{"id":2594406,"date":"2026-04-23T19:33:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T23:33:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-tim-walz-somehow-manages-to-strike-out-during-softball-interview-with-jimmy-kimmel\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T19:37:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T23:37:16","slug":"watch-tim-walz-somehow-manages-to-strike-out-during-softball-interview-with-jimmy-kimmel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-tim-walz-somehow-manages-to-strike-out-during-softball-interview-with-jimmy-kimmel\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Tim Walz Somehow Manages to Strike Out During Softball Interview with Jimmy Kimmel"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fwatch-tim-walz-somehow-manages-to-strike-out-during-softball-interview-with-jimmy-kimmel%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=2594406&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 article argues that Minnesota Governor Tim walz blends a goofy persona with a claimed lack of accountability as he faces a large Somali-led welfare fraud scandal in the state. It describes a clip of Walz on Jimmy Kimmel Live! in which he allegedly dodges a straightforward question about the fraud, reframes the issue to cast himself and the Somali community as victims, and shifts focus to attacks on Donald Trump. The piece portrays Walz as lacking shame, blaming others, and using rhetoric that critics say <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joy-reid-blames-white-christians-for-trump-domination-in-iowa\/\" title=\"Joy Reid attributes Trump&#039;s success in Iowa to white Christians\">demonizes immigrants<\/a> while avoiding responsibility for fraud that the author claims occurred on his watch. It also notes opponents and observers who exposed aspects of the scandal, mentions a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pam-bondi-announces-the-doj-is-suing-tim-walzs-minnesota\/\" title=\"Pam Bondi Announces the DOJ Is Suing ...&#039;s ...\">fraud task force led<\/a> by JD Vance, and suggests that Walz could eventually be held to account, despite his attempts to deflect and manipulate the narrative.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Democratic Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota appears to combine buffoonery with psychopathy.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, what better place for him than in a chair next to late-night propagandist Jimmy Kimmel?<\/p>\n<p>In a clip posted to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On To...\">social media platform<\/a> X, Walz somehow managed to botch a softball question from Kimmel regarding Minnesota&rsquo;s gargantuan Somali fraud scandal by channeling his inner psychopath, inverting the truth, and turning both himself and the Somali fraudsters into the victims.<\/p>\n<p>Kimmel &mdash; no stranger to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/move-kimmel-msnbc-host-labels-comey-martyr-indictment-doesnt-mention-charlie-kirks-murder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">psychopathic, manipulative behavior<\/a> himself &mdash; began by asking about the fraud.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Did it take an extraordinar[il]y long time for you to know that that was happening?&rdquo; the host asked.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Of course, an honest, healthy, adult human being capable of shame would have taken responsibility and apologized. After all, the theft of taxpayer money via fraudulent benefits payments occurred on his watch.<\/p>\n<p>Walz, however, has no shame. In fact, he conceals his narcissistic shamelessness behind a dopey persona and a Minnesota accent, which makes him seem deceptively harmless.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No. No,&rdquo; the governor replied, albeit without identifying when exactly he <em>did<\/em> know about the fraud.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It happens in other states,&rdquo; he added &mdash; one of the few <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-admin-sending-strike-team-california-root-states-insurance-program-fraud\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">truthful<\/a> things he said.<\/p>\n<p>From there, however, Walz changed the subject by doing what Democrats do best: attack President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He [Trump] used it as an excuse because it was a perfect thing to do to say there was fraud,&rdquo; the governor said. &ldquo;Imagine that, you know, coming from this guy. He would know fraud, where it was at.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>That line, of course, drew laughs from Kimmel&rsquo;s liberal audience.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He&rsquo;s like Sigmund Fraud,&rdquo; the host attempted to joke.<\/p>\n<p>The legendary 20th-century psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud undoubtedly would  the Walz-Kimmel worldview. But Freud also would recognize the duo&rsquo;s manipulative behavior from a mile away.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He used it to demonize the immigrant community, especially the Somali community,&rdquo; Walz continued.<\/p>\n<p>The governor then spewed nonsense about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-says-democrats-virginia-redistricting-win-rigged-calls-courts-fix-travesty-justice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> and his billionaire friends wanting to destroy Minnesota&rsquo;s social programs.