{"id":2638282,"date":"2026-07-31T13:27:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T17:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-blames-minnesota-not-iran-for-water-system-cyberattack\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T13:32:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T17:32:00","slug":"trump-blames-minnesota-not-iran-for-water-system-cyberattack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-blames-minnesota-not-iran-for-water-system-cyberattack\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump blames Minnesota, not Iran, for water system cyberattack"},"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\">18<\/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-blames-minnesota-not-iran-for-water-system-cyberattack%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=2638282&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>President Donald Trump blamed Minnesota&#8217;s &#8220;grossly incompetent&#8221; state government and its &#8220;corrupt&#8221; governor, Tim Walz, for a cyberattack on the state&#8217;s water systems, rather than Iran, as some reports suggested. Trump made these remarks during a televised Cabinet meeting at Camp David, criticizing the response to the recent cyberattacks that affected water systems across at least seven states, including minnesota. Although investigations are ongoing and no specific threat actor has been confirmed, federal agencies have warned that iranian hackers have targeted water infrastructure using internet-connected control systems.Minnesota officials maintain that their water remains safe despite the attacks.Historically, Iran&#8217;s interest in U.S. water systems isn&#8217;t new,with previous incidents linked to Iranian hackers. Trump&#8217;s comments also reflect strained relations with Minnesota and its governor, which have deteriorated amid political conflicts and allegations of misused federal funds.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"4\">Donald Trump <\/a>apportioned responsibility to the \u201cgrossly incompetent\u201d state government of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/minnesota\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"443\">Minnesota<\/a> and its \u201ccorrupt\u201d Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tim-walz\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"11523\">Tim Walz<\/a> (D-MN) for a suspected, but not confirmed, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"100\">Iranian<\/a> cyberattack on its water systems.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump made the comments during a televised Cabinet meeting at Camp David on Friday.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4670855\/trump-blames-minnesota-not-iran-for-water-system-cyberattack\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump blames Minnesota, not Iran, for water system cyberattack<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4670893\/trump-press-second-term\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump thanks the press for \u2018very fair\u2019 coverage of his second term<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4670642\/watch-live-trump-hosts-first-live-cabinet-meeting-camp-david\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>WATCH LIVE: Trump hosts first live Cabinet meeting at Camp David<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI just want to mention that we heard in Minnesota there was a cyber attack, and they blame it on Iran,\u201d Trump told reporters. \u201cI don\u2019t think so. I think I blame it on Minnesota because they\u2019re grossly incompetent. There was a cyber attack of dirty water plants, and I would blame it on Minnesota and the governor, the corrupt governor of Minnesota. They like to say, \u2018Oh, it\u2019s Iran.\u2019 Iran should be so lucky. Iran\u2019s got bigger problems than worrying about Minnesota.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">State and federal authorities are investigating cyberattacks against remotely controlled water systems last weekend that prompted some utility providers to turn to manual operations, though they have not formally attributed responsibility for the malicious activity. The cyberattacks have hit at least seven states, including 30 sites in Minnesota alone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Minnesota officials, however, have underscored that the state\u2019s water is safe to drink, despite some other <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >states issuing broader boil notices<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are not attributing this activity to a specific threat actor at this time. Federal partners are best positioned to assess this incident alongside broader national and international threat intelligence and determine whether it may be linked to a particular actor,\u201d Minnesota IT Services\u00a0told reporters. \u201cWe continue to support the investigation and do not want to speculate while that work remains underway. Federal partners should address questions about any potential attribution.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To that end, the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fbi\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"516\">FBI<\/a>, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and other federal and state agencies issued an advisory last week warning that Iranian hackers have been targeting water and wastewater systems with so-called \u201cprogrammable logic controllers\u201d that are routinely connected to the internet, in addition to other forms of critical infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iran\u2019s interest in U.S. water systems is not new, with the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/justice-department\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"167\">Justice Department<\/a> in 2016 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/id-1db343da098540c1a31b13be032df263\">charging a group of Iranian hackers<\/a> over a cyberattack targeting a New York City-area small dam.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump made the comments before a Cabinet meeting at Camp David, the first time the press has been permitted to the presidential retreat to cover a Cabinet meeting.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p 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stolen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump blames Minnesota, not Iran, for water 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