Overview
- Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said people have driven by his residence using the R-word after President Trump used the term to describe him.
- Walz said he has not seen Republican officials condemn the language and warned that taunts can escalate into violence.
- Walz accused Trump of racism, responding to the president’s recent comments about alleged fraud connected to some in Minnesota’s Somali community.
- Trump, in a Cabinet meeting and a prior Truth Social post, claimed “Somalians” had ripped off the state for large sums and said they “contribute nothing,” statements Walz denounced.
- Walz pledged to tackle crime, including fraud, without generalizing about any group, while some unnamed state employees have publicly blamed him for failing to prevent the fraud.