Matthews criticizes Flanagan's answers about fraud
Stacey MatthewsRedState commentator writing as Sister Toldjah
Matthews argues that Flanagan has evaded questions about the fraud scandals and appeared to shift responsibility to Walz.
“has claimed she had no knowledge of anything, and has played the dodge-and-weave game when asked about it in interviews”
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Michele Tafoya’s accusation that Peggy Flanagan is “hiding from” Minnesota’s welfare-fraud scandal
In a September 13, 2026 post, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Michele Tafoya said her Democratic opponent, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, “is hiding from the fraud” in Minnesota’s Feeding Our Future scandal and “let it happen.” Feeding Our Future was a nonprofit that authorities said fraudulently obtained federal child-nutrition funds during the COVID-19 pandemic; its executive director, Aimee Bock, was convicted at trial in 2025. Flanagan was not charged and has not been accused of personally approving fraudulent payments. Asked about the scandal on the podcast Lovett or Leave It on September 20, Flanagan said fraud “is completely unacceptable,” that she supported a new independent inspector general’s office, and that Minnesota is “prosecuting fraudsters” while President Trump “is pardoning the fraudsters” who defraud Medicaid.
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The author criticizes Flanagan's account of her fraud-response role.
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In her signed analysis, Matthews discusses Tafoya's effort to link Flanagan to the administration's fraud record.
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She then reports new federal fraud arrests and recounts Tafoya's response.
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Why this label?
The reference is Flanagan's response to fraud. Matthews expressly criticizes her explanations.
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