Posted on 01/01/2026 10:38:04 AM PST by Navy Patriot
Minnesota State Sen. Michael Holmstrom, Thursday on Newsmax, called allegations of widespread social services fraud a "black eye" for his state, blaming Gov. Tim Walz for failing to stop it and the local media for failing to cover it.
The Republican lawmaker, speaking with Newsmax's "Wake Up America," also predicted the controversy could shift Minnesota politics, saying Republicans were "only in the minority by one vote" in the legislature.
"This is the year that Minnesota turns red," he said.
Holmstrom's comments come after a viral video by independent journalist Nick Shirley drew national attention to claims of illegal activity and misuse of taxpayer funds in Minnesota, prompting a major federal response.
Holmstrom said that local news outlets have downplayed the story for years.
"It's because the Star Tribune and the local media are a part of the Democrat Party here in Minnesota," he said. "They actually just put out a year-end report of 2025 of all the big stories, and fraud didn't even make the list."
He criticized journalists for not conducting their own on-the-ground reporting.
"If they want questions to be asked on their terms, they should do an investigation, but they don't want to because it makes their friends look bad," he said.
The discussion also turned to an alleged break-in at a daycare featured in the video.
After a daycare manager said paperwork was taken, Holmstrom dismissed claims that the vandalism was politically motivated.
He also addressed reports that Shirley has received death threats, saying retaliation is common when people expose waste and fraud.
"Whenever someone makes ground in here, they get death threats, they get serious death threats, they get swatted, they get retaliation," Holmstrom said.
"Nick Shirley is over the target, and that's the reason they're targeting him right now," he added.
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The media are definitely in damage control mode right now.
They’re spending more time highlighting Nick Shirley than they are highlighting the fraud itself.
They ignored the fraud because they are accomplices.
— After a daycare manager said paperwork was taken, Holmstrom dismissed claims that the vandalism was politically motivated.—
This is why we always get screwed by the left. We accept their premises. Any lost paperwork is at the hands of the people in the “day care” getting rid of any evidence or covering up that any paperwork never existed. Then here we are agreeing that there was a break in and arguing that we didn’t do it. The right answer would be to not accept that there was a break in and say that the evidence is being destroyed or covered up.
Yes! This.
The 2024 Harris-Walz campaign left the DNC and other various party war chests way beyond broke. They were neck deep in unmanageable debt. With the 2026 midterms coming up, they would steal from their own mothers and local pet shelters for a cut.
The whole bunch, Somalians and politicians, bureaucrats, and democrat party soldiers, are by our cultural standards, right out of the most evil and morally bankrupt regiment of Hell's activists.
"Oh. OK. We're sorry to hear that happened. Have a nice day."
How did he get the pick as Veep?
That’s a coincidence?
“This is why we always get screwed by the left. We accept their premises”
I don’t know. Yes I guess so. I’m reading comments here that people are surprised the media is not investigating this properly. That’s pretty ignorant
But I read this to some of the kids around there this AM and there was belly laughing:
“ Mohamed said Nokomis was broken into after YouTube star Nick Shirley claimed Somali-run daycare centers across the city were fronts for fraud.
He said that enrollment documents, staff paperwork and checkbooks had been taken.”
Mike what do you think the consequences should be?
LOL forget ignored, ignored makes it seem like they just didnt care..NO its not that, they didnt ignore it, they PROFITED FROM IT..check all their damn bank accounts I guarantee you that they ALL got millions in this fraud that is why they turned a blind eye to it, they had to
Of course they are, they have to, those Somali’s give the left POWER, they are NOT going to give that up easily
That’s a coincidence?
No, I don't believe that is a coincidence.
I suspect you are correct, an IRS audit of the Media should turn up the answer, ... in about 300 years.
you dont need paperwork
we know how many kids they were billing for
now determine the kids exist
vendors that supplied the center
water usage
etc
easy peasy
by claiming theft of paperwork ie destruction of evidence
they might as well have said “look at us first for fraud”
Yes. It’s all to obvious what she picked Walz now. They were going to paper over the criminal activity and reward the activists once they won.
Folks....you can’t make this stuff up.
Yes. It’s all to obvious why she picked Walz now. They were going to paper over the criminal activity and reward the activists once they won.
Folks....you can’t make this stuff up.
You are correct in both comments.
irs-we know your revenue, how about expenses?
none ok
here is a tax bill for the gross revenue
You did not get the memo.
Somalis do not have to pay taxes.
Taxes are just for white people.
Lol.
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