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Posted on 02/06/2026 1:03:16 PM PST by SmokingJoe
It's a roughly 6-7 minute video summarizing recent congressional testimony. Republican state representative Kristin Robbins (chair of Minnesota's House Fraud Prevention Committee) testified before a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee about large-scale fraud in Minnesota's public assistance programs, particularly: Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) — fraud dating back to 2011, escalating under Gov. Tim Walz's administration, with millions allegedly funneled as cash to Somalia (some reports linking it to terrorism funding via groups like Al-Shabaab). Feeding Our Future nutrition program scandal — enabled by pandemic-era waivers (including the "Meals Act" tied to Rep. Ilhan Omar in 2020), involving fake meal claims for non-existent children, leading to ~$250 million stolen, 78 indictments, and 61 convictions so far. Broader issues in Medicaid-related programs (e.g., autism services, sober homes), with total estimated losses around $9 billion.
Key allegations from Robbins' testimony (as covered in the clip): The Walz administration renamed fraud as "overpayments" to downplay it. They shut down criminal investigations and stopped prosecutions. Whistleblowers were allegedly harmed or silenced. Accusations of racism or Islamophobia were "weaponized" to shield the perpetrators and block scrutiny (especially given the involvement of Minnesota's large Somali-American community). Massive cash outflows via Minneapolis-St. Paul airport — $340 million in 2024 and $350 million in 2025 — far exceeding other U.S. airports, with funds allegedly going toward luxury purchases abroad (e.g., resorts in Kenya, properties in Nairobi/Turkey) and in the U.S.
At the hearing's end, Sen. Ted Cruz reportedly invited Gov. Tim Walz, AG Keith Ellison, and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey to a future hearing on the matter.
The video frames this as evidence of systemic failures and a politically motivated cover-up. It's very new (just uploaded hours ago), so it has low views (~56 as of now) and no comments yet. This ties into ongoing political controversies around Walz (former VP candidate) and fraud investigations in Minnesota, often highlighted in conservative-leaning coverage.
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Old Democrat trick. The Democrat approach in general is to conceal the graft and theft behind a dust-storm of incompetence and inefficiencies.
Walz should already be in prison.
My White Guilt is at zero so I get to recognize patterns now.
“Racist!” Has been weaponized to avoid accountability and reductions in welfare benefits since the ‘60s.
So there’s a whole plantation of what, 30% (guessing) of Americans who can’t be saved from welfarism because of one evilly abused word: “Racist!”
Fear not Uncle - when everything is racist, nothing is racist. Happy thoughts.
Deloitte fraud in 25 states .. GA, FL, CA, TX, IL, PA, NY ...mostly the big states (not MN) and few are outraged. It is convenient for the SWAMP to let DOGE be distracted by racism.
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