Walz, Democrats' 2024 VP pick, drops bid for third term as Minnesota governor; Klobuchar considers [View all]
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Source: AP News
ST PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Democrats’ 2024 candidate for vice president, is ending his bid for a third term amid President Donald Trump’s relentless focus on a fraud investigation into the state’s child care programs and its Somali community.
Less than four months after announcing his reelection campaign, Walz said Monday that negative attention and Republican attacks have contributed to an “extraordinarily difficult year for our state,” making it impossible for him to serve full time as governor while also being a candidate to keep his job.
“Every minute that I spend defending my own political interest would be a minute I can’t spend defending the people of Minnesota against the criminals who prey on our generosity and the cynics who want to prey on our differences,” Walz said at the state capitol. “So I’ve decided to step out of this race, and I’ll let others worry about the election while I focus on the work that’s in front of me for the next year.”
Read more: https://apnews.com/article/tim-walz-minnesota-governor-not-running-fb037492e59e1e376f3be0559c235aec
So did anyone else see the story on NBC News tonight? NBC intimated that the reason why Walz was not running was due to fraud in his government, intimating that he is responsible for the fraud. They even showed the X post of the idiot, right winger that went around to daycare centers trying to prove fraud. What is going on with our news sources???????
Beyond disappointed in NBC!!!!
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