{"id":2528562,"date":"2026-01-02T12:53:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T17:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/walz-playing-race-card-in-somali-fraud-scandal-joe-concha\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T12:56:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T17:56:15","slug":"walz-playing-race-card-in-somali-fraud-scandal-joe-concha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/walz-playing-race-card-in-somali-fraud-scandal-joe-concha\/","title":{"rendered":"Walz playing &#8216;race card&#8217; in Somali fraud scandal: Joe Concha"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwalz-playing-race-card-in-somali-fraud-scandal-joe-concha%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2528562&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>washington Examiner columnist joe Concha criticized Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz for allegedly deflecting accountability and &#8220;playing the race card&#8221; amid a high-profile Somali fraud scandal.The controversy accelerated after an self-reliant journalist&#8217;s viral video confronting Minnesota child care centers and following Justice Department indictments and convictions of several people-mostly from the Somali community-accused of defrauding state welfare programs and siphoning millions.Concha, speaking on Fox &#038; friends First, noted that even mainstream outlets like the Washington Post have been critical of Minnesota leaders and questioned whether Walz would blame broader societal issues for the coverage. He <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >highlighted federal actions pressuring<\/a> the state: HHS paused <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/partisan-pro-union-bill-wedged-into-democrats-reconciliation-deal\/\" title=\"Partisan Pro-Union Bill Wedged Into Democrats\u2019 Reconciliation Deal\">child care funds<\/a>, the Agriculture department is probing SNAP, the Labor Department is investigating unemployment fraud, and DHS has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/giulianis-lawyer-accuses-doj-of-corrupt-double-standard-in-executing-warrants-against-him\/\" title=\"Giuliani\u2019s Lawyer Accuses DOJ of \u2018Corrupt Double Standard\u2019 In Executing Warrants Against Him\">executed search warrants<\/a>. Concha also pointed to reporting that Walz received $10,000 from donors tied to Somali-run day care centers and said betting markets increasingly favor the likelihood of legal trouble for Walz over national political advancement.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Tim Walz has been playing the &lsquo;race card&rsquo; in the Somali fraud scandal: Joe Concha<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2459859\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><em>Washington Examiner<\/em> columnist <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/joe-concha\/\">Joe Concha<\/a> said Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Tim-Walz\/\">Tim Walz<\/a> (D-MN) has been deflecting accountability amid the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4375488\/house-oversight-answers-minnesota-somali-fraud-scheme-hearings\/\">Somali fraud scandal<\/a> in Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Accountability goes to the top [and] that goes to Tim Walz, and he has been deflecting, playing the race card from the bottom of the deck,&rdquo; Concha said on <em>Fox &amp; Friends First<\/em>. &ldquo;And now even the liberal media is investigating this, and there is nowhere to go for this man.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3925965\/where-people-got-entertainment-2025-streaming-netflix-hbo-disney-hulu-2025\/\">Where people got their entertainment in 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/4362647\/streaming-social-costs-netflix-warner-bros\/\">Streaming and social costs: Our souls are at stake in the Warner Bros. 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Tim Walz will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/if-the-answer-to-every-question-is-white-supremacy-someone-is-lying-to-you\/\" title=\"If The Answer To Every Question Is \u2018White Supremacy,\u2019 Someone Is Lying To You\">blame white supremacy<\/a> for the <em>Washington Post<\/em> editorial board,&rdquo; Concha said. &ldquo;An editorial board that has never endorsed a Republican presidential candidate in its history, by the way, they&rsquo;re now even calling out Walz and other Minnesota state leaders.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And rightly because now you&rsquo;ve got to look at all the pressure from the federal government under Donald Trump and what he is doing to put the pressure on Minnesota,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Concha highlighted the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4364350\/sba-loeffler-pause-grants-minnesota-fraud\/\">actions the Trump administration has taken<\/a> to pressure Minnesota to address the fraud.<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Health and Human Services cut off all child care funds, the Agriculture Department is investigating the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the Labor Department is investigating unemployment insurance fraud, and the Department of Homeland Security is executing search warrants in Minnesota, Concha said.<\/p>\n<p>Concha said betting markets are showing Walz is more likely to be indicted than become president.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4379153\/walz-received-10k-from-donors-tied-somali-run-care-centers\/\"><strong>WALZ RECEIVED $10,000 FROM DONORS TIED TO SOMALI-RUN DAY CARE CENTERS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Betting markets are now saying Gov. Tim Walz, again a vice presidential candidate with Kamala Harris in 2024, not too long ago, he now has a 30 times more chance of being indicted than he does of winning the presidency,&rdquo; Concha said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The way this is going at this point, Nate, I think you might as well put that at 30,000 times at this point,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Concha: Walz deflects, plays race card in Somali fraud<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3984,"featured_media":2528563,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP24230826166239.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[52093,37326,51079,68353,36113],"class_list":["post-2528562","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-joe-concha","tag-minnesota-politics","tag-race-card","tag-somali-fraud-scandal","tag-tim-walz"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP24230826166239.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2528562","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3984"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2528562"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2528562\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2528566,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2528562\/revisions\/2528566"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2528563"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2528562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2528562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2528562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}