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Thank goodness the people of Minnesota showed the courage, stood up, and pushed back,&rdquo; Walz said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">KIMMEL: These multiple cases of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-requests-probe-into-covid-19-benefits-fraud\/\" title=\"House GOP requests probe into COVID-19 benefits ...\">benefits fraud<\/a>. Did it just take an extraordinarily long time for you to know what was happening?<\/p>\n<p>WALZ: Let me tell you about Trump. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cqvOKQtYwH\">pic.twitter.com\/cqvOKQtYwH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WesternLensman\/status\/2047297271386055014?\">April 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Of course, Walz failed to mention that his own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/disturbing-videos-late-wednesday-day-shooting-gov-walz-bragging-war-feds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bellicose rhetoric<\/a> helped get <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rand-paul-vows-ask-ice-director-apologize-renee-good-alex-pretti-shootings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">two Minnesotans killed<\/a> in clashes with Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.<\/p>\n<p>Nor did Walz acknowledge the scale of the fraud, i.e., the billions of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/alert-lawmaker-cites-tsa-report-confirming-cash-leaving-minneapolis-airport-approached-1-billion-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">taxpayer dollars stolen by Somalis<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Needless to say, Kimmel did not press the governor. Small wonder that Walz looked so happy to chat with the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >late-night leftist propagandist<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There are, however, at least two people Walz does not want to see.<\/p>\n<p>The first, YouTuber <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/youtuber-nick-shirley-exposes-alleged-somali-daycare-center-reportedly-reaped-4000000-taxpayers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nick Shirley<\/a>, broke the Somali fraud scandal wide open with a series of viral videos in December. Shirley made in-person visits to phony day care centers and other locations where Somali immigrants pretended to provide publicly-funded services, spooking the daylights out of corrupt Democrats in Minnesota and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-dem-lawmakers-humiliate-literally-flee-nick-shirley-asks-law-protect-fraudsters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">elsewhere<\/a> who both enabled and profited from such fraud.<\/p>\n<p>The second person Walz does not want to see is Vice President J.D. Vance. Last month, Trump tapped <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/vance-white-house-plans-go-ilhan-omar-alleged-immigration-fraud\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vance<\/a> to head a nationwide fraud task force. That decision has already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jd-vances-task-force-uncovers-6-billion-potential-fraud-begins-taking-action-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">borne fruit<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Should Vance appear at Walz&rsquo;s door, the governor will first endure flashbacks to his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-reacts-jd-vances-debate-performance-shreds-low-iq-walz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">drubbing<\/a> during the 2024 vice-presidential debate.<\/p>\n<p>Then, assuming Vance follows through on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/game-changing-video-trump-says-walz-ellison-omar-criminally-complicit-somali-fraud-charges-vance-bringing-justice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump&rsquo;s promise<\/a>, Walz will face something Democrats always evade, on Kimmel&rsquo;s show and elsewhere: accountability.<\/p>\n<p>When that day comes, Walz&rsquo;s psychopathic attempts to make himself and the Somali fraudsters the victims will not save him.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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In a clip posted on X, Walz allegedly botched a straightforward question about Minnesota\u2019s large Somali fraud scandal by reframing the issue so that he and the Somali fraudsters come off as victims. The host asks if it took him long to realize what was happening, and Walz answers with evasive remarks, at one point claiming fraud also happens in other states.<\/p>\n<p>Walz then shifts the conversation to attack Trump, saying the former president would claim there was fraud and implying he alone would know where it was. The dialogue, which drew laughs from Kimmel\u2019s audience, is described as evidence of Walz\u2019s opportunistic rhetoric and the show\u2019s manipulative dynamic. The article argues that Walz uses language that demonizes the immigrant community, especially Somalis, while blaming others for social programs\u2019 vulnerabilities and praising Minnesota\u2019s citizens for standing up against fraud.<\/p>\n<p>The piece notes that Walz did not acknowledge that his rhetoric helped incite confrontations with federal agents or the scale of fraud. It observes that Kimmel did not press him further. It points to Nick Shirley, who exposed the Somali fraud network, and to Vice President J. D. Vance (named to head a nationwide fraud task force) as people Walz would prefer to avoid. 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