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Watching the Whip 👀 Daily accountability on Rep. Tom Emmer (MN-06) Votes • Tweets • Money 📬 mn06watch.substack.com mn06watch.com

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MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 7h

Whip's log, Stardate October 1, 2026 (district 3 of 56): Emmer campaigned in Virginia's 1st for Rep. Rob Wittman. Cook: Lean R. A Post-Schar poll had Democrat Shannon Taylor up 50-46. $5,000 from Emmer's PAC. mn06watch.com/articles/on-...

On the Road, and Back Home

He says he'll hit 56 more districts before Election Day. Each stop, logged after it's public: what he said, the race, both candidates' records, and the FEC money.

MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Log update, stop 4: Emmer campaigned in Kentucky's 4th for Ed Gallrein, who beat Rep. Thomas Massie in the May primary. Solid R seat; $7,000 from Emmer's committees, all after the primary was decided. Back home: St. Cloud LIVE profiled both MN-06 candidates. mn06watch.com/articles/on-...

On the Road, and Back Home

He says he'll hit 56 more districts before Election Day. Each stop, logged after it's public: what he said, the race, both candidates' records, and the FEC money.

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MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

St. Cloud LIVE profiled both MN-06 candidates. We checked all 30 claims against the record, same rules for both. Emmer: "Real wages are up." BLS: real hourly pay fell 0.3%. Chapin: "about 15" town halls. His count: 19. mn06watch.com/articles/pre...

Press Check: What the Candidates Told Voters, Checked

The MN-06 race is finally getting covered. We check what Rep. Tom Emmer and Doug Chapin tell reporters against the public record, by the same rules. First up: St. Cloud LIVE's profiles of both candida...

MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Emmer pledged 56 more districts before Election Day. We're logging every stop. Next to it: what his own district gets. Since Sept. 17, open town halls: Emmer 0, Chapin 1. Local press requests answered: 0 of 3 vs. 3 of 3. mn06watch.com/articles/on-...

On the Road, and Back Home

He says he'll hit 56 more districts before Election Day. Each stop, logged after it's public: what he said, the race, both candidates' records, and the FEC money.

MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Emmer says he'll hit 56 more districts before Election Day. In his own since early voting opened: no town hall, no debate, no answer to the local paper or KSTP. His words: "If you have the right incumbent..." mn06watch.substack.com/p/the-right-...

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The Right Incumbent: Emmer’s 56 Districts, and His Own

MN-06 Daily: September 28, 2026

MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

In March, Rep. Emmer said AG Ellison should go to jail "if" donations after a meeting proved a quid pro quo. On Friday the "if" was gone. So we applied his standard to his own FTX record. RvR #21: mn06watch.substack.com/p/the-elliso...

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RvR #21 — The Ellison Test

Tom Emmer says a meeting followed by campaign money is evidence of a quid pro quo. Here’s what happens when you run his test on him — and why we still won’t call it one.

MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Emmer says AG Ellison is "charging just ONE criminal" in a child-meal fraud case. The case was civil. The nonprofit pays $18.5M, everything it had left, and dissolves. Ellison is recommending charges to prosecutors. mn06watch.substack.com/p/just-one-c...

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“Just ONE Criminal”

Emmer says Ellison is "charging just ONE criminal." The case was civil, the nonprofit paid all it had left, and the 2021 tape has more context.

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MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Emmer posted that "unconfirmed reports allege a Somali gang shot up" an Edina church. In the report he drew on, "Somalis" described the teens being shot at. Police say the church wasn't the target and haven't described the shooters. mn06watch.substack.com/p/unconfirme...

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Unconfirmed Reports

MN-06 Daily: September 24, 2026

MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Emmer told the Washington Post his job is "a customer service office" where the members "are our customers." Same week: early voting opened, a district paper printed that he didn't answer its questions, and he rallied in Virginia. mn06watch.substack.com/p/the-custom...

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“The Customer Is Right”

MN-06 Daily: September 21, 2026

MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

We sent both MN-06 campaigns the same 13 questions — taxes, health care, ICE, tariffs, Iran, SAVE Act, fraud, farm bill, data centers, abortion, guns, term limits. Each tied to a real vote or bill. Chapin answered all 13. Emmer didn't respond. So we built his column from his record. 🧵

MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

"This is a short-duration event... you will see these prices tumble down again." Tom Emmer, WCCO, March 23. Gas that week: $3.96. Today: $4.32. Diesel: $5.38 to $6.29. Day 202 of the war. mn06watch.substack.com/p/a-short-du...

