The Minnesota Medicaid fraud scandal seems to be getting worse by the day. It currently clocks in at $9 billion, and I wouldn’t be surprised if that tally gets even higher. And now, the FBI is getting involved. I’ve said before that fraud like this doesn’t happen without being allowed at the highest levels. So, how do we stop it? More specifically, how do we stop the endless fraud plaguing blue states?
There’s only one surefire way to do it, and Scott Jennings nailed it during CNN’s NewsNight on Monday night.
The segment focused on the massive fraud tied to Minnesota’s Somali community, but the conversation quickly revealed the real problem. Democrats say they oppose fraud in theory, but they recoil the moment accountability gets too close to home.
Christine Quinn, president and CEO of WIN (formerly Women In Need) and vice chair of the New York State Democratic Committee, opened with the usual lip service. “Look, if there’s fraud there or anywhere else as it relates to Medicaid, it should be rooted out. And whoever perpetrated it should be prosecuted. No question,” she said.
It went downhill from there.
Quinn pivoted to exactly what you’d expect a Democrat would say. She accused President Trump of saying “horrible things” about the Somali community and claimed he had “call[ed] the community garbage,” arguing there was “no need” for such language. She warned about the dangers of “turning up the rhetoric,” even as billions in taxpayer dollars vanished.
Quinn also tried to dilute responsibility by noting that the fraud had “long been known” and suggesting both parties shared the blame. “Let’s not make pretend this all happened overnight,” she said.
Ah, yes, the “both parties” defense we’ve heard so much about.
Host Abby Phillip stepped in to push back on the idea that nothing had been done, citing prosecutions announced by Attorney General Pam Bondi. “According to Pam Bondi, 98 individuals have been charged, 85 of them from Somali descent, 60 have been found guilty in court,” Phillip said. She emphasized that some cases dated back to the previous administration and insisted that claims of unchecked fraud were “completely false.”
That’s when Scott Jennings said what Democrats clearly didn’t want to hear.
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“Yes, some people have been held accountable,” Jennings acknowledged. “But I think in the opinion of most Republicans, not nearly enough.” Then he got to the heart of it. “Truthfully, until somebody in a position of power, until somebody in a position in Minnesota — elected position — who was in charge of administering this or having some oversight over it goes to jail, it’s honestly never going to stop.” He didn’t mention him by name, but I’m sure he was referring to Gov. Tim Walz.
Obviously, the problem is bigger than just one state. “Look [at] what’s going on in blue states across the country,” Jennings said. “Nine billion in Minnesota, 70 billion in fraud in California, cooking the crime stats in Washington, D.C.”
Phillip tried to cut him off, but Jennings pressed on. “When is someone in a position of power going to go to jail for the rampant fraud?” he asked. As the host interrupted again, he made the point impossible to ignore. “You can put all the low-level people in jail you want, but until somebody in charge goes to jail, it won’t stop.”
This was another watershed moment on CNN.
— Overton (@overton_news) December 30, 2025
Scott Jennings used his voice to speak for the millions of Americans fed up with fraud running roughshod in blue states across the country.
Abby Phillip tried to push her narrative about the Somali fraud scheme in Minnesota...but… pic.twitter.com/MfN93LqyOt
That’s the formula Democrats refuse to accept. Blue-state fraud continues because the people who oversee these programs let it happen without facing consequences. Until elected officials and senior administrators start doing perp walks alongside the “low-level people,” the money will keep disappearing, and the excuses will keep flowing. It's time to see real accountability happen for those at the highest levels behind this fraud.
