Governor Waltz Doubles Down ‘Bring More In!’ Amid Somali Scandal

1. Minnesota Fraud Scandal: 

               Minnesota lets voters 'vouch' for up to 8 others (SEE STORY HERE)

• Allegations of massive fraud in childcare programs and federal aid schemes in Minnesota, involving Somali-linked organizations.
• Governor Tim Walz for refused to apologize and instead advocating for welcoming more Somali immigrants, despite fraud concerns.
• Walz relies on Somali voting blocs for reelection.
• Details a federal crackdown:
  • DHS, FBI, and ICE are conducting investigations, raids, and immigration checks.
  • Officials describe the fraud as potentially “the tip of a very large iceberg”, involving hundreds of millions or billions of dollars.
• Trump administration is taking decisive action to restore law and order.

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2. Trump’s Diplomatic Moves

• Trump’s Mar-a-Lago meeting with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
• The following is emphasized:
  • Strong U.S.-Israel alliance, dismissing media claims of tension.
  • Discussions on Middle East peace plans, Gaza reconstruction, and Iran’s pursuit of chemical and biological warheads.
  • Trump’s warning: Iran will face immediate military action if it resumes missile or nuclear programs.
• Trump’s diplomatic engagement with Zelensky and Putin, signaling progress toward a Russia-Ukraine peace framework and offering Ukraine a 15-year U.S. security guarantee.

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Speaker 2 (00:22):
You're listening to the forty seven Morning Update with Ben ferguson.

Speaker 3 (00:25):
Good Tuesday morning. It's so nice to have you with
us on the forty seven Morning Update, and we've got
two major stories for you. First up, Governor Tim Waltz
breaks his silence in the fraud scheme in Minnesota. What
he said is going to shock you. He's not holding
those accountable who come in the fraud. Instead, he says
he wants to bring in more Somalis into his state.

(00:48):
We'll have those comments from him and the fallout from
the federal government in just a moment. Also, President Trump
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and Yahoo is report surface that Iran is working on
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Speaker 2 (03:25):
Story number one.

Speaker 3 (03:26):
Fallout after the viral video showing widespread fraud in Minnesota
doesn't seem to be stopping the Governor Tim Waltz from
doing what he does best standing with a Somali community.
Not only is he refusing to answer questions from the media,
he's now saying he wants to bring more Somalians into

(03:47):
Minnesota to back up the fraud and abuse. Apparently that's
already happened this coming out of Seattle. As Tim Walt
ignores the questions about apologizing to Minnesota over the Somali
fraud and then listen to what he had to say
at a luncheon about it as well.

Speaker 1 (04:07):
Dofter walts, what can you say about the latest on
the Somali fraud that happened under your watch? Have you
been able to apologize yet to the people of Minnesota
for allowing this Somali fraud to continue under your watch?
The people in Minnesota is the time to apologize? How
about the whistleblowers? Then you have allegedly retaliated against Would
you like to respond to the whistleblowers? And right how

(04:30):
our neighbors are being demonized. Our neighbors are being terrorized.

Speaker 3 (04:33):
Our neighbors are.

Speaker 1 (04:36):
The antidote to that is is positive actions to improve
lives that go against what they're trying to do. So
instead all weren't to be worth, welcome, orient and welcome human.

Speaker 3 (04:49):
It's still that's right. You just heard the governor of
Minnesota say. Instead, of cutting programs filled with billions of
dollars of fraud, We're going to enhance those programs, he said.
Instead of getting rid of people, we're going to be
more welcoming. Instead of demonizing our Somali community, We're going

(05:12):
to be bringing more of them in, welcoming more of
them in. Why what a governor, after billions of dollars
of fraud is exposed would say something this out of
touch with reality. Well, it's very simple. Governor Waltz knows
that he could not be reelected without the Somali community.

(05:34):
There is a large voting block, and the Somali community
votes basically one hundred percent of the time together. It's
not like normal America. We're fifty percent or conservative and
fifty percent or liberal, or forty five percent or conservative
and forty five percent or liberal, and then there's the
undecideds in the middle. The Somali community, you get all
of them are virtually none of their vote, and Governor

(05:56):
Waltz is basically saying, I'm willing to sell out Minnesota's
taxpayers and federal taxpayers to save the Somali community, putting
them ahead of American citizens that are being defrauded which
brings us to the Trump administration's response to this insanity.
The Department of Homeland Security under Secretary Nome has now

(06:17):
confirmed that federal Homeland Security agents are actively conducting a
major fraud investigation in Minneapolis, focusing on the childcare centers
and other alleged rampant fraud schemes. Agents have been observed
going door to door at suspected sites as part of
the probe in the last twenty four hours. The administration

(06:41):
is portraying the operations part of a broader effort to
protect federal funds and ensure accountability, framing these activities as
legitimate law enforcement actions that are expanding and that moves
us to the FBI. FBI Director Cash Betel has announced
the Bureau has also surged additional agents and new investigative

