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Mara Gay of the New York Times is a special kind of stupid. Whenever she is brought on to cable news to comment on an issue, you know you’re in for a hot take.
In this case, she was on Morning Joe, offering her opinion on the Somali fraud scandal that is still unfolding in Minnesota.
She suggested that this was the result of the ‘weaponization’ of government, which doesn’t even make any sense.
Transcript via Real Clear Politics:
JONATHAN LEMIRE: And, Mara, this is a story that’s really gained a lot of traction among conservative media members, among MAGA folks online, including members of the Trump administration. Vice President JD Vance was posting about it the other day. There’s a lot we don’t know here just yet, but it does give off at least a sense—and we’ll see where the facts take us—but at least we can safely say this: it seems like Republicans are eager to be talking about something else amid a lot of the bad news surrounding the president right now.
MARA GAY, NEW YORK TIMES COLUMNIST: Right. Well, sure. These were funds that were meant to help feed hungry people during the COVID pandemic, to help keep people in their homes who were at risk of homelessness. So, first of all, if there is fraud there, that should be fully investigated—no matter where it is, whether it’s in a Democratic-led state or a Republican-led state. Absolutely, it should be investigated.
The question is, why is this a priority in a different kind of way? The politicization of the DOJ and the FBI is undeniable. So whether they are reliable narrators is the big question. This is what happens when you weaponize and politicize federal agencies that are not meant to be politicized.
I think the American people are right to ask the question: can we trust you? And that’s a sad thing to say as an American.
Here’s the video:
MSNOW finally mentions the exploding MN fraud scandal — as a pretext to attack the Trump administration and conservatives.
NYT’s Mara Gay: “[The Somali] community is being scapegoated in a way that serves the far right.”
Of course this is what they went with. Of course it is. pic.twitter.com/OgADIiCg06
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) December 29, 2025
It’s just amazing. People on the left can’t admit when something is indefensible. They also think no one remembers anything, even if it was recent.
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