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President Trump on Monday said Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz “will possibly leave office before his Term is up.”
Trump’s statement follows Walz announcing he will drop his re-election campaign.
BREAKING: As Tim Walz Drops Minnesota Gubernatorial Campaign, Democrat Senator May Enter Race
“Minnesota’s Corrupt Governor will possibly leave office before his Term is up but, in any event, will not be running again because he was caught, REDHANDED, along with Ilhan Omar, and others of his Somali friends, stealing Tens of Billions of Taxpayer Dollars,” Trump said on Truth Social.
“I feel certain the facts will come out, and they will reveal a seriously unscrupulous, and rich, group of ‘SLIMEBALLS.’ Governor Walz has destroyed the State of Minnesota, but others, like Governor Gavin Newscum, JB Pritzker, and Kathy Hochul, have done, in my opinion, an even more dishonest and incompetent job. NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW!” he added.
Minnesota’s Corrupt Governor will possibly leave office before his Term is up but, in any event, will not be running again because he was caught, REDHANDED, along with Ilhan Omar, and others of his Somali friends, stealing Tens of Billions of Taxpayer Dollars. I feel certain the…
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Walz, the 2024 Democratic vice presidential nominee, cited heightened attention on fraud allegations in Minnesota, adding that “the political gamesmanship we’re seeing from Republicans is only making that fight harder to win.”
“But as I reflected on this moment with my family and my team over the holidays, I came to the conclusion that I can’t give a political campaign my all,” he said. “Every minute I spend defending my own political interests 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 prey on our differences.”
“So I’ve decided to step out of the race and let others worry about the election while I focus on the work,” Walz said.
The surprise announcement, coming just months after Walz had confirmed he planned to run again, sends a political shock wave through the state and creates a key vacancy at the top of its government. Walz faced no serious primary threat and had been the favorite to win re-election later this year.
“I don’t want to mince words here. Donald Trump and his allies in Washington and in Saint Paul and online want to make our state a colder, meaner place,” Walz said.
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Tim Walz: “I don’t want to mince words here. Donald Trump and his allies in Washington and in Saint Paul and online want to make our state a colder, meaner place.” pic.twitter.com/FBDHEVJbqd
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) January 5, 2026
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Responses to Walz’s decisions fell largely along party lines with DFLers praising his work and Republicans attacking Walz as incompetent.
State Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy, DFL-St. Paul, applauded Walz for his leadership “through some of the most difficult challenges in our history, through COVID and civil unrest, through chaotic, hostile presidencies, the assassinations of June 14” and the killings at Annunciation Church and School in Minneapolis.
Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer, in response to Walz’s announcement, issued a two-word statement: “Good riddance.”
Ahead of Monday’s news, more than a dozen Republicans had entered the governor’s race, sensing vulnerability for Walz despite his comfortable wins in 2018 and 2022. It was a turnabout for Walz, who built himself into a national figure by touting Democratic accomplishments in his state on his watch.
During a summer shakeup for Democrats that led to President Joe Biden ending his reelection campaign in 2024, Walz landed the vice presidential nomination under Kamala Harris.
But that increased stature brought him greater scrutiny and made him an attractive target of conservatives.
That included President Donald Trump, whose own efforts to weaken Walz intensified lately. In recent weeks, Trump pushed his agencies to investigate Minnesota on multiple fronts and threatened to withhold money for day care, nutrition and transportation programs if the governor’s administration didn’t bend to data demands or policy changes.