Tim Walz says he will not run for third term as Minnesota governor
by Rachel Leingang in Minneapolis from World news | The Guardian on (#72K8K)
Announcement comes after ongoing fraud of social services cases became focus of ire for Republicans and Trump
Tim Walz, the Democratic governor of Minnesota who ran for vice-president in 2024, announced on Monday that he is abandoning his quest for a third term in office.
The move comes after ongoing fraud of social services cases caught the attention of US Republicans, including Donald Trump, who then used the cases as a pretext to go after Somali residents.
Walz said in a statement that he wasn't able to give a political campaign my all".
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