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I Got Yer Conspiracy Theory Right Here! Trump Shares Video Questioning if Tim Walz Ordered MN Rep. Melissa Hortman Assassinated to Cover Up Somali Fraud
[GatewayPundit] President Donald Trump has shared a video questioning whether Minnesota Governor Tim Walz was involved in ordering the assassination of State Representative Melissa Hortman to cover up the Somali fraud scheme.

The post, which Trump shared on his Truth Social platform, suggests Hortman’s murder may have been tied to her efforts to expose a multi-billion-dollar money laundering operation funneling funds to illegal immigrants, particularly Somalis, through corrupt government rackets in childcare and healthcare.

Last summer, Hortman and her husband, Mark Hortman, were gunned down in their home by a man posing as a police officer. Democrat State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette Hoffman, were also targeted in a separate incident at their residence on the same night. Miraculously, the Hoffmans survived.

Vance Boelter, a 57-year-old man who was later arrested for the shootings and indicted on six federal charges, including stalking and murder.

According to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the District of Minnesota, Boelter conducted “extensive research and planning” before embarking on a “murderous rampage targeting Minnesota’s elected officials and their families.”

It was soon revealed that Boelter was appointed to the Governor’s Workforce Development Board by Walz, and in his confession, he claimed he was ordered to do the assassinations by the governor himself.

The post Trump shared, originally from X user @LightOnLiberty, asks, “Was Minnesota State Rep Melissa Hortman murdered because she voted against and was exposing a multi-billion dollar money laundering fraud going to illegal immigrants in Minnesota?!”

Posted by: Mercutio || 01/05/2026 09:18 || Comments || Link || [1767 views] Top|| File under:

#1  /\ It was soon revealed that Boelter was appointed to the Governor’s Workforce Development Board by Walz, and in his confession, he claimed he was ordered to do the assassinations by the governor himself.

Well at least 'motive' appears to be clearly established.
Posted by: Besoeker || 01/05/2026 10:51 Comments || Top||

#2  When billions $ are on the line...
Posted by: Rex Mundi || 01/05/2026 12:10 Comments || Top||

#3  The question from the beginning was whether he was hearing things created by his brain or whether his claims are true.
Posted by: trailing wife || 01/05/2026 15:52 Comments || Top||

#4  Maybe using a paranoid schizophrenic is just another layer of plausible deniability. "Time to fire up the Air Loom, Mr. Crowley!"
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain || 01/05/2026 16:08 Comments || Top||


Home Front: Politix
Hegseth moves to censure Sen Mark Kelly, review his retirement rank and pay over 'seditious video'
[FoxNews] Hegseth said Kelly knows he is 'still accountable to military justice' and the American people expect it

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., will receive a formal censure letter and that he has directed Secretary of the Navy John Phelan to review the retired Navy captain's retirement rank and pay and provide a recommendation in 45 days, sharply escalating an investigation alleging he made "seditious statements" that undermined military operations.

"Six weeks ago, Senator Mark Kelly — and five other members of Congress — released a reckless and seditious video that was clearly intended to undermine good order and military discipline," Hegseth said in a statement to Fox News Digital. "As a retired Navy Captain who is still receiving a military pension, Captain Kelly knows he is still accountable to military justice. And the Department of War — and the American people — expect justice."

The review could result in a downgrade of Kelly's rank at which he officially retired. As a result, his retirement pay, which is tied to rank, may also be reduced.

Kelly fired back by calling the move "outrageous" and "un-American."

"If Pete Hegseth, the most unqualified Secretary of Defense in our country’s history, thinks he can intimidate me with a censure or threats to demote me or prosecute me, he still doesn’t get it," Kelly said. "I will fight this with everything I’ve got — not for myself, but to send a message back that Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump don’t get to decide what Americans in this country get to say about their government."

A censure letter will also be issued outlining the "totality of Captain Kelly’s reckless misconduct," Hegseth said.

Such a letter typically calls out figures for wrongdoing and can be used to justify reductions in rank, pay or benefits. It also serves as an official warning that future misconduct could result in harsher consequences.

"This Censure is a necessary process step, and will be placed in Captain Kelly’s official and permanent military personnel file," Hegseth said.

The department added that Kelly’s status as a sitting U.S. senator "does not exempt him from accountability, and further violations could result in further action."


