Trump accuses Minnesota Democrats of fraud distraction amid ICE operations
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President Donald Trump lashed out at Minnesota Democrats on social media Sunday, saying they are using ongoing federal operations to distract from the state’s massive fraud problem.
Trump made the statement on his social media platform Truth Social, saying federal agents in Minneapolis and St. Paul were targeting “violent criminals.”
“ICE is removing some of the world’s most violent criminals from our country and bringing them home where they belong. Why is Minnesota fighting this? Do they really want murderers and drug dealers in their communities? The thugs protesting include many highly paid professional agitators and anarchists. Is this really what Minnesota wants?” Trump wrote.
Trump then called out Gov. Tim Walz and Rep. Ilhan Omar, Democrat of Minnesota, saying “it doesn’t bother them because it distracts from the $18 billion, plus FRAUD, that has taken place in the state!”
“Don’t worry, we’re here!” Trump added.
MINNESOTA NATIONAL GUARD POSITIONED TO SUPPORT LAW ENFORCEMENT AS PROTESTS BECOME VIOLENT
President Donald Trump targeted Gov. Tim Walz and Rep. Ilhan Omar on Sunday. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Federal agents have faced harassment and protests from agitators in Minnesota in recent weeks. Federal prosecutors are investigating both Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey for allegedly obstructing law enforcement efforts in the blue state.
Assistant U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche told Fox News that the duo’s anti-ICE rhetoric tipped into a federal crime.
“When the governor or the mayor threatens our officers, when the mayor suggests that he encourages citizens to call 911 when they see ICE agents, that comes very close to a federal crime,” Blanche said.
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Minnesota Governor Tim Walz announced he will not seek re-election on Monday, January 5, 2026 during a press conference at the State Capitol in St. Paul, Minnesota. (Jerry Holt/The Minnesota Star Tribune via Getty Images)
Bondi added on X: “A reminder to everyone in Minnesota: no one is above the law.”
Walz responded to the news Friday by accusing the Trump administration of “weaponizing the justice system.”
“Two days ago, it was Elissa Slotkin. Last week, it was Jerome Powell. Before that, Mark Kelly,” Walz wrote in an X post. “Weaponizing the justice system against your opponents is an authoritarian tactic. The only person not under investigation for the shooting of Renée Good is the federal agent who shot her.”
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar speaks during a news conference with other members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus about funding and efforts to reform the Department of Homeland Security. (Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Frey also weighed in on social media, saying he “won’t be intimidated.”
“This is a clear attempt to intimidate me for defending Minneapolis, local law enforcement, and residents from the chaos and danger this administration has brought to our city,” Frey wrote on X. “I will not be intimidated. My goal remains where it has always been: keeping our city safe.
