"But the political gamesmanship we're seeing from Republicans is only making that fight harder to win. We've got Republicans here in the legislature playing hide-and-seek with whistleblowers. We've got conspiracy theorist right-wing YouTubers breaking into daycare centers and demanding access to our children. We've got the President of the United States demonizing our Somali neighbors and wrongly confiscating childcare funding that Minnesotans rely on. It is disgusting. And it is dangerous."
"Governor Tim Walz railed against Republicans and, rather pointedly, conspiracy theorist right-wing YouTubers in a statement announcing he would not seek re-election in 2026 on Monday. The Democrat did not name MAGA-friendly independent journalist Nick Shirley in the lengthy statement but clearly couldn't resist taking a jab at the man whose viral report investigating alleged welfare fraud at daycare centers in Minneapolis brought national scrutiny to his administration."
Governor Tim Walz said he will not seek re-election in 2026 and criticized Republican political actors and right-wing YouTubers who he said aggravated a childcare fraud crisis. Walz accused the President of demonizing Somali neighbors and wrongly cutting childcare funding relied upon by Minnesotans. He said his administration is taking decisive action to address fraud while warning that partisan gamesmanship and activists breaking into daycare centers hinder that work. Walz acknowledged that the political focus on him could hurt his party in an election year and cited that concern as his main reason for stepping down. Shirley's viral footage raised questions about several Somali-run daycare operations and attracted widespread attention online.
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