Tim Walz abandons re-election bid amid fraud scandal he allowed to develop in Minnesota

Tim Walz speaks on Night 3 of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024.

Tim Walz, the scandal-plagued governor who in 2024 was picked by Kamala Harris to be No. 2 on a Democrat presidential ticket that failed catastrophically, now has decided his career leading Minnesota is over.

He’s announced that he won’t seek re-election – just as a massive fraud scandal engulfs him and his state.

Potential losses are estimated to run into the billions of taxpayer...