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“A Short-Duration Event”

MN-06 Daily: September 18, 2026

MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Minnesota's 6th District has more people than any district in the state. Since Doug Chapin entered the race in July 2025, we can find 18 news stories naming both him and Tom Emmer. The 7th District, eight points safer, produced the same number. mn06watch.com/articles/why...

Why Isn't Anyone Covering This Race?

Minnesota's largest and fastest-growing congressional district has produced eighteen news stories naming both candidates. A district eight points safer produced the same number. Five explanations, tes...

MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Twenty-five years ago this morning I was a junior at Armstrong High School in Plymouth. Second-hour world history, the TV already on, nobody teaching. What I remember isn't the speeches. It's the quiet. mn06watch.substack.com/p/never-forget

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MN-06 Daily: September 11, 2026

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MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Sept. 3: Rep. Tom Emmer says he believes he'll be at the State Fair "over the weekend." Sept. 5-6: no posts. No record he went. Sept. 9, from Dallas: "Minnesota, we're ready for you at the convention!" Today's MN-06 Daily: mn06watch.substack.com/p/minnesota-...

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“Minnesota, We’re Ready for You”

MN-06 Daily: September 10, 2026

MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Thursday morning, the House Majority Whip told CNBC three times: "The House has done its work." Thursday afternoon, leadership canceled the last two weeks of September and sent the House home again.

MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Aug 28, on his official House page, Tom Emmer posted a 2:10 video explaining the job of Majority Whip. In 400 words it never says Minnesota, district, or Sixth. The only constituents in it belong to other members. mn06watch.substack.com/p/all-that-i...

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“All That Is Important Is That I Respect Them”

MN-06 Daily: August 31, 2026

MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

The MN-06 poll everyone reported as Emmer 50 / Chapin 40 is the informed ballot - measured after voters heard a biography of each candidate. The actual ballot test is 51-39. We obtained the full PPP toplines and crosstabs from the Chapin campaign.

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MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Rep. Tom Emmer, last November: “You’re gonna elect a Marxist who wants government-owned grocery stores.” That’s not name-calling. It’s a criterion. By the day he said it, the federal government owned 9.9% of Intel — bought with CHIPS money he voted against.

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MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Two Minnesotans testified at the same federal hearing for the same company. Klobuchar: "I'm not here to prejudge the outcome." Emmer: "act decisively." Cambria's CEO and chairman gave Emmer $319,050. Klobuchar got nothing. Neither man is Emmer's constituent. mn06watch.substack.com/p/emmer-camb...

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RvR #19: The Countertop Tariff

Emmer testified for quartz tariffs benefiting Cambria. FEC filings show $319,050 from its executives, none of whom live in his district.

MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Nine days home for the August work period. Rep. Emmer's record: 3 national interviews, 0 Minnesota outlets, 0 public district events, 0 press releases since Aug 6. Over 1,000 days since his last public town hall. Receipts: mn06watch.substack.com/p/look-and-s...

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“Look and Sound, Be From the District”

MN-06 Daily: August 21, 2026

MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Emmer won his primary with 81%. In ten days around it: Fox Business, Fox News twice, Newsmax, Family Research Council radio, Fox News Digital. Interviews with a Minnesota outlet: none we can find. Over 1,000 days since his last in-person town hall. mn06watch.substack.com/p/always-gre...

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“Always Great to Have You on the Program”

MN-06 Daily: August 13, 2026

MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Emmer posted that 172,000 jobs were added in May and said "Trust Trump." Two revisions later it's 63,000. No post about that. Under Biden, 30 jobs reports beat forecast. He credited zero. mn06watch.substack.com/p/rvr-18-tru...

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RvR #18: Trust Trump

Tom Emmer celebrated 172,000 jobs in May. Two revisions later, 109,000 of them were gone. He has not mentioned it.

MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Tom Emmer's name was on the printed Farmfest slate for the Aug. 4 MN-06 forum. He was the only incumbent who didn't appear. His office cites foot surgery. We take him at his word. The record before April is the story. mn06watch.substack.com/p/the-empty-...

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The Empty Chair Tour Continues

MN-06 Daily: August 6, 2026

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MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Tom Emmer's first 11 days of recess: Fox Business, Fox News, and a think tank's new radio show. A public event in his own district? No record found. 1,090 days since his last in-person town hall. The catch-up Daily: mn06watch.substack.com/p/three-cabl...

