{"id":2530667,"date":"2026-01-06T17:42:59","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T22:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hope-walz-says-father-dropped-reelection-to-move-target-off-mn\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T17:45:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T22:45:48","slug":"hope-walz-says-father-dropped-reelection-to-move-target-off-mn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hope-walz-says-father-dropped-reelection-to-move-target-off-mn\/","title":{"rendered":"Hope Walz says father dropped reelection to move target off MN"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fhope-walz-says-father-dropped-reelection-to-move-target-off-mn%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=2530667&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>Hope Walz said she believes her father,Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, withdrew from his reelection bid partly to shift the national &#8220;target&#8221; off the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >state amid high-profile welfare fraud investigations<\/a>. announcing he would not seek a third term, Walz said he couldn&#8217;t give a campaign his all while addressing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sidney-powell-is-an-american-legal-giant\/\" title=\"Sidney Powell Is an American Legal Giant\">fraud issues<\/a>. In a podcast interview, his daughter called Minnesota&#8217;s residents &#8220;very scared,&#8221; suggested removing her father from the race would reduce outside attention, and acknowledged there is &#8220;enough truth&#8221; to some fraud claims while arguing they&#8217;ve been twisted and amplified. She also suggested former President Trump has singled Walz out. after the withdrawal, Sen. Amy Klobuchar is reportedly considering a run for governor, and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered state investigations into child-care fraud citing the Minnesota scandal. the Washington Examiner contacted Walz&#8217;s office for comment.  <\/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\">Hope Walz speculates her father dropped reelection to move &lsquo;target&rsquo; off Minnesota<\/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_2464209\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Hope Walz said Monday she believes her father, Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4406585\/total-failure-tim-walz-drops-minnesota-reelection-mixed-reaction\/\">Tim Walz<\/a> (D-MN), dropped his reelection bid partially to shift attention away from Minnesota, which has <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4399944\/how-minnesota-somali-fraud-industrial-complex-stolen-millions-medicaid\/\">faced national scrutiny amid fraud investigations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The governor, former Vice President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\">Kamala Harris&rsquo;s<\/a> 2024 running mate, announced Monday that he <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4406501\/tim-walz-drops-reelection-bid-minnesota-governor\/\">will not seek a third term<\/a> in the governor&rsquo;s mansion, saying he couldn&rsquo;t give his campaign &ldquo;my all&rdquo; while <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4407777\/trump-tim-walz-criminally-liable-minnesota-fraud-leavitt\/\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-sentenced-to-2-years-in-prison-for-ebt-card-skimming-in-los-angeles\/\" title=\"Man gets 2-year prison term for EBT card skimming in LA.\">addressing welfare fraud<\/a><\/a> in his state.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4408530\/gop-trump-curveball-abortion-obamacare-talks\/\">GOP hit with Trump curveball on abortion in Obamacare talks<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4408625\/takeaways-democrats-hearing-five-year-anniversary-jan-6\/\">Five takeaways from Democrats&rsquo; hearing on Jan. 6 anniversary<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4408527\/israel-syria-progress-security-deal-mediated-united-states\/\">Israel and Syria make progress in security deal mediated by US<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>His daughter spoke in a podcast interview two hours after her father&rsquo;s announcement, saying &ldquo;it would be easier&rdquo; for her family not to have her father seek another term. She also said a lot of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/minnesota\/\">Minnesota<\/a> residents are &ldquo;very scared right now,&rdquo; and said she wants to be &ldquo;sensitive to that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Host John O&rsquo;Sullivan said it&rsquo;s &ldquo;a weird time to be a Minnesotan right now,&rdquo; to which Hope Walz agreed, saying the North Star State is typically a &ldquo;flyover state&rdquo; but &ldquo;everyone&rsquo;s&rdquo; talking about it.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think my dad would say part of the decision he decided to step away from the race was to, kind of, get that target off of Minnesota. I think that he believes if he&rsquo;s not in the race, they have nothing else, because he has that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chuck-schumer-quietly-shutting-down-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-primary-challenge\/\" title=\"Chuck Schumer Quietly Shutting Down Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Primary Challenge\">national profile<\/a>,&rdquo; Walz said on the <em>One Hour Detours<\/em> podcast.<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VatxlwkRRpk?si=qUHUhMuJGMe3ikwx&amp;start=997\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>    <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Trump just hates him for some reason. I think it&rsquo;s because he&rsquo;s everything Trump will never be, so there&rsquo;s that. And I think without him in the race, they&rsquo;re trying to continue governing the race past next year,&rdquo; Walz said.<\/p>\n<p>Walz also said she thinks there is &ldquo;enough truth&rdquo; to the claims of fraud in the state, but people have been able to &ldquo;twist it and amplify it.&rdquo; She added that the fraud is &ldquo;being dealt with,&rdquo; but some people are framing it &ldquo;in a way that benefited them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Following Walz&rsquo;s announcement to drop his reelection bid, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) is reportedly <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4406828\/amy-klobuchar-weighs-run-minnesota-governor-tim-walz-drops-out\/\">considering a gubernatorial run<\/a>. She praised the &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chris-coons-tears-up-while-applauding-bidens-courageous-choice-to-not-run-in-2024-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Chris Coons tears up while applauding ...en&#039;s courageous choice to not run in 2024 - Washington Examiner\">difficult decision&#038;rdquo<\/a>; Walz made in withdrawing his bid, but didn&rsquo;t shine light on her future political ambitions.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4408034\/hilton-yanks-franchise-minneapolis-hotel-cancels-ice-officer-reservations\/\"><strong>HILTON YANKS FRANCHISE FROM MINNEAPOLIS AFTER HOTEL CANCELS ICE OFFICER RESERVATIONS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) ordered the Texas Workforce Commission and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission to investigate <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4408122\/abbott-orders-statewide-investigations-child-care-fraud-texas-citing-minnesota-scandal\/\">child care fraud in his state<\/a> after the accusations in Minnesota.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> contacted Walz&rsquo;s office for comment.<\/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>Hope: Dad quit to take target off Minnesota<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2530668,"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\/AP24309596076388-e1767731174303.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[70254,37326,8313],"class_list":["post-2530667","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-hope-walz","tag-minnesota-politics","tag-reelection"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP24309596076388-e1767731174303.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2530667","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2530667"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2530667\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2530671,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2530667\/revisions\/2530671"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2530668"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2530667"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2530667"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2530667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}