Tim Walz to hold press conference amid rumors he will drop reelection bid
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Minnesota gov. Tim Walz will hold a press conference Monday at 11 a.m. local time amid reports he may drop his 2026 reelection bid. Local media and a Minnesota commentator say Walz met with Sen. Amy Klobuchar and could announce plans to leave the race. The controversy follows revelations of extensive fraud in state programs – including federal charges tied to alleged “industrial-scale” Medicaid fraud and accusations of fraudulent Somali-run day care centers – that investigators say may involve billions of dollars. State officials,including Tikki Brown of the Minnesota Department of Children,Youth,and Families,have said they are reviewing the day care allegations and visiting sites. Republican gubernatorial candidate Kendall Qualls has demanded Walz’s resignation, arguing top officials have not been held accountable. Walz had announced his reelection run in September 2025 and was previously named as Vice President Kamala harris’s running mate on the 2024 ticket, according to the report.
Tim Walz to hold press conference amid rumors he will drop reelection bid
Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) will hold a press conference on Monday, as controversy about rampant fraud in his state continues to plague his legacy.
Walz announced he would seek reelection in September, but allegations of fraud perpetrated by Somalis in Minnesota have recently implicated his leadership. Now, local reports suggest his press conference about the “news of the day” could be him dropping out of the race.
The Minnesota governor reportedly met with Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) on Sunday about his plans, according to Minnesota media personality Blois Olson.
If true, it would mark a stunning fall from grace for Walz in a short period of time. Vice President Kamala Harris selected him as her running mate for the Democratic ticket in the 2024 presidential election.
Walz’s press conference on Monday is scheduled for 11 a.m. local time.
Walz has come under fire recently, both in his state and across the country, with accusations and revelations of fraud in Minnesota’s social services program. This included federal charges stemming from investigations of “staggering, industrial-scale” Medicaid fraud in the state, which was revealed in mid-December and suspected of being valued at billions of dollars. Reports about alleged fraudulent day care centers in Minneapolis have also hampered Walz in recent days.
Walz first announced his reelection bid in a campaign video on Sept. 16, 2025, in a video posted to his social media accounts. “I’m running for reelection to continue serving as Governor of Minnesota,” Walz posted. “We’ve made historic progress in our state, but we’re not done yet. I’m staying in the fight — and I need you with me.”
Pertaining to the allegations of day care fraud in Minnesota, as the Washington Examiner previously reported, Tikki Brown, commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families, said her office is conducting another investigation into the recent accusations of day care fraud.
“While we have questions about some of the methods that were used in the video, we do take the concerns that the video raises about fraud very seriously,” Brown said. “Each of the facilities mentioned in the video has been visited at least once in the last six months as part of our typical licensing process, and in fact, our staff are out in the community today to visit each of these sites again so that we can look into the concerns that were raised in the video.”
WALZ ALLIES LED STATE AGENCIES THAT OVERSAW MASSIVE ALLEGED SOMALI DAYCARE FRAUD
Kendall Qualls, a Republican candidate for the 2026 Minnesota gubernatorial election, called on Walz to resign on CBS News Minnesota on Sunday.
“There’s been no high-level officials who have resigned or been fired by Tim Walz after over $9 billion of fraud in our state,” Qualls said in a post on X. “He should resign.”
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