Trump Says Minnesota Fraud Investigation Only the Start, Suggests Other States Next

‘We’re going to get to the bottom of all those. It was a giant scam,’ the president said during New Year’s Eve remarks.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to journalists after signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House on Dec. 18, 2025. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

President Donald Trump said on Dec. 31 that his administration is going to continue to target alleged social services fraud in Minnesota, but said that it’s worse in other states.

“Can you imagine they stole $18 billion?” Trump said during remarks at his New Year’s Eve celebration at Mar-a-Lago on Dec. 31, referring to allegations of fraud in Minnesota.