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A new viral video has exposed what looks like brazen abuse of Minnesota’s child-care system, and hardworking Americans should be furious. Influencer journalist Nick Shirley walked through multiple licensed centers on a weekday and found buildings mostly empty despite millions in taxpayer-funded payments, sparking national outrage. This is not a local whisper anymore — the footage has made clear that something rotten has been happening on the governor’s watch.
Conservative investigators and local lawmakers are already pointing to staggering sums allegedly misdirected through the Child Care Assistance Program, with estimates running into the hundreds of millions. One facility highlighted in the reporting reportedly received nearly $2 million in a single year while appearing vacant, and state Republicans have raised alarm about million-dollar payouts to centers with licensing violations. Ordinary Minnesotans who pay taxes should be livid that their money may have funded empty rooms and fake enrollments.
Republican leaders in the state House have demanded immediate action and federal review, rightly refusing to let this slide into another bureaucratic cover-up. House GOP releases and committee hearings have pressured the Department of Human Services to explain how providers with red flags kept getting paid, and calls for audits and prosecutions are growing louder. If Walz and his allies think soft statements will calm this storm, they are sorely mistaken — people want accountability, not excuses.
Walz’s office has predictably tried to paper over the scandal, trotting out claims that the administration has “worked for years” to crack down on fraud while pointing to audits and program changes. That defense rings hollow when viral video and investigative reports show millions flowing to allegedly sham operations and when critics say warnings were ignored. Promises of audits after the fact do nothing to restore faith when taxpayer dollars are already gone.
This is now drawing federal attention, and rightly so — the FBI and other federal partners have reportedly ramped up efforts in Minnesota as larger fraud schemes come into focus. When federal investigators get involved, it means the problem goes beyond a few bad actors; it suggests systemic failures that allowed billions to be vulnerable to exploitation. The message to the Walz administration is simple: cooperate fully, stop the political spin, and let investigators follow the money.
Patriots and taxpayers should demand real reform: immediate forensic audits, criminal referrals where warranted, and a clean sweep of the corrupt practices that have thrived under lax oversight. If Governor Walz cannot explain what happened and why he failed to stop it, voters should consider that his inaction has real consequences for kids, families, and taxpayers. Minnesota deserves leaders who protect taxpayers and children first — not another round of political talking points.
