US EditionWalz: Trump ‘garbage’ comment ‘unprecedented’
Governor Walz condemned President Trump's racial slur amid a $250 million fraud scandal involving Minnesota's Somali community and rising local tensions.
- Dec. 4, 2025: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz returned to national attention after denouncing a Nov. 27 Truth Social post by former President Donald Trump that used the r-word against him.
- Trump's Nov. 27 Truth Social post used the r-word and claimed 'hundreds of thousands of refugees from Somalia are completely taking over' Minnesota, targeting Gov. Tim Walz and prompting backlash.
- On Nov. 30, Walz told NBC that Trump's post normalizes hateful language and demonizes Somali residents of Minnesota, whom he praised for bringing diversity and energy.
- Walz is running for a third term and would be the first Minnesota governor to serve three consecutive four-year terms, but Morning Consult recorded a 53% approval rating with a downward trend in 2025.
- The broader context includes Morning Consult showing Walz’s 41% disapproval tied for fourth-highest and a Minnesota electorate narrowly split with 43% opposing his third-term bid.
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Victor Davis Hanson predicts Somali fraud scandal will 'destroy the career' of Tim Walz
Share This Story(Daily Caller News Foundation) — Hoover Institution Senior Fellow Victor Davis Hanson said Friday on Fox Business that Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz faces serious political fallout as public frustration mounts over the state’s massive Somali-linked welfare fraud schemes. Walz defended his handling of the state’s sprawling Somali-linked welfare fraud scandal on Sunday, saying Minnesota “attracts criminals” while insisting his…
The unfortunate resurrection of the 'r-word'
A Thanksgiving Day message posted by President Donald J. Trump in 2025 to his Truth Social Media platform in which he several accusations, including that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is "seriously retarded." (Screenshot)Our president just used an ableist slur, again. This time, he said a former political opponent (Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota) of his was “seriously r*******.” He used the same word about a year ago, and again before that. I know a lot o…
Tim Walz slams Trump for calling Minnesota’s Somali community 'garbage': 'Unprecedented'
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz criticized President Donald Trump for calling the state's Somali community "garbage" and described the comments as unprecedented for a U.S. president.
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