Grage accuses Flanagan of failing to stop fraud despite her place in government
Dustin GrageMinnesota conservative journalist and Townhall columnist
Grage accuses Flanagan of failing to stop fraud while serving as the state's second-ranking official. He posts the criticism as a reply to her attack on corruption in the Trump administration.
“You had a seat at the table every step of the way and did nothing to stop the billions fraud.”
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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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Grage responds by accusing Flanagan of failing to stop fraud while holding the lieutenant governor's office. His accusation is a political statement.
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Flanagan's original post calls the Trump administration corrupt and says the grift must stop.
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Grage's reply includes an image and draws responses about Flanagan's record.
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The reference is Flanagan's responsibility for Minnesota fraud and the criticism of her response. The speaker criticizes her record or supports holding her politically accountable for the administration's failures.
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