<![CDATA[Gov. Tim Walz is scrambling to deflect blame as a massive Minnesota Medicaid fraud scandal continues to expose failures on his watch. He held a news conference on Friday and admitted an “organized group of fraudsters” exploited the system, but he tried desperately to shift the blame from the Somali community. He used a press conference to spread responsibility broadly, inject race into the discussion, blaming “white men” for the fraud, and even blaming Donald Trump for drawing attention to the problem.]]>