Showing posts with label Tina Smith. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tina Smith. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Walz's No. 2 Goes Nuclear on ICE—and Even Calls Out a Fellow Dem—as Minnesota's Massive Somali Fraud Scandal Explodes


As President Trump rips into Minnesota's clusterfrack of a government over their billion-dollar welfare fraud mess, Gov. Tim Walz's lieutenant governor is out there torching federal immigration enforcement like it's her full-time job. And she's not stopping at ICE; she's even dunking on a Democratic colleague for daring to thank them once upon a time.

We're talking about the Feeding Our Future nightmare, where federal prosecutors uncovered "schemes stacked upon schemes" run by Somali nonprofits that allegedly looted hundreds of millions, maybe closing in on a billion, from taxpayer-funded child nutrition and Medicaid programs. House Oversight Chairman James Comer isn't mincing words: the state's "negligence" let criminals, including Somali terrorists, fleece Americans while kids went hungry. But with scandals piling up like this, what does Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan do? She grabs her phone and unleashes a tweet-storm blasting ICE and defending the indefensible.

First, she whined about Trump's comments on Minnesota's Somali community, telling CNN he's just trying to "distract" from rising costs.

Then: "ICE is raiding restaurants, lurking outside of schools, and detaining U.S. citizens," Flanagan wrote Monday.

She's pinning the blame for nationwide ICE ops on the Laken Riley Act, the bill named after the Georgia student brutally murdered by an illegal immigrant.

"Trump chose the Laken Riley Act as the first bill of his administration for one reason: He wanted to legitimize his mass deportation agenda," she said.

"Every vote in favor of this bill normalized the chaos we see now."

And get this, she turned her fire on Rep. Angie Craig, a fellow Minnesota Democrat who's also eyeing Sen. Tina Smith's seat. Craig called out ICE after reports of U.S. citizens getting detained in a raid, labeling it "inhumane" and saying "Trump's ICE is out of control."

Flanagan's response? Savage.

"Respectfully, Congresswoman, you voted with Republicans to strip due process from immigrants and to praise Trump's ICE. This year. Now you're upset?" Flanagan said."Votes have consequences. Minnesotans deserve better."

What set her off? Craig was one of 75 Democrats who backed a resolution thanking ICE and state/local cops for keeping us safe from terrorists. Heaven forfend should a Democrat say anything nice about Trump's administration.


Flanagan, who is Ojibwe and could make history as the first Native American woman in the Senate if she wins, isn't holding back. In another shot at Trump calling Minnesota a "hellhole" thanks to its Somali issues: "Well actually, hell is any room with you, (Donald Trump)." Surprisingly she didn't stick out her tongue and say "nyah-nyah-nee-nyah-nyah."

"Minnesota is ranked one of the happiest states in the country because you don't live here." Classic deflection. And when pressed on the fraud scandal? Her spokesperson insisted she takes it "seriously": "[Flanagan] has repeatedly spoken out against fraud in the state, saying it's ‘unconscionable that people are stealing from families and children’," Fetissoff said.

Sure, Jan. Meanwhile, the raids continue, including one where ICE reportedly followed a Burnsville family home and detained them. DHS hasn't commented yet, but you know the left is melting down.

Democrats eating their own while their state burns under fraud and failed policies is par for the course. Votes really do have consequences, and Minnesotans are paying the price.

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Thursday, July 17, 2025

PBS and NPR losing their funding as Senate sides with Trump's rescissions package



Hey guys, the Senate just delivered a win for President Trump and taxpayers everywhere, passing his rescissions package on a nail-biting 51-48 vote. That’s $9 billion in cuts, including a long-overdue ax to every last federal dime propping up National Public Radio and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

Finally, we’re one step closer to defunding biased outlets that sneer at us and the America we love. NPR and PBS are not vanishing, but they’ll have to hustle like the rest of us in the media game. Sink or swim,  it's welcome to the real world. The Senate, in its usual vote-a-rama circus, tweaked the bill, so it’s headed back to the House for another round. Politico’s got the scoop:

Senate Republicans early Thursday greenlit President Donald Trump’s proposal to claw back billions in global health and public media funding, pushing past frustrations within the GOP conference about the White House’s transparency during the process. The White House requested spending cuts narrowly made it through the Senate in a 51-48 vote after GOP Sens. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine voted “no” alongside Democrats because they are RINOs and we all know it.

Because Senate Republicans made changes to the legislation it will need to bounce back to the House, which is expected to vote on it later Thursday. Trump will need to sign the rescissions bill by the end of Friday, otherwise he will be forced to spend the money Congress previously approved.

Meanwhile, Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN) missed the vote, laid up in the hospital after feeling under the weather Wednesday night. Speedy recovery, Senator, but your absence didn’t stop the train.

The House has until Friday to get this done and send it to Trump’s desk for his John Hancock. That’s tomorrow, folks.  If they miss the deadline, the money Congress already approved gets spent, and we’re back to square one. Let’s hope the House doesn’t fumble this one as is their wont. Time to keep the pressure on.

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