The Steady Drip: January 2026

Trump: Tim Walz a 'Crooked Governor' (Connecting the Dots: Ilhan Omar, her husband Tim Mynett, Mark Dayton, Tina Smith, Tim Walz, Minnesota, SNAP, Muslims, Medicaid, Autism Speaks, Planned Parenthood, TIME magazine, Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud & Soros Funding, All Networking)

Newsmax.com

By Charlie McCarthy | Wednesday, 31 December 2025 01:17 PM EST

https://www.newsmax.com/us/donald-trump-minnesota-fraud/2025/12/31/id/1240307/

President Donald Trump on Wednesday labeled Minnesota Democrat Tim Walz a "crooked governor" and blamed alleged government fraud in the state on "people that came into our Country, illegally, from Somalia," singling out Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn.

"Tim Waltz of Minnesota is a Crooked Governor!!!" Trump posted at 9:26 a.m. ET on Truth Social.

Nearly 90 minutes later, Trump claimed that "much of the Minnesota Fraud, up to 90%," is tied to Somali immigrants who entered the U.S. illegally, and he hit Omar with personal attacks while calling for those involved in fraud schemes to be deported.

Trump described Omar as "an ungrateful loser who only complains and never contributes," and accused her of being one of the "many scammers."

He also repeated a long-circulating allegation about Omar's family life that she has denied.

Trump's comments come as Minnesota has been rocked by mounting investigations and prosecutions tied to alleged misuse of taxpayer funds during the pandemic, particularly involving meal and social-services programs.

The New York Post reported that federal prosecutors have charged nearly 90 people in connection with what it described as a massive fraud scheme tied to the Somali community in Omar's district — though the newspaper noted that she has not been accused of wrongdoing.

The Post also reported that Omar's personal wealth has dramatically increased in recent years, with her latest financial disclosures listing assets valued between roughly $6 million and $30 million, compared with a negative net worth when she entered Congress.

The outlet also scrutinized business ventures tied to her husband, political consultant Tim Mynett, including a venture capital firm and a winery operation, raising questions about valuation changes and transparency.

Mynett has not been charged in connection with the Minnesota fraud cases cited by the Post, and some matters referenced in the report were described as having been settled out of court.

The controversy has intensified as Republicans escalate oversight efforts.

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., announced a hearing next week titled, "Oversight of Fraud and Misuse of Federal Funds in Minnesota: Part I," set for Jan. 7.

Comer also invited Minnesota Democrat Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison to testify on Feb. 10, accusing state leadership of being "asleep at the wheel or complicit" as taxpayer dollars were allegedly siphoned from public programs.

Trump, who has made border security and government accountability central to his agenda, used the Minnesota scandal to argue that lax immigration enforcement and weak oversight go hand in hand.

Conservatives have long warned that taxpayer-funded programs become prime targets for fraud when Washington and blue-state leaders expand benefits while failing to enforce basic safeguards, and they argue Minnesota is now a high-profile example.

Democrats have pushed back on broader political claims tying fraud to immigration status, noting that criminal cases should be handled through investigations and courts.

State Rep. Fogelman to Newsmax: Minn. Needs 'Accountability'

Newsmax.com

By Jim Mishler | Wednesday, 31 December 2025 01:28 PM EST

https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/marj-fogelman-minnesota-fraud/2025/12/31/id/1240318/

Minnesota Republican State Rep. Marj Fogelman told Newsmax that people need to answer for the fraud committed against her state.

She told "National Report" on Wednesday that Democrat Gov. Tim Walz has failed in his responsibility to the state.

"At some point, failure to act becomes a failure of leadership. And Minnesota deserves accountability," Fogelman said.

Fogelman has joined several other state legislators demanding that Walz resign over the fraudulent activity in Minnesota.

"I think we have to know that this isn't a political stunt, and none of us take this lightly," she said. "We are talking about billions of dollars of taxpayer fraud across multiple agencies."

Fogelman added that wide-reaching investigations are required to pinpoint the losses.

"We need to start hearing and seeing what's going on with each of these agencies. I hear this daily from my constituents multiple times."

The U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform has scheduled a hearing next week on the alleged billions of dollars of fraud in Minnesota.

Fogelman posted a release on the issue in mid-December, saying at that point the amount of fraud was still being determined.

"The fraud problem in Minnesota seems to grow by the week, and the more we learn about what has been happening and the Walz administration's unwillingness to stop it, the more outraged we get."

