A newspaper run by a former appointee of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says that there’s no evidence of $9 billion in fraud.
Steve Grove is CEO and Publisher of the Minnesota Star Tribune. He's providing cover for his former boss, Tim Walz, who appointed Grove as a commissioner of employment and economic development. The Democrats don't seem to care that criminals stole about $9 billion from taxpayers.
Who do I trust? My friend and former boss Joe Thompson or Tim Walz?
— Joe Teirab (@JoeTeirab) December 20, 2025
One of them was responsible for letting BILLIONS of fraud happen, and the other gave a crap and did something about it.
I know who I’m with. pic.twitter.com/suPU23DlHg
Walz claimed that the number isn’t accurate and is sensationalized.
“We’re the ones fixing it,” Walz said in a recent press conference. “You have my guarantee on this: I certainly will have this thing fixed. And you see that we’re on the front-end of this. That’s how this works.”
A manic Tim Walz declares he will fix the fraud in Minnesota...that he has presided over.
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) December 20, 2025
“You have my guarantee on this."
He also attacks Trump while whining that the issue is being weaponized and sensationalized.
This is what a complicit man looks and sounds like. pic.twitter.com/gE3m8jg8NL
“And so would I have wanted to stop this? Do you think the governor goes out and checks someone on Medicare and if they were there? No, but somebody in government needed to do that, and if they didn’t do that, or if there were loopholes in this- and what we found is that these are poorly written and it left openings and the goal was to get the money out.” “They’re going to continue to come up with numbers that don’t have it there.” And it’s sensationalized.” Prosecutors disagree.
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— CJ Pearson (@Cjpearson) December 18, 2025
He compares it to an iceberg-- "much larger than visible to the public."
All of this happened on Tim Walz's watch. pic.twitter.com/oqE0xRGXBl
Thankfully, other media outlets are doing real journalism. The nation has watched the estimated fraud in Minnesota grow from $14 million via a program meant to help autistic kids, to $250 million via the Feeding Our Future scheme, to $1 billion, and now to now $9 billion.
This is insane…
— Geiger Capital (@Geiger_Capital) December 19, 2025
US Attorney's Office of Minnesota now thinks that tens of billions have been stolen:
"The magnitude can’t be overstated. What we see in Minnesota is not a few bad actors committing crimes. This is industrial-scale fraud. More than half of these programs." pic.twitter.com/gqo0G9Eyda
For a sense of scale on this: The US theatrical revenue of all movies last year was just under $9 billion.
— PoIiMath (@politicalmath) December 19, 2025
The scale of this fraud is so large, it is basically its own industry. If this fraud was a company, it would be one of the 20 largest companies in Minnesota. https://t.co/B8D08o0eMg
For perspective: The entire American movie industry made less than $9 billion at the box office last year. MN fraudsters stole over $9 billion from taxpayers.
— MN House Republicans (@mnhousegop) December 20, 2025
Under Walz, Minnesota has cultivated industrial-level fraud.
“So you’re telling me Minnesota’s largest paper ‘fact-checked’ Trump for saying there were billions in fraud.”
— Dustin Grage (@GrageDustin) December 19, 2025
“Yes, Dave.”
“And now we’re learning it’s at least $9B?”
“Mmhmm.”
“And that paper is run by a former Tim Walz appointee?”
“Correct, Dave.” pic.twitter.com/zkH3YEmkQU
