SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison doesn’t mince words as the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said it’s freezing all childcare payments to Minnesota amid reports of fraud.
“The Trump administration is threatening funding for the essential childcare services that countless families across Minnesota rely on — apparently all on the basis of one video on social media. To say I am outraged is an understatement,” Ellison wrote in a press release.
The ABC Learning Center in Minneapolis was one of several facilities in the city conservative independent journalist Nick Shirley went to appearing to show abandoned daycares that receive taxpayer subsidies.
The center’s Director Ahmed Hasan said his business was open and children were inside when Shirley arrived.
“There’s no corruption going on here. A lot of people aren’t feeling safe. Some people believe him. The viral video was shared everywhere. It’s more political,” Hasan said.
