{"id":31436,"date":"2026-01-11T04:46:36","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T04:46:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/?p=31436"},"modified":"2026-01-11T04:46:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T04:46:36","slug":"no-more-handouts-to-thieves-time-to-drain-the-one-vow-secretary-rollins-made-while-instantly-cutting-off-all-federal-money-to-the-minnesota-swamp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/?p=31436","title":{"rendered":"“No More Handouts To Thieves! Time To Drain”: The One Vow Secretary Rollins made while instantly cutting off all federal money to the Minnesota “swamp.”"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Trump administration has announced the immediate suspension of all federal funding administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to the state of Minnesota, citing what it describes as widespread and systemic fraud involving billions of taxpayer dollars. The move marks one of the most aggressive federal funding crackdowns against a U.S. state in recent years and has already triggered legal challenges and political backlash.<\/span><\/p>\n

In a public statement posted Thursday, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins<\/span><\/span><\/strong> said the U.S. Department of Agriculture<\/span><\/span><\/strong> would halt all federal financial awards to Minnesota \u201cuntil sufficient proof has been provided that the fraud has stopped.\u201d Rollins accused state and local officials of failing to address what she called \u201cmassive fraud\u201d uncovered through multiple investigations. \u201cEnough is enough,\u201d she wrote, adding that there would be \u201cno more handouts to thieves.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The announcement follows a series of federal investigations into programs overseen by Minnesota agencies, many of which expanded rapidly during the COVID-19 pandemic under emergency waivers. One of the most prominent cases involves the nonprofit organization Feeding Our Future<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, which prosecutors allege defrauded a USDA-funded children\u2019s nutrition program of approximately $250 million. Dozens of defendants have been charged with fabricating invoices, falsifying attendance records, and exaggerating meal distribution numbers in low-income communities across the state.<\/span><\/p>\n

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent<\/span><\/span><\/strong> added to the controversy on Friday by stating that a December Treasury Department investigation found evidence suggesting Minnesota tax dollars may have been funneled to the terrorist organization al-Shabab<\/span><\/span><\/strong>. While details of those alleged financial links have not been fully disclosed, the claim significantly escalated the federal government\u2019s response and rhetoric.<\/span><\/p>\n

The USDA funding suspension is not the only federal action affecting Minnesota. Earlier this week, the Department of Health and Human Services froze several major childcare and social service grants, including the Child Care and Development Fund, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, and Social Services Block Grant programs. However, a federal judge intervened on Friday, blocking the administration from withholding childcare-related funding, according to a report by Associated Press<\/span><\/span><\/strong>. The judge ruled that the administration lacked the authority to unilaterally halt those specific programs.<\/span><\/p>\n

Beyond nutrition and childcare, investigators are also scrutinizing the state\u2019s Housing Stability Services Program, which provides Medicaid-funded housing support for individuals with disabilities, mental illness, and substance-use disorders. Federal authorities allege that the program was vulnerable to abuse due to lax oversight and billing practices.<\/span><\/p>\n

Minnesota officials have disputed the administration\u2019s claims, arguing that the state has already implemented reforms and strengthened oversight mechanisms. Legal experts say the outcome of ongoing court challenges could determine whether the federal government can broadly suspend funding to a state based on fraud allegations tied to specific programs. As investigations continue, the funding freeze has raised concerns about potential impacts on vulnerable populations who rely on federally supported services.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Trump administration has announced the immediate suspension of all federal funding administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to the state of Minnesota, citing what it describes as widespread and systemic fraud involving billions of taxpayer dollars. The move marks one of the most aggressive federal funding crackdowns against a U.S. state in recent…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31436","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31436","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=31436"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31436\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=31436"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=31436"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=31436"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}