Social media erupts after Minnesota AG posts about cracking down on fraud: 'You're kidding right?'
Keith Ellison roundly mocked as $9B fraud scandal rocks Minnesota
By Andrew Mark Miller Fox News
Published December 22, 2025 10:00am EST
Minnesota’s attorney general was widely mocked by conservatives on social media over the weekend for a social media post touting his work to crack down on fraudsters at the same time a massive fraud scandal that could total up to $9 billion has exploded in the state over the last several years.
"Scammers thought Minnesotans were easy targets," Democrat Keith Ellison, who has been Minnesota attorney general since 2019, posted on X on Friday in a message that is approaching 1 million views.
"They were wrong. From student loan scams to fake utility callers, we shut them down this year — fast."
Ellison’s video, where he promoted various wins cracking down on robocalls and online scams, was blasted online by those pointing out the fraud scandal involving government agencies and welfare programs that has rocked the state under his watch.
"Arsonist claims to be fire fighter….," GOP Sen. Ted Cruz posted on X.
"Seriously?" Former sports broadcaster Michelle Tafoya, rumored to be mulling a run for Senate in Minnesota, posted on X.
"How could your team make this video when it was under your nose that Somalis in your state stole up to $9 billion of taxpayer funds meant to help Americans in need?" Post Millennial senior editor Andy Ngo posted on X.
"Spare us your feign outrage, Keith," Minnesota Republican Rep. Tom Emmer posted on X. "You’ve done nothing but enable and exacerbate fraud in Minnesota. This all happened on your watch. Welcome to the party."
"Scammers were right," former federal prosecutor Joe Teirab, who worked on the Feeding Our Future fraud case in the state, posted on X. "Minnesota was an easy target. That’s why they stole literally BILLIONS of dollars from us."
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