ABC, NBC, CBS evening newscasts completely skip Tim Walz fraud scandal

Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minn., is on the middle of a widening scandal as federal prosecutors proceed to unravel one of many largest fraud circumstances of the COVID period, however anybody who depends on night information broadcasts on ABC, NBC and CBS for info would don’t know.

The Ministry of Justice new charges announced final week in opposition to the 78th defendant within the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme, which prosecutors say includes greater than $300 million in stolen cash from a federally funded baby vitamin program and has already led to greater than 50 convictions. A lot of these charged are from Minnesota’s Somali neighborhood, and critics have singled out Walz.

A gaggle of Minnesota state staff mentioned they wrote a letter to former Vice President Kamala Harris and the Democratic Nationwide Committee (DNC) several times “warned them” about Walz and what they described as his “incompetence, fraud scandals and retaliation.” Walz was Harris’ working mate on the failed 2024 Democratic ticket.

In a Fact Social submit on Thanksgiving, Trump attacked Walz, calling the president “critically r——d,” and accused the governor of doing nothing “both out of concern” or “incompetence.”

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Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minn., finds himself on the middle of a widening scandal as federal prosecutors proceed to unravel one of many largest fraud circumstances of the COVID period. (Scott Olson/Getty Photos)

The New York Times published a blistering report on Saturday, headlined, “How Fraud Flooded Minnesota’s Social Safety System Beneath Tim Walz’s Watch,” which wrote, “Walz and fellow Democrats are being requested to elucidate how a lot cash was stolen beneath their watch.”

Nevertheless, ABC’s “World Information Tonight,” NBC’s “Nightly Information” and “CBS Night Information” didn’t point out Walz by title prior to now week, based on a search of transcripts utilizing Grabien Media.

The phrases “Somali” and “Somali” had been additionally not utilized in any of the three community information broadcasts.

ABC Information, NBC Information and CBS Information didn’t instantly reply to Fox Information Digital’s query about why their night newscasts skipped the story.

NewsBusters referenced it as an ‘omission’ and accused the networks of suppressing the scandal.

“One other day, one other grand story of blue state political crimes hidden by the elitist nightly media information,” NewsBusters analyst Jorge Bonilla mentioned in a report for the conservative media watchdog. “This time there isn’t any give attention to the exploding welfare scandal presently engulfing the state of Minnesota – instantly involving a few of its most elected leaders.”

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“That is no doubt a scandal of huge proportions that continues to unfold. And but a search of the outdated nightly information from the previous week turns up completely nothing,” Bonilla continued. “If such allegations of corruption had occurred in, say, Florida, you’ll by no means hear the top of it. However, as is commonly the case with these items, they look like totally different. The double commonplace wins once more.”

Walz confronted questions concerning the scandal on NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday, when host Kristen Welker pressed him about whether or not he takes accountability for not stopping fraud in his nation.

“Properly, positive, I take accountability for placing individuals in jail,” the governor responded.

“I wish to notice that it is not simply Somalis. Minnesota is a beneficiant state. Minnesota is a affluent state, a well-governed state. We’ve got a AAA bond score. However that pulls criminals. These individuals go to jail,” Walz continued. “We do all the things we will. However to demonize a whole neighborhood primarily based on the actions of some? That is lazy.”

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Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has mentioned, “Minnesota is a affluent state, a well-run state.” (Meg Kinnard/AP Photograph)

Walz additionally addressed the fraud at a information convention final week, saying it “undermines belief in authorities” and “undermines packages which can be completely vital to enhancing the standard of life.”

“For those who commit fraud, regardless of the place you come from, what you appear like, what you imagine, you are going to jail,” Walz mentioned.

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Hanna Panreck and Ashley Carahan of Fox Information Digital contributed to this report.