Trump Takes the Gloves Off: Minneapolis Riots, $1.8B Medicaid Fraud & FBI Raid

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Hey, what is going on, Patriots and happy Friday. Glad to have you. This weekend, I've got a laundry list of work planned for my podcast and my fiance is going to make me focus on more wedding planning, so I'll try my best to get some sleep this weekend. Oh, and I apologize for missing Wednesday show. I got pulled into some late meetings at my day job that required work deep into the twilight hours, so I was just godawful exhausted. Well, if this is your first time here, welcome.

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And this is O'Connor's Quick Strike, and I'm John O'Connor. Three stories the mainstream media won't cover or will completely twist beyond recognition, delivered in roughly 20 minutes or so. No fluff, no BS, no filler, just the unvarnished truth peppered with my own take on what's really going on. And as a shameless plug, if you haven't already, find me on YouTube by searching O'Connor Podcasts, one word, and then subscribe. YouTube is the platform I'm working the hardest to grow at the moment. So your subscription?

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means the world to me. Now, Patriots today is Friday, January 16th, and I've got three stories that are going to show you exactly how the Trump administration is taking the gloves off. We are starting with President Trump threatening to invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota after rioters literally stole rifles from federal vehicles. Then we are diving into Dr. Oz uncovering another half billion dollars in Medicaid fraud for illegals, bringing the total to one

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$2.8 billion across eight states and we are closing with the FBI raiding a Washington Post reporters home and Seizing her devices in an unprecedented crackdown on leakers. Let's get into it All right Patriots what I'm about to tell you is insane and the fact that the mainstream media is either ignoring it or defending It tells you everything you need to know Wednesday night two nights ago, Minneapolis erupted into complete anarchy

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Rioters attacked ICE vehicles, they slashed tires, they busted windows, they looted federal equipment. And here's the kicker. They didn't just break into one weapons locker. They attacked multiple federal vehicles. In one incident, rioters used a pickup truck with a tow rope to rip open a weapons locker from a federal vehicle. In another, they used a hatchet to smash open a locker. And what did they steal? Rifles, ammunition.

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and sensitive documents including arrest warrants, agents personal information, hotel locations where agents were staying, and access badges to ICE facilities. And here's what's even more insane, rioters were live streaming the theft. They were reading agent information aloud on social media, doxxing federal law enforcement in real time. Independent journalist Nick Sorter was on the ground and managed to intercept

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most of the agent information to keep it out of rioters hands. But he couldn't get it all. Some of that sensitive information is still out there. And where were the Minneapolis police during all of this? Nowhere. They abandoned the area. Police Chief Brian O'Hara and his officers were chased out by the mob. Journalists on the ground filmed the chief literally fleeing from rioters. But it gets worse.

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Multiple sources have now confirmed that the Minneapolis Police Department has a standing policy not to assist ICE officers even when they are in physical danger, even when weapons are being stolen, even when federal agents are under attack. Fox9 Minneapolis reported on an MPD memo that explicitly states officers are restricted from aiding in immigration enforcement operations. The memo says any assistance

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must be routed through the chain of command for evaluation and authorization by the chief of police." Translation, while rioters were stealing rifles and doxing federal agents, Minneapolis cops sat on their hands waiting for permission to help. Now you might be thinking, John, this sounds like an insurrection. This sounds like domestic terrorism. This sounds like people are attacking federal agents and stealing weapons. And you'd be right. So

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What did President Trump do? Yesterday morning, January 15th, Thursday, he posted on Truth Social with a message for Minnesota's corrupt politicians and patriots, this is strong. Trump wrote, if the corrupt politicians of Minnesota don't obey the law and stop the professional agitators and insurrectionists from attacking the Patriots of ICE who are only trying to do their job, I will institute the Insurrection Act, which many presidents have done before me.

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and quickly put an end to the travesty that is taking place in that once great state. He signed it, thank you for your attention to this matter, President DJT. Now, what is the Insurrection Act? It's a set of federal laws that give the president the authority to deploy the military domestically to restore order. It's one of the most powerful emergency powers the president has, and Trump is threatening to use it. Why?

