Trump says Walz, Omar opposing ICE actions in Minnesota to distract from alleged fraud
President Donald Trump on Sunday blasted Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., for opposing the ongoing ICE actions there, accusing them of doing it to distract from alleged fraud in the state.
“ICE is removing some of the most violent criminals in the World from our Country, and bring [sic] them back home, where they belong. Why is Minnesota fighting this?” Trump asked in his social media post, referring to the people being detained as “murderers” and “drug dealers,” and the protesters as "thugs" that "include many highly paid professional agitators and anarchists."
“Is this really what Minnesota wants?" Trump continued. He then referenced the governor and Ilhan, accusing them, without evidence, of trying to keep “the focus of attention off the 18 Billion Dollar, Plus, FRAUD, that has taken place in the State.”
“Don’t worry, we’re on it!” he added.
President Donald Trump takes questions from reporters before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, Jan. 16, 2026, in Washington.
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The Department of Health and Human Services is freezing $10 billion in federal funds in five Democrat-run states over allegations of fraudulent child-care programming, an HHS official confirmed to ABC News earlier this month. The HHS official confirmed that the five states are California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York. It's unclear if this is the alleged fraud to which Trump referred in his post Sunday.
The post comes as Trump has repeatedly threatened to use the Insurrection Act to send military personnel into Minnesota, though he appeared to back off those threats in recent days, telling reporters Friday: “I don't think there's any reason right now to use it, but if I needed it, I'd use it.”
Neither Walz nor Omar immediately replied to Trump's Sunday social media post. However, Walz posted on Thursday what he called a "direct appeal to the President," saying in part, "Let's turn the temperature down. Stop this campaign of retribution. This is not who we are."
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