Overview
- Phillip publicly responded on X to Erick Erickson, stating Walz was not referring to fraud investigations when he mentioned white supremacy.
- Conservative panelist Scott Jennings had claimed on CNN that Walz equated investigations into alleged day-care fraud with white supremacy, and the panel challenged the assertion in real time.
- Erickson amplified Jennings’ edited clip and argued Jennings was vindicated, prompting Phillip’s pointed correction.
- Walz’s Dec. 23 comments referenced Vice President JD Vance’s remarks and criticized scapegoating of immigrant communities, according to the full context cited by coverage.
- Reporting reiterated that the Feeding Our Future probe began in 2021 under the Biden-era DOJ, the FBI raided the group in 2022, and indictments followed in 2022, as federal funding to many facilities remains paused with real impacts on families.