(07:05):
resources to Minnesota at large to investigate what officials are
describing as a large scale fraud schemes involving federal aid
programs amounting into the hundreds of millions, if not billions
of dollars. Director Brittel characterize the known fraud cases as
possibly the tip of a very large iceberg, referring to

(07:28):
previous investigations like feeding our future and new leads sparked
by the recent media attention as well as whistleblowers coming
forward that also brings us to the US Immigration and
Customs Enforcement known as ICE. They often work under the
Department of Homeland Security, and it has been reported that
they are targeting suspected fraud sites in Minnesota to identify

(07:52):
and address possible immigration related violations, including checks on legal
status and inform where applicable. Some news reports are also
indicating that there have been door to door operations connected
with the fraud investigation that also involved immigration enforcement elements.

(08:13):
Specific numbers and targets are in flux, but we will
keep you updated on when we get the hard numbers. Now,
all of this has triggered a federal response because of
the viral social media video showing alleged empty daycare centers
and nonetheless receiving no significant public information from the governor,

(08:37):
the Attorney General of Minnesota, or even from the mainstream media.
Conservative leaders including Ted Cruz, Vice President Vance, have publicly
praised the video's impact in drawing federal attention to the
matter as well the FBI and the Department of Home Security.
Response also blends long standing fraud investigations with new actions

(09:00):
tied to the recent spotlight on the Minnesota programs, which
brings us back to the Minnesota Governor, Tim Waltz. He
is being criticized by federal figures and GOP lawmakers the
Trump administration, framing the situation as evidence of lacks oversight
of federal funds, and officials in Minnesota are even angry

(09:21):
as well, bringing up broader claims emphasizing existing efforts to
fight fraud, and the whistleblowers were punished by the governor.
So that brings us to where we are.

Speaker 1 (09:34):
Now.

Speaker 3 (09:34):
What we know is it looks like law and order
will be restored, even if the governor says we want
to bring in more Somalis for more fraud, even when
he says that we're demonizing those that are taking billions
of dollars away from American citizens. So Governor Waltz can
hang out on stage and say this is his plan,

(09:55):
but it's clear that law and order and law enforcement
is going to take place, and it could even involve
the governor himself. Now, story number two, there were major
meetings in Palm Beach at mar Lago between President Trump
and Benjamin Netan Yahoo as well as Zelenski talking about
the wars that have been taking place in different parts
of the world. We'll start first with a meeting with

(10:17):
Benjamin net Yahoo and there were positive developments, Trump hosting
the Prime Minister of mar Lago for bilateral talks on
regional peace as well as security. There was a public
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Both Trump and net Yahoo projected unity and cultivated a

(10:40):
positive atmosphere around them, exchanging compliments and emphasizing that US
Israeli cooperation relations have never been stronger, yet again showing
that the fake media was lying. The peace planned discussions
were also a very important part of that conversation. They
discussed a US broke Middle East peace plan inclusing Gaza

(11:03):
and broader regional issues, which brought us to some of
the new information coming out of Iran. As a Ram
we're now being told is working on chemical and biological warheads.
Donald Trump was asked about that is that you know
who was sanding next to him, And here's what the
President had to say about Iran, their nuclear arsenal and

(11:23):
regime change.

Speaker 1 (11:25):
I'm not going to talk about overthrow of a regime.
It's they've got a lot of problems that are in
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usupporting attack. He's ready at on Iran.

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Speaker 3 (12:32):
President Trump making it clear with Yahubay his side that
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nuclear sites will happen again, which brings us to Donald
trump meeting with Zolensky. Donald Trump's engagement with Zelensky was

(12:53):
about moving forward toplomacy. It also include a phone call
with Russia's Vladimir Putin after their meeting ended. Progress towards
a peaceful framework was the bottom line for President Trump.
They reviewed an evolving peace plan proposal aimed at ending
the Russia Ukraine War. Both indicated movement towards common principles

(13:15):
and continued negotiations. There was also security guarantees that were discussed.
Ukraine was offered a fifteen year US security guarantee as
a concrete part of the peace framework, something Zlensky described
as an important step forward, even if he prefers longer commitments.
And then there was a follow up diplomacy with Russia.

(13:37):
After that meeting was Zlensky. Trump held what was described
by the White House as a positive call with Putin
to keep negotiations moving forward now. While a full peace
agreement isn't done yet, today's actions reflect continued commitment to diplomacy.
The White House said, mutual talks between Kiev and Washington
and real movement on security assurances and negotiation channels is

(14:02):
a constructive diplomatic direction. Overall, it was an important day
for the President in West Palm Beach. It was an
important day for Trump to host two major world leaders
back to back and underscores the active US role in
high level diplomacy. Discussions are pointing towards progress on peace initiatives,

(14:23):
something the President desperately wants, as well as ongoing dialogue
with Russia after the Ukraine meeting. Keeping the diplomatic channels
open all the positive sign for what President Trump said,
we need the wars to end.

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