She wrote, "It is estimated that nearly $2 billion has been stolen from state taxpayers. Some have suggested this is just the tip of the iceberg, and that the actual total could be closer to $8 billion."

Fogelman then outlined the initial scope of the fraudulent activity: "It began with the Feeding Our Future scandal, where more than $250 million meant to feed children was stolen."

"That then led to fraud being found in Minnesota's Housing Stabilization Services program, Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), autism centers, childcare assistance programs, and unemployment benefits."

President Donald Trump addressed the issue on Truth Social on Wednesday, writing, "Much of the Minnesota Fraud, up to 90%, is caused by people that came into our Country, illegally, from Somalia."

Hassan Sheikh Mohamud

Official portrait, 2022

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hassan_Sheikh_Mohamud

Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (Somali: Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud; Arabic: حسن شيخ محمود, romanized: Ḥasan Shaykh Muḥamūd; born 29 November 1955)[1] is a Somali politician serving as the president of Somalia since 15 May 2022. He previously held the office from 2012 to 2017.

Honours

In April 2013, Hassan was named to the Time 100, TIME magazine's annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. His efforts at advancing national reconciliation, anti-corruption measures, and socio-economic and security sector reforms in Somalia[118] were cited as reasons for the selection.

Ilhan Omar

Official portrait, 2019

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilhan_Omar

Ilhan Abdullahi Omar (born October 4, 1982) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Minnesota's 5th congressional district since 2019.

Early life and education

Ilhan Abdullahi Omar was born in Mogadishu, Somalia, on October 4, 1982,[11][12] and spent her early years in Baidoa, in southern Somalia.

Connecting the Dots:

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is a program at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Rajiv Shah was an undersecretary for research, education & economics for the U.S. Department of Agriculture and is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.

Bloomberg Family Foundation was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.

Mark Dayton was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, is the Minnesota state government governor and Tina Smith is his chief of staff.

William J. Clinton is the founder & director for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, was the 1992 & 1998 person of the year for Time magazine and Strobe Talbott’s roommate at Oxford.

Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was named to the Time 100, TIME magazine's annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world and is a Somali politician serving as the president of Somalia since 15 May 2022.

Strobe Talbott was William J. Clinton’s roommate at Oxford, an editor for Time magazine and is the president of the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Warren B. Rudman was an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and of counsel at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison.

David M. Rubenstein is a co-chairman for the Brookings Institution (think tank) and was a partner at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison.

Hakeem Jeffries was in private practice at the law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison and is Louis Farrakhan’s nephew.

Louis Farrakhan is Hakeem Jeffries uncle, the acting head for the Nation of Islam and was awarded the 2007 Jeremiah Wright Jr. Trumpeter award from the Trumpeter Newsmagazine.

Trumpeter Newsmagazine is a publication for the Trinity United Church of Christ (Chicago).

Oprah Winfrey was a parishioner at the Trinity United Church of Christ (Chicago) and a supporter for the 2008 Barack Obama presidential campaign.

Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. is the senior pastor for the Trinity United Church of Christ (Chicago) and was a member of the African American Religious Leadership Committee.

African American Religious Leadership Committee was an advisory group for the 2008 Barack Obama presidential campaign.

Barack Obama was a parishioner at the Trinity United Church of Christ (Chicago), the candidate for the 2008 Barack Obama presidential campaign and an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.

Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.

R. Eden Martin is counsel at Sidley Austin LLP and the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

Newton N. Minow is a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

Lester Crown is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).

James S. Crown is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Madeleine K. Albright was a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), a professor at Georgetown University, an advisory board member of the Truman National Security Project and the president of the Truman Center for National Policy.

Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding was a center at Georgetown University.

Bloomberg Family Foundation was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Walter Isaacson is a director at the Bloomberg Family Foundation, the president & CEO for the Aspen Institute (think tank) and was the chairman & CEO for CNN.

R. Hunter Biden is a director at the Truman National Security Project, a director at the Truman Center for National Policy and Joseph R. Biden Jr’s son.

Kamala D. Harris is an advisory board member for the Truman National Security Project and an advisory board member for the Truman Center for National Policy, had a 100% rating from the abortion rights advocacy group Planned Parenthood Action Fund and Tim Walz ran as her Vice President pick in the 2024 vice presidential campaign.

William J. Perry is an advisory board member for the Truman National Security Project, an advisory board member for the Truman Center for National Policy and a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).

Michael Douglas is a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank) and a friend of George Soros.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, a friend of Michael Douglas, was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).

Ted Turner is a co-chairman for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), the founder of CNN and the chairman for the Turner Foundation.

