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Fred Onyango

Minnesota loses Federal child care funding as FBI and DHS escalate fraud crackdown after viral YouTuber allegations

On Dec. 26, Nick Shirley took to X and YouTube to post a 42 minute documentary where he did spot checks on a handful of federally funded institutions in Minnesota that are owned by Somali immigrants. Over the past few days the documentary has only grown and captured public interest — prompting Sec. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Department of Health and Human Services to announce a freeze to the state’s child care funding.

The video is definitely going to be one of the main political stories in early 2026. President Donald Trump has already expressed his distaste for Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar, even going as far as making personal jabs about her personal life. Furthermore, Trump has also made his distaste for Gov. Tim Walz even more clear and used one of his unhinged Truth Social posts to call him a slur.

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