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Unbelievable: rCyThe ViewrCO defends Tim Walz over Somali welfare fraud
by Robby Soave, opinion contributor - 12/04/25 1:15 PM ET
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Denial is not just a river in Egypt rCo itrCOs also a recurring segment on rCLThe View.rCY
Yesterday, the ladies discussed the Tim Walz welfare scandal, which has
become a very big story indeed. It turns out that 80 or 90 people, most
of them Somalian, stole a billion dollars in welfare funds from the
public, and the staterCOs governor, Walz, ignored whistleblower reports
that something was amiss rCo possibly because Walz and other top Democrats
did not want to alienate Somali voters, since they are a big
constituency in that state.
Walz, of course, was Kamala HarrisrCOs pick for veep in 2024 rCo a choice
that speaks to the, shall we say, very, very short vetting window
Democrats had in that election. One might have thought that Democrats,
or Republicans, would have noticed the welfare fraud story, but national
media has only seized on it following an expose by conservative writer Christopher Rufo.
But I digress. While many Americans are outraged by these revelations,
the ladies of rCLThe ViewrCY think the right is merely directing hatred
toward Somalians, akin to Trump and VancerCOs criticisms of Haitians. Take
a look.
IrCOm sorry, but this story is nothing like the Haitian pet eating story, which was in fact largely made up. It was wrong and shameful for
national Republicans to echo it. But this story is not made up. ItrCOs
very real, and very serious, and a true indictment of Tim WalzrCOs
governance.
And thatrCOs where Republicans should keep it. To the GOP, I say, please
avoid the tendency to paint with a broad, racial brush. As conservative
radio host Erick Erickson wrote on X: rCLGOP, @christopherrufo has handed
you an 80/20 issue with the Somali fraud story and the Democrats now
circling the wagons. DonrCOt screw it up. And, by the way, making it a
race issue will screw it up.rCY
Indeed. There are already some signs this issue could get screwed up, as MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell has now indicated he wishes to run for
governor against Mike Walz.
Lindell is, to put it nicely, too extreme to win a general election. If
the GOP would like to run on a platform of good governance and repairing
the damage to Minnesota that has occurred under WalzrCOs watch, they will
need a sane, moderate, experienced candidate, not a conservative media
bomb thrower. Take note, GOP.
Robby Soave is co-host of The HillrCOs commentary show rCLRisingrCY and a senior editor for Reason Magazine. This column is an edited
transcription of his daily commentary.
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