"Walz said in a statement Monday that he believes he would have won another term but decided "that I can't give a political campaign my all" after what he described as an "extraordinarily difficult year for our state.""
""Donald Trump and his allies - in Washington, in St. Paul, and online - want to make our state a colder, meaner place," Walz said, referring to the Trump administration withholding funds for the programs."
""They want to poison our people against each other by attacking our neighbors. And, ultimately, they want to take away much of what makes Minnesota the best place in America to raise a family.""
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced he is ending his campaign for a third term less than four months after launching his reelection bid. He said he believed he would have won another term but cannot give a political campaign his full effort after an extraordinarily difficult year. Ongoing investigations into fraud in the state's child-care programs influenced the decision. Walz cited President Donald Trump’s use of the child-care issue as a political cudgel and said Trump and his allies are trying to make Minnesota colder and meaner, pit neighbors against each other, and strip away what makes the state a strong place to raise a family.
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