Posted by: Chantry || 01/05/2026 11:18 || Comments || Link || [1779 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Good. Bust his ass down to 2nd lt.
Posted by: DarthVader || 01/05/2026 14:10 Comments || Top||

#2  Well Chris, is this enough for you to at least blow a kiss to your fanny?
Posted by: Seeking Cure For Ignorance || 01/05/2026 14:32 Comments || Top||

#3  If he ends up at Leavenworth he'll be a slick-sleeve private.
Posted by: Besoeker || 01/05/2026 15:21 Comments || Top||

#4  Kelly should have suspended his retirement pay when he took another federal office. I mean, you know of any Senators whose worth declined while they were in office?
Posted by: Procopius2k || 01/05/2026 16:07 Comments || Top||

#5  As an officer, Kelly could only be busted down to O-1, not enlisted.
And in the Navy, that's Ensign,not 2nd Lt.
Posted by: Rambler || 01/05/2026 16:23 Comments || Top||

#6  Army here so I don't speak squid ranks ;)
Posted by: DarthVader || 01/05/2026 16:57 Comments || Top||


Tim Walz is expected to announce Monday he is dropping out of 2026 Race for Governor UPDATE: Done, Sen. Amy Klobuchar to run instead
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Update from the Daily Mail at 11:30 a.m. ET:
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz abandons re-election bid amid Somali fraud scandal

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has announced that he will not seek re-election amid an accelerating scandal over welfare fraud that has cost taxpayers billions of dollars.

'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,' Walz said in a statement on Monday morning.

'So I've decided to step out of the race and let others worry about the election while I focus on the work.'

Walz also noted that he 'came to the conclusion' he could not give his all to a political campaign in conversations with his family and 'team over the holidays.'

Senator Amy Klobuchar, the former 2020 presidential candidate, is expected to enter the gubernatorial race as the Democratic favorite.

Klobuchar met with Walz privately yesterday to discuss the transition and is now 'seriously considering' the run, according to the Minnesota Star Tribune.

The announcement comes as Walz has been rocked by scandal over massive fraud involving state welfare, including payments to daycares and COVID-era loans.

The majority of the defendants indicted so far come from the Somali community.


Posted by: 3dc || 01/05/2026 01:54 || Comments || Link || [1811 views] Top|| File under: Commies

#1  Somebody had a talk with him.
Posted by: Super Hose || 01/05/2026 5:53 Comments || Top||

#2  ...Can't possibly imagine why.

Mike
Posted by: MikeKozlowski || 01/05/2026 5:53 Comments || Top||

#3  Minnesota fraud cases, explained: How hundreds of millions allegedly slipped through state programs

For his part, Walz eventually took responsibility for his state’s safety net allegedly being bilked out of millions, saying in December, "This is on my watch, I am accountable for this and, more importantly I am the one that will fix it."
Posted by: Skidmark || 01/05/2026 7:28 Comments || Top||

#4  If his "fellow travelers" are this dumb, no wonder he's bailing...

A link to the actual craigslist post has been deleted
Posted by: Mercutio || 01/05/2026 8:42 Comments || Top||

#5  Hard to campaign from a jail cell
Posted by: DarthVader || 01/05/2026 9:29 Comments || Top||

#6  The SOB is heading for the door, no surprises here.
He can't 'Plead the Fifth Amendment' under testimony as a USG person.
Posted by: Besoeker || 01/05/2026 9:42 Comments || Top||

#7  He should be in Jail.
Posted by: Pearl Angaviter1382 || 01/05/2026 10:34 Comments || Top||

#8  Walz cannot no longer hide behind his 'hick shtick'.

See here to recall his intro as Harris' VP candidate. Buffoonery.

Hickory Sthickory Dock,
Two clowns ran up the clock,
The clock struck one,
and the other one got away.
Posted by: Melancholic || 01/05/2026 11:08 Comments || Top||

#9  He’s out, Senator Amy Klobuchar is in, update added to the article.
Posted by: trailing wife || 01/05/2026 11:30 Comments || Top||

#10  Audit Amy's finances. I bet she is dirty as he is.
Posted by: DarthVader || 01/05/2026 11:49 Comments || Top||

#11  Getting Klobuchar out of the Senate makes it a twofer.
Posted by: Abu Uluque || 01/05/2026 12:06 Comments || Top||

#12  Minnesota needs a Governor who eats salad with a comb!
Posted by: Frank G || 01/05/2026 12:42 Comments || Top||

#13  Corrupt Amy Klobuchar Kickback: Possible Scheme to Appoint Tim Walz to Senate Exposed Early


https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/01/05/corrupt-amy-klobuchar-kickback-possible-scheme-to-appoint-tim-walz-to-senate-exposed-early/
Posted by: NoMoreBS || 01/05/2026 15:29 Comments || Top||

#14  Amy Klobuchar voted to allow senate insider trading. I remember the day. She also was funded by Soros.

Another interesting twist. After Walz murdered thousands of our seniors by locking in with the covid infected, Kobashit introduced (much later) a bill to allow family members to visit. A clear coverup move protecting Walz while Salad comb Amy tried to gain public support. Even despite the largest cold blooded mass murder in our state's history.
TW was correct. Klobuchared met with Stolen Valor Tampax this afternoon. Local pravda press covered that. They will circle the wagons to protect both POS.
Posted by: || 01/05/2026 19:26 Comments || Top||



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