Tim Walz Just Told the Biggest Lie Of His Political Career – Which Is Ending, By The Way
Not only are Democrats masters at gaslighting, they are also very good at a) shifting blame; b) refusing to take responsibility for their actions; and c) lying like it’s their job. Enter Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.
This is the same man who branded ICE the “Gestapo” and declared Minnesota “at war” with the federal government now insists he’s never used inflammatory language—after yesterday’s shooting. Oh, and he referred to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem as an “executioner.”
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Walz 1 minute later: “Kristi Noem was judge, jury, and basically executioner yesterday.”
This guy is – well, he’s something I can’t write:
As Democrats nationwide labeled an ICE agent—targeted by a speeding car—a “murderer,” Walz announced he was deploying the National Guard to protect Minnesotans from “rogue” federal agents.
But none of that, we’re told, is inflammatory. And naturally, no one has been inflamed.
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After all, his lieutenant governor openly urged Minnesotans to use their “bodies” to obstruct ICE law enforcement—and, right on cue, they have.
Walz is now explicitly invoking the Civil War as inspiration—which should give any sane observer pause. He declares himself “at war” with the federal government, brands law enforcement officers “rogue,” talks openly about deploying armed military troops to expel them from the state, and casually labels the Secretary of Homeland Security an “executioner.”
And yet he insists on controlling the investigation—assuring the public that he and his employees will, of course, be perfectly fair and dispassionate.
This is the same Tim Walz who gave rioters free rein to burn parts of Minneapolis to the ground, including a police precinct. He waited days to deploy the National Guard to defend the city—but needed only hours to float using it to evict federal law enforcement.
Walz is now walking back some of his earlier remarks—not out of principle, but because he was openly describing an insurrection, which would be an open invitation for President Trump to deploy a lot of federal troops into the state. Even so, he continues to escalate the rhetoric, just more carefully.
Low-level violence is already simmering on our streets, and it is close to boiling over. ICE agents here and across the country are being showered with death threats—and Democratic Party politicians are not restraining the mob, but inciting it.
Tim Walz and Keith Ellison—who now wants control of the investigation—have, shall we say, every incentive to keep tensions boiling. Both are entangled in serious allegations involving federal tax dollars, and nothing rallies the left faster than a manufactured showdown with Trump over immigration enforcement.
And to think, this jack leg almost became our vice president. Meanwhile, let’s be clear about one thing: The Democratic Party is escalating the rhetoric because it wants this confrontation—and needs it. They have been baiting, taunting, and agitating until violence was no longer a risk, but an outcome.
“Wouldn’t it be a shame if this guy who took the life of Renee Good in Minneapolis, if he didn’t make it through the week? Would it be a shame? Can we find out?”
“As soon as someone shares his address, it’s going all over the place.”
Not all Democrats are Trump-deranged lunatics, but all Trump-deranged lunatics seem to be Democrats.
IT ALL CAME OUT' – GAVIN NEWSOM BLOWS UP AFTER BEING EXPOSED LIVE ON AIR
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As the 2028 presidential election cycle rapidly approaches, life is getting increasingly complicated for California Governor Gavin Newsom.
The ambitious Democrat, widely expected to declare his candidacy for his party's highest nomination, is currently drowning in a massive, rapidly expanding ethics scandal centered on hundreds of millions of dollars in questionable corporate donations. As federal investigators continue to circle both the governor and his wife, First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom, the sheer scale of his fundraising tactics is raising serious alarm bells across the political spectrum.
At the absolute center of this controversy is Newsom’s unprecedented and unapologetic use of "behested payments"—a controversial practice in California law that allows elected officials to personally solicit massive, unlimited donations from deep-pocketed corporations, wealthy individuals, and labor unions to fund specific charities or government initiatives.
While technically legal under the state's highly permissive rules, government watchdogs and ethics experts are fiercely arguing that these payments represent a glaring, dangerous loophole. It essentially allows special interests—many of whom have active, highly lucrative business before the state of California—to gain massive political influence and curry favor with the governor, entirely outside the strict boundaries of traditional campaign finance laws.
