{"id":2529775,"date":"2026-01-05T03:04:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T08:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-walz-to-hold-press-conference-on-monday-amid-rumors-he-will-not-run-for-reelection\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T03:06:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T08:06:55","slug":"tim-walz-to-hold-press-conference-on-monday-amid-rumors-he-will-not-run-for-reelection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-walz-to-hold-press-conference-on-monday-amid-rumors-he-will-not-run-for-reelection\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim Walz to hold press conference on Monday amid rumors he will not run for reelection"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/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%2Ftim-walz-to-hold-press-conference-on-monday-amid-rumors-he-will-not-run-for-reelection%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=2529775&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>Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will hold a press conference Monday at 11 a.m.local time to address his <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-bother-mike-pence-hints-at-2024-run-after-betraying-president-trump-his-voters-and-america\/\" title=\"Why Bother? Mike Pence Hints at 2024 Run After Betraying President Trump, His Voters and America\">political future<\/a> amid widespread rumors<\/a> he will not seek reelection. Reports say he met Sunday with Sen. Amy Klobuchar and there is speculation Klobuchar might enter the race if Walz steps aside, though neither has confirmed anything. The proclamation comes as Walz faces mounting controversy over alleged,large-scale Medicaid fraud in Minnesota &#8211; described in reports as &#8220;staggering,industrial-scale&#8221; and possibly worth billions &#8211; and recent accusations of fraudulent daycare centers that prompted renewed state investigations. Tikki Brown, commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families, said her office is looking into the daycare claims and has visited the facilities. Walz had announced a reelection bid in September 2025, and critics, including Republican gubernatorial candidate Kendall Qualls, have called for his resignation. The Washington Examiner notes the development is striking given that Walz was reportedly chosen as Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s running mate on the 2024 Democratic ticket.  <\/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 to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dirtbag-georgia-secretary-of-state-to-hold-press-conference-at-3-pm\/\" title=\"Dirtbag Georgia Secretary of ... to ... ... at 3 PM\">hold press conference<\/a> on Monday amid rumors he will not run for reelection<\/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<p>Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tim-walz\/\">Tim Walz<\/a> (D-MN) will hold a press conference on Monday about his political future.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The press conference follows numerous rumors that Walz will not seek reelection as governor. He met with Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/amy-klobuchar\/\">Amy Klobuchar<\/a> (D-MN) on Sunday about his plans, according to Minnesota media personality Blois Olson. It is <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bloisolson\/status\/2008024634135126228\">speculated<\/a> that Walz will announce he is not seeking reelection.&nbsp;It has also been reported that if Walz does drop out, Klobuchar might declare her candidacy. However, there have been no confirmations as of yet.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4406331\/doj-delay-returning-deported-venezuelans-maduro-arrest\/\">DOJ requests delay in returning deported Venezuelans to US after Maduro arrest<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4406317\/trump-us-in-charge-of-venezuela\/\">Trump says US &#8216;in charge&#8217; of Venezuela, new leader is &#8216;cooperating&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4406301\/congress-to-be-briefed-on-venezuela-strikes\/\">Congress to be briefed by Trump administration on Venezuela strikes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#128680; BREAKING:  Sources:  <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovTimWalz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@govtimwalz<\/a> will make  announcement about his political future Mon.   He&#8217;s likely to drop out of the 2026 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/mngov?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#mngov<\/a> race.    <\/p>\n<p>He met w\/ <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenAmyKlobuchar?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SenAmyKlobuchar<\/a>  on Sun.  Full analysis in tmrw <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4zJJytH4Aw\">https:\/\/t.co\/4zJJytH4Aw<\/a>  + live on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wccoradio?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@wccoradio<\/a> at 6:20AM w\/ <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/vsawkar?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@vsawkar<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"tpd-featured-video featured-post-video in-content bridtv\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2462047\" class=\"brid\" style=\"width:1280;height:720;\"> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tpd-featured-video-placeholder\" style=\"position:relative;overflow:hidden;width:100%;padding-top:56.25%;background-color:#000;\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;width:100%;height:100%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&mdash; Blois Olson (@bloisolson) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bloisolson\/status\/2008024634135126228?