Vance calls Walz ‘a joke,’ claims Minnesota governor enabled massive fraud
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Vice President JD Vance unleashes on Minnesota Governor Tim Walz over alleged fraud investigations, calling his administration a joke amid mounting Republican criticism.
Diana Stancy is a politics reporter with Fox News Digital covering the White House.
Walz, who announced Monday he wouldn’t run for re-election, already has faced increased scrutiny in recent weeks as Minnesota faces investigations into multiple alleged fraud schemes plaguing the state’s social services system.
"Look, Tim Walz is a joke. His entire administration has been a joke," Vance told reporters Thursday. "The idea that he's some sort of freedom fighter, he's not. He's the guy who has enabled fraud and maybe, in fact, has participated in fraud."
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