{"id":593275,"date":"2026-04-29T16:09:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T16:09:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=593275"},"modified":"2026-04-29T16:09:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T16:09:41","slug":"come-again-patel-responds-to-tim-walzs-laughable-version-of-events-following-fraud-raids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=593275","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Come again?\u2019 Patel responds to Tim Walz\u2019s laughable version of events following fraud raids"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/americanwirenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/sg-walz-1200x630.jpg\" class=\"attachment-facebook size-facebook wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div>\n<p>FBI Director Kash Patel quickly debunked Minnesota Governor Tim Walz\u2019s fabricated version of events following fraud raids.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone who has been paying an ounce of attention to the news in the last few months knows that there is a storm brewing in Minnesota. Allegations of fraud, suspiciously empty daycare centers, and millions of taxpayer dollars unaccounted for have prompted people around the nation to start asking questions about the state\u2019s management.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Walz took to X to seemingly rewrite the narrative around federal fraud raids in his state by trying to make it look like he\u2019s been involved in reporting the \u201cirregularities.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Today\u2019s raids by state and federal law enforcement happened because our state agencies caught irregular behavior and reported it. That\u2019s how the system is supposed to work, and our agencies will keep at it as long as there are fraudsters around to put behind bars.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Governor Tim Walz (@GovTimWalz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovTimWalz\/status\/2049153096358481927?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cToday\u2019s raids by state and federal law enforcement happened because our state agencies caught irregular behavior and reported it. That\u2019s how the system is supposed to work, and our agencies will keep at it as long as there are fraudsters around to put behind bars,\u201d the Democratic governor wrote.<\/p>\n<p>He also invoked the names of Alex Pretti and Renee Good, seemingly to deflect from the trouble that\u2019s certainly coming.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Now let\u2019s work on a joint investigation into the killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good \u2014 instead of cherry picking when we seek justice and when we turn a blind eye.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Governor Tim Walz (@GovTimWalz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovTimWalz\/status\/2049153101593026645?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cNow let\u2019s work on a joint investigation into the killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good \u2014 instead of cherry picking when we seek justice and when we turn a blind eye,\u201d Walz added.<\/p>\n<p>Patel swiftly corrected the record.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Come again? This FBI and DOJ with our DHS partners drafted and executed every search warrant today. But go ahead and take credit for our work while we smoke out the fraud plaguing Minnesota under your governorship. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HczInx5sZm\">https:\/\/t.co\/HczInx5sZm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FBIDirectorKash\/status\/2049188920663916616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cCome again? This FBI and DOJ with our DHS partners drafted and executed every search warrant today. But go ahead and take credit for our work while we smoke out the fraud plaguing Minnesota under your governorship,\u201d the director said.<\/p>\n<p>X users also weighed in on Walz\u2019s version of events:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This you? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mPCxdeAf79\">pic.twitter.com\/mPCxdeAf79<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mostly Peaceful Memes (@MostlyPeaceful) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MostlyPeaceful\/status\/2049156810834149749?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Are you seriously trying to take credit for investigating fraud that you allowed to happen in your state?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MAGA Lorrie Ann <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f1fa.png\" alt=\"\ud83c\uddfa\" class=\"wp-smiley\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f1f2-1f1fa.png\" alt=\"\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddfa\" class=\"wp-smiley\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f1f2-1f1fa.png\" alt=\"\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddfa\" class=\"wp-smiley\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f1f8.png\" alt=\"\ud83c\uddf8\" class=\"wp-smiley\" \/> AMERICA FIRST (@LorrieAnn25) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LorrieAnn25\/status\/2049344568512901236?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Lying POS!! Nick Shirley discovered the fraud not your dumbass! Actually YOU had people fired for bringing the fraud to light YEARS ago.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gen X_72 patriot (@GenXPatriot1972) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GenXPatriot1972\/status\/2049266454160388160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">When Kash quote tweets you on a day full of indictments, it might be time to worry.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Parallel 8 Media (@8traq_truth) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/8traq_truth\/status\/2049244056761536616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The gaslighting is un-f**king-believable.<\/p>\n<p>There is no justice left unless this creep -and hundreds just like him- end up behind bars.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Uncle Milty\u2019s Ghost (@his_eminence_j) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/his_eminence_j\/status\/2049467382012473853?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/americanwirenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/sg-walz-1200x630.jpg\" title=\"\u2018Come again?\u2019 Patel responds to Tim Walz\u2019s laughable version of events following fraud raids\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FBI Director Kash Patel quickly debunked Minnesota Governor Tim Walz\u2019s fabricated version of events following fraud raids. Anyone who has been paying an ounce of attention to the news in the last few months knows that there is a storm brewing in Minnesota. Allegations of fraud, suspiciously empty daycare centers, and millions of taxpayer dollars&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=593275\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">\u2018Come again?\u2019 Patel responds to Tim Walz\u2019s laughable version of events following fraud raids<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":593276,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[17,22,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-593275","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-border-security","category-immigration","category-immigration-reform","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/593275","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=593275"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/593275\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/593276"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=593275"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=593275"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=593275"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}