{"id":21286,"date":"2026-03-05T01:25:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T01:25:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/2026\/03\/05\/nancy-mace-grills-tim-walz-over-autism-funding-fraud\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T01:25:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T01:25:33","slug":"nancy-mace-grills-tim-walz-over-autism-funding-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/2026\/03\/05\/nancy-mace-grills-tim-walz-over-autism-funding-fraud\/","title":{"rendered":"Nancy Mace Grills Tim Walz Over Autism Funding Fraud"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:relative\" data-narration-container=\"true\">\n<p>Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) grilled Governor Tim Walz (D-MN) during a contentious Capitol Hill hearing addressing the rampant fraud in his state, much of which has been tied to the Somali immigrant community.<\/p>\n<p>Mace specifically asked Walz a series of questions about fraud linked to funding designated to help children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder \u2014 and the Minnesota governor, combative at times, struggled to answer some of the most basic questions about the people in his state.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Tim Walz can\u2019t, or won\u2019t, answer simple questions about the absolutely massive increase in Autism program spending in his state.<\/p>\n<p>These numbers have been circulating publicly for some time.<\/p>\n<p>This is just insane. What a fraud. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eF2nWEL7Le\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/eF2nWEL7Le<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WesternLensman\/status\/2029225712167620779?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Mace began by asking Walz how much the state of Minnesota had spent on autism programs in 2017. Walz at first said that he did not know, and when Mace challenged him directly \u2014 asking whether he\u2019d prepared for the hearing ahead of time \u2014 he argued that he did not know because he was not the governor in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re gonna do some Minnesota math today,\u201d Mace said, and she eventually revealed that Minnesota had spent approximately $1,000,000 on autism programs in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow much money was spent on autism in Minnesota in 2024?\u201d Mace asked then.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t have the number in front of me,\u201d Walz replied. As governor I don\u2019t \u2014\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWere you governor in 2024?\u201d Mace asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was, but I\u2019m not the \u2014\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOkay, so your excuse before, you didn\u2019t know what 2017 autism numbers were because you were not governor, and today you can\u2019t answer the numbers about 2024 as governor and you still said you prepared for this hearing today, it\u2019s unbelievable,\u201d Mace said. \u201c$343,000,000 was spent in 2024. What percent increase is that, from one million to 343 million?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not here to be your prop, go ahead and tell me,\u201d Walz snapped.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAre you governor of Minnesota or not?\u201d Mace asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, I am,\u201d Walz replied.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, when I\u2019m governor of South Carolina, you can sure as hell bet that I\u2019m going to know the math,\u201d Mace shot back, explaining that it those numbers represented a 34,200% increase.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo you know the number of children in Minnesota?\u201d she asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know that Minnesota ranked as a top three state for children in the last year,\u201d Walz said.<\/p>\n<p>Mace asked what the state\u2019s total population was, and Walz knew the answer to that question: \u201c5.7 million.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat is the total population of children in Minnesota?\u201d Mace followed up.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t have the number in front of me,\u201d Walz said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAre you governor of Minnesota?\u201d Mace repeated. \u201cAnd you don\u2019t know the number of children residing in Minnesota? \u2026 As governor, I expect you to know this information. Thank God you\u2019re not the vice president.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/thank-god-youre-not-the-vice-president-nancy-mace-grills-tim-walz-over-autism-funding-fraud\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) grilled Governor Tim Walz (D-MN) during a contentious Capitol Hill hearing addressing the rampant fraud in his state, much of which has been tied to the Somali immigrant community. 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