republicans must maintain control of both chambers of Congress.
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