Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem issued an ominous warning to California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) after President Donald Trump introduced a fraud investigation into the state of California.
“Oh, we’ll be there,” she boasted to Fox News’ Jesse Watters on Tuesday. “We think that this is just the tip of the iceberg. So Minnesota is unbelievable, what we’ve seen, but it is leading us to networks all over the country and overseas, and we’re gonna follow every single one of them.”
In current weeks, Trump has been utilizing allegations of fraud at day care facilities as grounds for elevated federal legislation enforcement actions in Minnesota. Some of these actions have had lethal penalties.
Calling Homeland Security Investigations “an incredible team of individuals who go after human traffickers [and] sex traffickers,” Noem stated that “the fraud that we have in our public programs” is “absolutely” tied to California.
“We’re gonna come to you, Governor Newsom, and we’re going to arrest every single individual that has ties to this kind of stealing of taxpayer dollars and we will hold them accountable,” she added. “We’ll bring them to justice.”
Trump introduced in a Truth Social submit on Tuesday {that a} “Fraud Investigation of California has begun,” however didn’t present any particular particulars in regards to the alleged probe.
“California, under Governor Gavin Newscum, is more corrupt than Minnesota, if that’s possible??? The Fraud Investigation of California has begun. Thank you for your attention to this matter!,” the president wrote.
Newsom’s press workplace responded to Trump’s claims in an X submit on Tuesday, writing “HAHAHAHAHA. Donald Trump is a deranged, habitual liar whose relationship with reality ended years ago.”
Watch a clip from Noem’s Fox News look beneath.
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