Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says he is dropping his reelection campaign amid increased criticism over his handling of fraud in the state.

JD Vance claims a nationwide welfare fraud ring involves illegal immigrants and vowed to prosecute alleged fraud on "Jesse Watters Primetime."

I don’t think any governor in history has had to fight a war against the federal government every single day,” Gov. Walz said after ending his re-election bid.

Walz added that he believes Minnesota is "under assault like no other time in our state's history because of a petty, vile administration that doesn't care about the well-being of Minnesotans."

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, a Democrat, announced Monday that he would drop his bid for reelection as governor, saying that he would not be able to give a campaign all of his attention as he works to defend Minnesota against allegations of fraud and right-wing attacks -- including from President Donald Trump.

The welfare-theft scheme was public in 2024, but Trump and Republicans didn’t realize its potency as a political attack.

Vice President J.D. Vance responds to a series of comments from Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (Isee below) in response to accusations of fraud in the state and the shooting of a woman by an ICE officer yesterday: REPORTER: Thank you,

Mr. Walz said a growing scandal over fraud in social services programs led him to abandon his run for a third term as governor of Minnesota.

The political fortunes of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz were looking bright in the summer of 2024, when Kamala Harris chose him as her running mate.

Walz’s exit from the governor’s race — and possibly from politics entirely — marked a stunning reversal of fortune and came as he faced unrelenting attacks.

A reporter asked her if Walz “potentially dropped out of the governor’s race because he could be under criminal investigation.”

Minn., abruptly ended his press conference on Monday after announcing that he would not be running for a third term without taking questions.