Honored for her laissez-faire approach to government oversight, and her skill at passing. Asked on “Morning Joe” whether she bears any responsibility for fraud in Minnesota programs that federal investigators say could top $9 billion, the state’s second-in-command for seven years took a deep breath, looked straight into the camera, and made a John-Stockton-like pass, of the buck, to her former boss.
“I would say, the governor says the buck stops with him. More should have been done sooner, and I agree.”
Source: MS NOW “Morning Joe,” Aug. 13, 2026
Photo: Office of Governor Tim Walz & Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)