Minnesota Democratic Gov.Tim Walz’s viral jab at President Donald Trump over the troubled Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool cleanup drew swift blowback from critics online, who pointed to the massive fraud scandal that unfolded in Minnesota under Walz’s watch."Found an imaginary problem, said only they could fix it, didn’t listen to experts, hired buddies who grifted millions, failed miserably, bragged how great it went," Walz wrote on Friday in a post on X with over 3.5 million views.
"The entire Trump presidency in a nutshell."Walz was reacting to a news report about the issues the Trump administration has had cleaning up the historic reflecting pool next to the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., which has recently become fodder for Democrats in response to peeling paint and algae growth just weeks after a $14.8 million restoration project was completed. Walz’s post, which was received well by some of his supporters, was widely criticized by conservatives, who suggested that Walz’s inability to stop the scammers involved in the massive fraud scandal that unfolded under his watch makes his opinion on the Reflecting Pool less convincing.TIM WALZ FIRES BACK AT TRUMP ACCUSATION OF 'INCOMPETENCE,' DODGES ON RESPONSIBILITY FOR FRAUD IN MINNESOTAGov.Tim Walz’s post drew praise from some supporters, but conservatives quickly turned the criticism back on the governor.
(Andrew Harnik/Getty Images ; Mehmet Eser/Anadolu via Getty Images)"I'm sorry, TIM WALZ is accusing someone else of enabling grifting?" journalist Mark Hemingway posted on X."From the dude who gave us all those ‘Learing Centers,’" Fox Business senior correspondent Charles Gasparino posted on X."Tim Walz: Are you describing yourself?" Minnesota Staff Fraud Reporting Commentary, an account representing more than 480 Minnesota state staff members who have sounded the alarm on fraud in the state, posted on X.WALZ APPROVAL RATING CRATERS TO LOWEST LEVEL EVER AND TRAILS TRUMP AMID MASSIVE FRAUD...