The $347 Million Man
According to official California disclosure records, the scale at which Newsom utilizes this loophole is utterly staggering. Since 2011, Newsom has reported soliciting more than $347 million in behested payments.
To put that massive figure into perspective, data from the California Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) reveals that all elected officials statewide combined directed roughly $556 million in behested payments between 2011 and 2026. Newsom alone accounted for nearly two-thirds—a whopping 62%—of that total.
By stark contrast, his predecessor, former Democratic Governor Jerry Brown, reportedly solicited a relatively modest $35 million in behested payments during his entire tenure.
"Behested payments are ripe for abuse," warned Sean McMorris of California Common Cause, pointing out the obvious ethical minefield created when powerful elected officials lean on organizations that have direct business before the government.
The Optics of Influence Peddling
The ethical concerns are not just hypothetical; they are rooted in a pattern of massive corporate donations followed by highly favorable state actions.
Public reports have raised serious questions about several major donors who opened their checkbooks at Newsom's behest and later benefited immensely from state contracts or policy decisions. For example, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the healthcare giant Blue Shield donated a staggering $20 million to initiatives heavily supported by Newsom. Shortly thereafter, the corporation was miraculously awarded a highly lucrative, no-bid state contract related to vaccine distribution.
Similarly, the Kaiser Foundation contributed nearly $10 million before securing a significantly expanded role in California’s massive Medi-Cal program. In another instance, the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria donated millions to organizations associated with the governor and his wife’s initiatives. Later, they benefited significantly from favorable state decisions involving tribal gaming matters, including efforts to block a rival casino from opening nearby.
While proving an explicit, legal quid pro quo is notoriously difficult, critics argue that the actual transaction is irrelevant. The concern is that the system inherently encourages and rewards a "pay-to-play" culture. Assemblyman David Tangipa slammed the practice, describing behested payments as a blatant form of "political influence peddling," boldly arguing that just because the system is legal does not mean it isn't deeply corrupt.
The Family Business and Federal Heat
The issue has drawn even fiercer scrutiny because millions of these corporate dollars have been funneled directly into organizations tightly linked to the governor’s inner circle. Approximately $4.8 million in behested donations were routed to the California Partners Project, a nonprofit organization co-founded by Jennifer Siebel Newsom. For many critics, corporate money flowing into a charity run by the governor's wife creates, at the very least, a glaring appearance of a massive conflict of interest.
The intense debate over this influence-peddling loophole comes at a highly precarious time for the governor. Newsom recently acknowledged that both he and his wife are currently the subjects of multiple, ongoing federal investigations. While neither has been charged with any wrongdoing, and the Department of Justice has remained completely tight-lipped about the exact nature of the inquiries, the specter of a federal probe casts a dark cloud over his 2028 presidential ambitions.
A "Laughable Slap on the Wrist"
Adding insult to injury for government transparency advocates, Newsom recently agreed to pay a $31,500 ethics fine handed down by the state's campaign finance watchdog, the FPPC. The fine was levied after the commission found that Newsom flagrantly failed to legally report 36 separate behested payments—totaling more than $5.6 million—within the required 30-day timeframe.
The late disclosures involved massive corporate donations solicited during the 2024 and 2025 Los Angeles wildfires, pulling in vast sums from corporate titans like BlackRock, Amazon, Lockheed Martin, and Anthem Blue Cross. While Newsom's office brushed off the violation as a mere paperwork oversight during an emergency, critics blasted the $31,500 penalty as a "laughable slap on the wrist" for a wealthy politician manipulating a quarter-billion-dollar shadow fundraising system. This marks the second time Newsom has been fined for late reporting of these payments, having previously paid a $13,000 fine in 2024.
Supporters of the governor are quick to point out that these behested donations have funded critical public initiatives, including wildfire relief and charitable causes. However, the public benefit of those projects does absolutely nothing to eliminate the massive concerns surrounding transparency, corporate influence, and the ability of powerful special interests to funnel unlimited cash into causes promoted by the state's most powerful executive.
As Newsom attempts to position himself as the future of the Democratic Party, the growing scandal surrounding his $347 million loophole is forcing a national reckoning. The American people are left to wonder: if this is how Gavin Newsom runs California, how exactly would he run the country?