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Three Cable Hits, Zero Town Halls

MN-06 Daily: August 3, 2026

MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Emmer told Alpha News that a Somali gang attacked a high school basketball player and "nobody knows that because our press would not tell you that." The Star Tribune reported it, named all five people charged, and fact-checked the same claim a year ago. Today's Daily:

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"Our Press Would Not Tell You"

MN-06 Daily: July 23, 2026

MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Tom Emmer has recommended Hayek's "The Road to Serfdom" four times in ten months. The book endorses a guaranteed minimum income and calls the case for social insurance "very strong." He's never mentioned that part. Today's MN-06 Daily: mn06watch.substack.com/p/required-r...

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Required Reading

MN-06 Daily: July 21, 2026

MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Trump gave Mike Lindell his "complete and total endorsement" for MN governor. The MN GOP chair broke with the pick within hours. Everyone agrees Lindell is extreme. We put his platform next to Tom Emmer's current record. Six of eight planks match. New Rhetoric vs. Reality:

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RvR #17: Complete and Total

Trump endorsed Mike Lindell for governor. Minnesota's political class called it a five-alarm fire. Put Lindell's platform next to Tom Emmer's current record and there's not much distance between them.

MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

MN-06's Tom Emmer spent last week casting 8 floor votes and sending 37 posts. The two biggest weren't in his feed: a YES to bar ALL US funding to the UN (136-291, every YES a Republican), and a SAVE Act rider on a spending bill. Receipts, not rage: mn06watch.substack.com/p/the-votes-...

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Emmer Voted to Defund the UN. He Didn't Tell You He Did It.

House Whip Tom Emmer voted to bar all U.S. funding to the UN and carried the SAVE Act into a spending bill last week — neither appeared in his 37 posts.

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MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Emmer called an upside-down flag "SICK." The same flag flew outside Justice Alito's home after Jan 6 — and it's protected speech under Texas v. Johnson. When the symbol flies for a cause you support, is it still "SICK"? Today's MN-06 Daily: mn06watch.substack.com/p/sick-and-i...

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"SICK" and "INSANE"

MN-06 Daily: July 9, 2026

MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

A NY Post headline said immigration caused a "30% rise in home prices." Rep. Emmer boosted it. The Dallas Fed paper it cites says ~30% of the GROWTH — about 6.6%. Four times smaller. A conservative writer flagged it first. Today's Daily: mn06watch.substack.com/p/the-missin...

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The Missing Word

MN-06 Daily: July 6th, 2026

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MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

For a decade, Emmer's loudest objection to the Obama Iran deal was the money. Now there's a $300 billion deal to rebuild the Iran we just bombed. Klobuchar objected out loud. Emmer? Not a word. Same man. Bigger check. Silence: mn06watch.substack.com/p/rvr-16-bef...

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RvR #16: Before The Money

Tom Emmer's Israel votes came a decade before the AIPAC-funded trip. They have been consistent ever since. The receipts, and the timeline.

MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Tom Emmer voted against the Iran nuclear deal in 2015-six years before AIPAC even had a PAC, a decade before the $30,921 AIPAC-funded trip. The money didn't buy the votes. The votes came first. Which raises a harder question about the judgment itself. New RvR: mn06watch.substack.com/p/rvr-16-bef...

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RvR #16: Before The Money

Tom Emmer's Israel votes came a decade before the AIPAC-funded trip. They have been consistent ever since. The receipts, and the timeline.

MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

The Fourth is a holiday about a country — and MN-06 holds a lot of that country inside it. There's more than one way to love it, and no office gets to certify which way is real. How all three House candidates spent the week, going into the 250th: mn06watch.substack.com/p/the-exampl...

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The Example At The Top

MN-06 Daily: July 2, 2026

MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Rep Tom Emmer's last recorded vote was June 25. As his caucus revolted and the defense-bill rule collapsed 198-224, the Majority Whip missed all 6 votes on June 29-30— including his own leadership's rule. 0 interviews. 0 statements. His accounts posted 11 times mn06watch.substack.com/p/wheres-emmer

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MN-06 Daily: July 1, 2026

MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Five days after telling Somalis to "go the hell back," Rep. Tom Emmer has an answer — for the group that condemned him, not for the remarks. 9 MN newsrooms covered it. His office called an interview "a total waste of time."

MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

A bill protecting seniors from financial fraud passed the House 414–2 on June 25. A Republican wrote it; a Democrat co-led it; the only 2 no votes were Republicans. Rep. Emmer's newsletter credited "House Republicans." 414–2 is what working together looks like. mn06watch.substack.com/p/thanks-to-...

