{"id":2532277,"date":"2026-01-10T10:07:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T15:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-department-of-agriculture-suspends-federal-financial-rewards-to-minnesota\/"},"modified":"2026-01-10T10:09:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T15:09:12","slug":"trump-department-of-agriculture-suspends-federal-financial-rewards-to-minnesota","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-department-of-agriculture-suspends-federal-financial-rewards-to-minnesota\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Department of Agriculture suspends federal financial rewards to Minnesota"},"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%2Ftrump-department-of-agriculture-suspends-federal-financial-rewards-to-minnesota%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=2532277&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>The Biden-era Department of Agriculture under Secretary Brooke Rollins announced it will withhold roughly $130 million in federal aid to minnesota, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/over-9-billion-looted-from-minnesota-medicaid-programs-in-massive-fraud-scheme-feds\/\" title=\"Over  Billion Looted from ... Medicaid ...s in Massive ... Scheme: Feds\">citing widespread fraud<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >alleged official cover-ups<\/a>. Rollins pointed to schemes including the feeding Our Future scandal, alleged exploitation of paycheck Protection Program funds, and fraud at daycare centers, and ordered Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey to justify past purchases and submit a report on expenditures since Jan.20, 2025. The move would affect about 450,000 SNAP recipients in the state, prompting swift condemnation from Minnesota democrats and a legal threat from Attorney General Keith Ellison. Rollins framed the action as protecting taxpayers and stopping fraud; the funding suspension comes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/push-to-rubber-stamp-elections-invites-harassment-of-officials\/\" title=\"Push To Rubber-Stamp Elections Invites Harassment Of Officials\">amid broader tensions<\/a> in the state,including protests after a deadly encounter between an ICE officer and a motorist and debate over public benefits for undocumented immigrants.  <\/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\">Trump Department of Agriculture suspends federal financial rewards to 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_2468829\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The Department of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/agriculture\/\">Agriculture<\/a> is nixing any federal awards to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/minnesota\/\">Minnesota<\/a> as the state endures a reckoning with fraud and the Trump administration&rsquo;s immigration agenda.<\/p>\n<p>Secretary Brooke Rollins said aid, around $130 million, will be withheld &ldquo;until sufficient proof has been provided that the fraud has stopped.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4413573\/trumps-foreign-policy-threatens-grip-congressional-republicans\/\">Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-foreign-policy-reveals-fractures-in-the-gop\/\" title=\"Trump&#039;s foreign policy reveals fractures in the GOP\">foreign policy threatens grip<\/a> on congressional Republicans<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4413631\/washington-national-opera-leaving-trump-kennedy-center\/\">Washington National Opera leaving Trump-Kennedy Center<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4413601\/trump-unloads-war-powers-senate-vote-phone-calls-gop-senators\/\">Trump unloads on war powers Senate vote in &lsquo;very hot&rsquo; phone calls to GOP senators<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/4362775\/trump-first-year-report-card-promise-keeper-or-nightmare-failure\/\">TRUMP FIRST YEAR REPORT CARD: A- PROMISE KEEPER OR &lsquo;NIGHTMARE&rsquo; FAILURE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Enough is enough! The Trump administration has uncovered MASSIVE fraud in Minnesota and Minneapolis&mdash;billions siphoned off by fraudsters. And those in charge have ZERO plan to fix it,&rdquo; Rollins wrote on X.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No more handouts to thieves! Time to drain the Minnesota swamp and put American taxpayers first,&rdquo; she added.<\/p>\n<p>Rollins sent a letter to Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tim-walz\/\">Tim Walz<\/a> (D-MN) and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey explaining the aid stoppage. She cited the Feeding Our Future fraud, alleged exploitation of the Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection program, and fraud in daycare centers.<\/p>\n<p>She ordered them to provide payment justifications for any future federal dollar expenditures and to submit a report of such purchases since January 20, 2025. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;While your Administrations have turned a blind eye to documented fraud, the Trump administration has made clear that fraud, waste, and abuse are unacceptable. The American people deserve to know that their taxpayer dollars are helping those in need &mdash; not criminals,&rdquo; she concluded.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4409526\/kai-trump-wants-republicans-democrats-meet-in-middle\/\">KAI TRUMP WANTS DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS TO &lsquo;MEET IN THE MIDDLE&rsquo;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rollins faced swift condemnation from Minnesota Democrats for suspending the funding, who threatened her with legal action.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I will not allow you to take from Minnesotans in need. I&rsquo;ll see you in court, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SecRollins\">@SecRollins<\/a>,&rdquo; Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison wrote on X.<\/p>\n<p>The blocked funding means that around 450,000 people on SNAP in the state will not receive their SNAP benefits. SNAP is provided to people with low income to financially assist them in purchasing food, but Rollins accused Minnesota officials of covering up fraud in the program.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4411372\/thousands-applied-minnesota-new-paid-leave-open-illegal-immigrants\/\">THOUSANDS ALREADY APPLIED FOR MINNESOTA&rsquo;S NEW PAID LEAVE PROGRAM OPEN TO ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The pulled government funding comes as the state grapples with the death of a woman who struck an ICE officer with her SUV in Minneapolis, before being shot and killed.<\/p>\n<p>Protesters have claimed the killing was unjustified, placing the blame on ICE for maintaining a presence in the city.<\/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>USDA freezes $130M in Minnesota aid over fraud<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2532278,"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\/AP25342757746281.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[5698,3634,19013],"class_list":["post-2532277","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-minnesota","tag-trump","tag-usda"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP25342757746281.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2532277","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2532277"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2532277\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2532281,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2532277\/revisions\/2532281"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2532278"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2532277"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2532277"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2532277"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}