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 5, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>If true, it would mark a stunning fall from grace for Walz in a short period of time. Vice President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/op-eds\/3819658\/kamala-harris-continues-her-dangerous-deceitful-and-inflammatory-rhetoric\/\">Kamala Harris<\/a> selected him as her running mate for the Democratic ticket in the 2024 presidential election.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Walz&rsquo;s press conference on Monday is scheduled for 11 a.m. local time.<\/p>\n<p>Walz has come under fire recently, both in his state and across the country, with accusations and revelations of fraud in Minnesota&rsquo;s social services program. This included federal charges stemming from investigations of &ldquo;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mprnews.org\/story\/2025\/12\/18\/minnesota-fraud-new-charges-medicaid-scam\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">staggering, industrial-scale<\/a>&rdquo; Medicaid fraud in the state, which was revealed in mid-December and suspected of being valued at billions of dollars. Reports about <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4364532\/minnesota-previous-investigations-child-day-care-centers-no-findings-fraud\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">alleged fraudulent daycare centers in Minneapolis<\/a> have also hampered Walz in recent days.<\/p>\n<p>Walz first announced his reelection bid in a campaign video on September 16 in a video posted to his social media accounts. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m running for reelection to continue serving as Governor of Minnesota,&rdquo; Walz posted. &ldquo;We&rsquo;ve made historic progress in our state, but we&rsquo;re not done yet. I&rsquo;m staying in the fight &mdash; and I need you with me.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I&rsquo;m running for reelection to continue serving as Governor of Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p>We&rsquo;ve made historic progress in our state, but we&rsquo;re not done yet. I&rsquo;m staying in the fight &mdash; and I need you with me. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NsVCXfq4M2\">pic.twitter.com\/NsVCXfq4M2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tim Walz (@Tim_Walz) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tim_Walz\/status\/1967936393747063151?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 16, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Pertaining to the allegations of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/confessions-mount-in-texas-antifa-cell-terrorism-case\/\" title=\"Confessions mount in Texas antifa cell terrorism case\">daycare fraud<\/a> in Minnesota, as the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>previously <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4364532\/minnesota-previous-investigations-child-day-care-centers-no-findings-fraud\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a>, Tikki Brown, commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families, said her office is conducting another investigation into the recent accusations of daycare fraud.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;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,&rdquo; Brown said. &ldquo;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.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4364152\/walz-allies-led-state-agencies-alleged-somali-daycare-fraud\/\">WALZ ALLIES LED STATE AGENCIES THAT OVERSAW MASSIVE ALLEGED SOMALI DAYCARE FRAUD<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kendall Qualls, a Republican candidate for the 2026 Minnesota gubernatorial election, called on Walz to resign on CBS News Minnesota on Sunday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">There&rsquo;s been no high-level officials who have resigned or been fired by Tim Walz after over $9 billion of fraud in our state.<\/p>\n<p>He should resign. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/t15Z8aOvwX\">pic.twitter.com\/t15Z8aOvwX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kendall Qualls (@KendallQuallsMN) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KendallQuallsMN\/status\/2007968443358965945?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 5, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s been no high-level officials who have resigned or been fired by Tim Walz after over $9 billion of fraud in our state,&rdquo; Qualls said in a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/kendallquallsmn\/status\/2007968443358965945?s=46\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">post<\/a> on X. &ldquo;He should resign.&rdquo;<\/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>Walz meets Klobuchar; to address reelection rumors<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2529776,"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\/2025\/12\/AP25364858485345.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[37326,32818,70131,36113],"class_list":["post-2529775","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-minnesota-politics","tag-press-conference","tag-reelection-rumors","tag-tim-walz"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25364858485345.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2529775","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\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2529775"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2529775\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2529779,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2529775\/revisions\/2529779"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2529776"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2529775"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2529775"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2529775"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}