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"Thanks To House Republicans"

MN-06 Daily: June 29, 2026

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MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

2016: Emmer called MN's Somali community one of "the fastest-assimilating populations we've had." 2026: he says they "don't assimilate" and should "go the hell back." Same man. Same community. Full record on MN-06 Watch: mn06watch.substack.com/p/doomed-to-...

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Doomed to Repeat It

MN-06 Daily: June 26, 2026

MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Tom Emmer, off-script at a DC town hall today: immigrants who "don't assimilate" should "go the hell back" — pausing to name Somali. In 2015 he called Somalis the fastest-assimilating group he'd seen. Receipt + C-SPAN clip: mn06watch.substack.com/p/im-done-be...

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"I'm Done Being Careful"

MN-06 Daily: June 25, 2026

MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

New, in the Minnesota Reformer: Tom Emmer's son is chief counsel for investigations on the House Oversight Committee. Emmer amplifies its Minnesota fraud and COVID work constantly. On its Epstein depositions — which his son personally opened — he's silent. minnesotareformer.com/2026/06/25/r...

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Rep. Tom Emmer highlights House Oversight work, unless it involves Epstein • Minnesota Reformer

On the Minnesota investigation, the elder Emmer has been relentless. On the committee's Epstein work, he has said nothing.

MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

At noon, Trump was set to sign the biggest federal housing bill in a generation. GOP leadership was on stage touting it. Then he cancelled the signing — until Congress passes a separate election bill. The bill passed 358–32. The Whip hasn't said a word. mn06watch.substack.com/p/the-signin...

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MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Emmer told Fox that last year's tax law means "illegals can no longer access Medicaid. Huge savings." They were already ineligible. The law actually cuts lawfully present immigrants — and doesn't take effect until Oct 1, 2026. MN-06 Daily: mn06watch.substack.com/p/huge-savings

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MN-06 Daily: June 19, 2026

MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

For 11 years, Tom Emmer called easing Iran sanctions "appeasement" — a "fantasy land deal," a "$6B ransom" — whenever a Democrat did it. Trump's new 14-point Iran deal does exactly that. Emmer's response: silence. Today's MN-06 Daily: mn06watch.substack.com/p/the-presid...

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The President of Peace, Silent on the Peace

MN-06 Daily: June 17, 2026

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MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Tom Emmer called Operation Metro Surge a win — "4,000… the worst of the worst," over and over, on every channel. The people that sweep produced went into a $45B detention system he whipped the votes to expand. Today's MN-06 Daily follows the chain. 🔗 mn06watch.substack.com/p/the-beds-h...

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The Beds He Built

MN-06 Daily: June 12, 2026

MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Tom Emmer's son is chief counsel for investigations on the House Oversight Committee. Emmer amplifies that committee's Minnesota fraud and COVID work constantly. On its Epstein depositions — which his son personally opened — he's silent. New on MN-06 Watch: mn06watch.substack.com/p/emmer-son-...

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The Whip, His Son, and the One Investigation He Won't Tweet About

MN-06 Daily: June 10, 2026

MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

"Fraudsters and their enablers need to be held accountable. Full stop." - Emmer, this week. Same week: he championed a crypto bill with no bar on the President's family profiting. The fix died in his chamber, 21-30. New Daily: mn06watch.substack.com/p/full-stop

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MN-06 Daily: June 9, 2026

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MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Tom Emmer called this an economic "golden age" in January — then backed a war that pushed gas and grocery prices up. This week: a tax-cut victory lap. I did the kitchen-table math for a median MN-06 household. mn06watch.substack.com/p/the-golden...

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The Golden Age, Itemized

MN-06 Daily: June 3, 2026

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MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

The Minnesota GOP spent Saturday in Duluth unable to count its own votes. Ten ballots, a multi-hour delay, and delegates of the "party of election integrity" arguing they couldn't certify the result — because the electronic clickers failed.

MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

On CNBC last Friday, Tom Emmer explained his job: "You take care of the people at home first. You're their voice." The seven days that followed: 6 national TV hits. 0 in-district events. 0 Memorial Day appearances we can find. 1,023 days since his last town hall. The week in receipts 👇

MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Tom Emmer in 2015 called a negotiated nuclear deal with Iran "fantasy land" — "a legal pathway to a nuclear weapon." In 2026 he calls a negotiated nuclear deal with Iran the work of "the president of PEACE." Same deal. Opposite verdict. Only the White House changed. 🧵

MN06Watch @mn06watch.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

The House Majority Whip spent the week talking about Minnesota fraud — "as high as nine billion dollars," he said on TV. He said nothing about the $1.776 billion DOJ fund his own party spent the week trying to kill.

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