US EditionGov. Tim Walz Rebukes Trump’s Somali Slurs at Seattle Fundraiser
- On Dec. 9, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz told a Seattle crowd he vowed to defend Somali immigrant and refugee communities targeted with slurs and deportation threats, joining Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson.
- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement tactics are rebuked after Ferguson said `Nothing is more outrageous to me than the conduct of ICE individuals with masks getting out of unmarked cars, raiding workplaces, plucking people off the streets` while Walz pledged to defend immigrant communities last week.
- Roughly 1,200 attendees scanned QR codes to donate at the Seattle Convention Center fundraiser Tuesday, while a campaign video featuring Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reference highlighted Ferguson’s TV critiques of Trump.
- Ferguson has already raised more than $1.3 million for his 2028 reelection campaign, and Tuesday’s Seattle event will add to those totals, building his early war chest.
- Ballmer Group Philanthropy is pledging $170 million annually for 10 years to add 10,000 preschool slots, which Gov. Bob Ferguson said the state will lean into as he signals no new taxes in his upcoming budget.
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Gov. Tim Walz rebukes Trump’s Somali slurs at Seattle fundraiser
SEATTLE — Gov. Tim Walz told a Seattle crowd on Tuesday, Dec. 9, that he vowed to defend immigrant and refugee communities in Minnesota, including Somalis who have been targeted with slurs and threats of deportation from President Donald Trump. Walz, who lost the 2024 race along with Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris, headlined Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson's big annual fundraiser, which drew more than a thousand people to the Seattle…
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The Seattle TimesWalz boosts Ferguson, rebukes Trump’s Somali slurs at Seattle fundraiser
He’s not up for reelection for three years, but Gov. Bob Ferguson is raising a big early stash of campaign money — and he got help this week from the Democratic Party’s most-recent Vice Presidential contender.Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who lost the 2024 race along with Democratic Presidential nominee Kamala Harris, headlined Ferguson’s big annual fundraiser, which drew more than a thousand people Tuesday to the Seattle Convention Center.Both gover…
Tim Walz Promises More Somali Immigration to Minnesota Amid Billion-Dollar Fraud Scandal.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (D) pledged to bring more Somali immigrants to his state amid backlash over a major welfare fraud case tied to the Somali community.WHO WAS INVOLVED: Governor Walz, Washington Governor Bob Ferguson (D), and attendees at a Seattle fundraising luncheon.WHEN & WHERE: December 9, 2025, at a fundraising luncheon in Seattle, Washington.KEY QUOTE: “Instead of demonizing our Somali community, we’re …
Tim Walz Gets More Bad News As Report Reveals Somali Scandal Could Torpedo And Sink His Whole Career - The American Tribune.com
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, a Democrat, may have flushed his political career straight down the toilet with his involvement in a scandal involving hundreds of millions of dollars being stolen from a federally funded nutrition program. The situation involves the large, influential Somali community in Minnesota. The scandal has already led to the arrest and conviction of 50 individuals. Federal prosecutors in the case have accused dozens of folks of …
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