The Trump administration announced Wednesday it’s freezing more than a quarter‑billion dollars in Medicaid reimbursements to the state of Minnesota. In announcing the move, Vice President JD Vance cited a fraud scandal that’s been linked to a handful of Somali Americans in Minneapolis. Nearly 1.3 million people in Minnesota receive some form of Medicaid coverage — about a quarter of all state residents. In a statement, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz condemned the Trump administration’s actions, writing, “The agents Trump allegedly sent to investigate fraud are shooting protesters and arresting children. His DOJ is gutting the U.S. attorney’s office and crippling their ability to prosecute fraud. And every week Trump pardons another fraudster.”