Cecile Richards was the grant overseer for the Turner Foundation, the president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, the president of the Planned Parenthood Action Fund and the founder & president of America Votes.

Bloomberg Family Foundation was a funder for the Planned Parenthood Federation of America.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Planned Parenthood Federation of America.

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.

Planned Parenthood Action Fund is a national partner with America Votes.

Kamala D. Harris had a 100% rating from the abortion rights advocacy group Planned Parenthood Action Fund and Tim Walz ran as her Vice President pick in the 2024 vice presidential campaign.

Tim Walz supports a legal right to abortion, has a 100% rating from Planned Parenthood, ran as Kamala Harris’s Vice President pick in the 2024 vice presidential campaign and is governor of Minnesota.

Bloomberg Family Foundation was a funder for the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.

Mark Dayton was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, is the Minnesota state government governor and Tina Smith is his chief of staff.

Tina Smith is Mark Dayton’s chief of staff and was a VP for the Planned Parenthood Federation of America.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and the Alliance for Justice.

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.

Tim Mynett was as a Foundation Manager at the Alliance for Justice, an advocacy group that fights for a fair justice system and is married to Ilhan Omar.

Robert Raben is a director at the Alliance for Justice, the president of the Raben Group and was a director at the American Constitution Society.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Alliance for Justice and the American Constitution Society.

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.

Ramona E. Romero was a director at the American Constitution Society and the general counsel for the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is a program at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Rajiv Shah was an undersecretary for research, education & economics for the U.S. Department of Agriculture and is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.

Bloomberg Family Foundation was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.

Michael R. Bloomberg is the founder of the Bloomberg Family Foundation, was the chairman for the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center and an advocate for the ONE Campaign.

Michelle Obama was an advocate for the ONE Campaign.

Condoleezza Rice was a director at the ONE Campaign and is an overseer at the International Rescue Committee.

International Rescue Committee is a partner with the ONE Campaign.

Andrew Robertson is an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and a director at Autism Speaks.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International Rescue Committee.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Evan G. Greenberg is an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and Maurice R. Greenberg’s son.

Maurice R. Greenberg is Evan G. Greenberg’s father, an overseer at the International Rescue Committee, a director at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center.

John C. Whitehead was an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and a director at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center.

Madeleine K. Albright was an overseer at the International Rescue Committee, a professor at Georgetown University and an honorary director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding was a center at Georgetown University.

Anthony Lake is a professor at Georgetown University and was a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Rajiv Shah is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and was an undersecretary for research, education & economics for the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is a program at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

James L. Jones Jr. was a men's basketball team forward at Georgetown University, a national security adviser for the Barack Obama administration and is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and the Human Rights Watch.

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Human Rights Watch.

Gara LaMarche was the VP & director of U.S. programs for the Open Society Foundations, an associate director for the Human Rights Watch and a director at the White House Project.

Daisy Khan was a director at the White House Project, is a developer for Park51 and an executive director for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.

Park51

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park51

Park51 (originally named Cordoba House) was a planned 13-story Islamic community center in Lower Manhattan. The majority of the center was set aside for the general public to promote interfaith dialogue. Plans for the center included a Muslim prayer space which, due to its location two blocks from the World Trade Center site,^[6][7] has controversially been referred to as the "Ground Zero mosque", though numerous commentators disputed that characterization.^[8][9] As of August 2014, the owner proposes to build a three-story museum instead of the original 13-story center.

American Society for Muslim Advancement is a sister organization for the Cordoba Initiative and a sponsor for the Muslim Leaders of Tomorrow.

Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation was a funder for the Muslim Leaders of Tomorrow and the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.

Alwaleed bin Talal is the founder of the Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation, and the benefactor for the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding.

Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding was a center at Georgetown University.

Madeleine K. Albright was a professor at Georgetown University and a director at the Center for American Progress.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Center for American Progress.

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and a supporter for the Center for American Progress.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Center for American Progress.

Donald M. Berwick is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and was an administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Timothy P. Trysla was a senior policy adviser to the administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is a partner at Alston & Bird.

Tom Daschle was a special policy adviser at Alston & Bird, the nominee for health and human services secretary for the Barack Obama administration and is the chairman for the Center for American Progress.

Melody C. Barnes was the EVP for the Center for American Progress, the domestic policy council, director for the Barack Obama administration, a principal at the Raben Group and is Barack Obama’s golf partner.

Robert Raben is the president of the Raben Group a director at the Alliance for Justice and was a director at the American Constitution Society.