Tim Walz QUITS Governor Race But Staying to Attack GOP

🚨 Minnesota Governor Tim Walz DROPS his 2026 reelection bid amid massive billion-dollar fraud scandal—but he's NOT resigning. Instead, he's vowing to stay in office to "go after Republicans" while Gavin Newsom praises his "dedication." This is Democrat accountability.

On Monday, Tim Walz announced he will NOT seek reelection as Minnesota Governor in 2026 after massive pressure from state Democrats who know he can't win. The reason? A billion-dollar daycare fraud scandal that happened entirely on his watch. But instead of resigning in disgrace or trying to fix the problem, Walz announced he's staying for the rest of his term specifically to "go after" Minnesota Republicans. California Governor Gavin Newsom—whose state is literally on fire—issued a statement praising Walz for his "dedication to public service."

✅ KEY STORY POINTS:

✅ Tim Walz dropping 2026 Minnesota governor reelection bid after pressure from state Democrats

✅ Walz's administration oversaw billion-dollar daycare fraud scandal (ghost daycares, fake children, cash to Somalia)

✅ Fraud happened entirely on Walz's watch—he expanded programs, appointed failed overseers, did nothing to stop it

✅ Trump now sending 2,000 federal agents to Minneapolis to clean up Walz's mess (see Story 1)

✅ Walz NOT resigning early—staying in office specifically to "go after Republicans" instead of fixing fraud

✅ Gavin Newsom (CA governor with crime, homelessness, wildfires) praised Walz for his "dedication"

✅ Minnesota Democrats privately expressed concerns about Walz's ability to win third term—he's "toxic"

This is the DEFINITION of political spite, Patriots. Walz is drowning in a fraud scandal. His own party doesn't want him running again. Federal agents are currently flooding into his state to investigate the fraud that happened under HIS administration. And his response? "I'm going to stay in office and attack the other side."

Think about this: The Trump administration is conducting the "largest immigration operation EVER" in Minneapolis right now—investigating fraud sites, following money trails, uncovering BILLIONS in stolen taxpayer money. All of this happened while Tim Walz was governor. He expanded the programs that got exploited. He appointed the people who failed to stop the fraud. He did NOTHING as the scandal grew to massive proportions.

So Minnesota Democrats looked at this disaster and said, "We can't run this guy again." And instead of taking accountability, instead of trying to recover the hundreds of millions of stolen dollars, instead of FIXING THE PROBLEM—Walz is staying in office to "go after Republicans."

That's not leadership. That's cowardice.

And then there's Gavin Newsom. On the same day Walz announces he's not running, Newsom—the governor of California, a state with skyrocketing crime, homelessness, wildfires, and people fleeing by the thousands—issued a statement thanking Walz for his "dedication to public service." It's like watching two captains of sinking ships complimenting each other's navigation skills.

But here's what's really happening: Newsom sees himself as the future of the Democratic Party. He thinks he's running for president in 2028 or 2032. So when a progressive governor like Walz steps down, Newsom throws him a bone to build alliances for the future.

The connection between Story 1 and Story 2 is CLEAR: Trump is sending 2,000 federal agents to Minneapolis to do the job Tim Walz REFUSED to do. This is cause and effect. This is what happens when weak leaders prioritize politics over public safety. And now Trump is cleaning up the mess.

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