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because nearly 3,000 federal ICE agents are in Minneapolis right now. That's more agents than the combined police forces of Minneapolis and St. Paul, and they are under siege, they are being attacked, they are being hunted, and state and local officials are not just allowing it, they are encouraging it. Let me give you the context. This all started on January 7th, and we've covered this numerous times, when an ICE agent, Jonathan Ross, shot Renee Goode after she allegedly tried to run him over with her vehicle.

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Ross suffered internal bleeding to his torso from the incident and is now in hiding due to the death threats. But the left immediately called it murder, even though it was clearly self-defense. And Democrats weaponized her death. Tim Walz called ICE operations a campaign of organized brutality. He said ICE agents are occupiers in Minnesota. He told citizens to film ICE agents and create a database of atrocities.

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Jacob Frey, the mayor of Minneapolis, told ICE to get the F out of his city. And what was the result? Violence, riots, attacks on federal agents. Wednesday night, an illegal alien and his accomplices attacked an ICE agent with shovels and broom handles. The agent was forced to shoot one of them in the leg in self-defense. But it gets worse.

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Democrats in Congress are now threatening to use January 31st government funding deadline to defund ICE unless drastic reforms are forced onto the department. So let me break this down for you, patriots. Democrats spent years calling January 6th an insurrection. They held candlelight vigils just last week, mourning the violent attacks on democracy. They threw hundreds of people in prison for walking through a Capitol. But when leftists

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attack federal buildings, steal weapons, and hunt down federal agents? That's peaceful protest. That's resistance. That's standing up to tyranny. The hypocrisy is staggering. And here's what really gets me. The Department of Homeland Security reported a 1300 % increase in assaults against officers. That's not a typo. 1300%. And a 3200 % increase in vehicle attacks. Why?

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because sanctuary politicians like Tim Walz and Jacob Frey are telling people to attack ICE. Now, I want you to think about something. What do you call it when elected officials encourage violence against federal law enforcement? What do you call it when rioters steal weapons from federal vehicles? What do you call it when a state governor tells citizens to film and harass federal agents? Because to me, that sounds like insurrection.

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That sounds like rebellion against the federal government. That sounds exactly like what Democrats said January 6th except this is actually happening. And it's still happening. As I'm recording this, protesters are still clashing with federal agents outside the Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis. DHS says they've arrested eight people just since Monday for throwing bottles, ice chunks, and fireworks at officers. The violence isn't stopping, it's escalating.

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So here's my question for you, patriots. Should Trump invoke the Insurrection Act? Should he send it in the military to protect federal agents who are just trying to do their jobs? I'll tell you what I think. If local and state officials won't protect federal law enforcement, if they are actively encouraging attacks on federal agents, then yes, the president has not just the authority but the obligation to step in. This isn't about immigration anymore.

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This is about whether we are a nation of laws or a nation of mobs. Now, Patriots, let's talk about the money. Because while Democrats are screaming about ICE BRUTALITY in Minnesota, they are real quiet about the massive fraud that's been happening right under their noses. Dr. Mehmet Az, Trump's Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, just dropped a bombshell. And this one's going to make your blood boil. On Wednesday, January 14th, so two days ago,

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Dr. announced that his team has now uncovered $1.8 billion in federal Medicaid funds that were unlawfully spent on illegal immigrants across eight states. Let me say that again, $1.8 billion. Now, this builds on findings from October when CMS audits first uncovered over a billion dollars being funneled to illegals for Medicaid. At the time, Dr. Oz warned us to buckle up. He said it was worse than we thought.

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And guess what? He was right. The number has grown from 1 billion to 1.8 billion and that's just what they have found so far in just eight states. They haven't even finished auditing yet. Here's what we know. The worst offender, California. Shocking, right? California alone spent $1.31 billion of federal Medicaid money on illegals. That's 1.31 billion from one state.

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And now CMS is withholding $300 million from California until they can prove they are complying with federal law. But it's not just California. Here are the other states Dr. Oz has called out. Illinois, 29.8 million. Washington, 2.4 million. Colorado, 1.5 million. Oregon, 5.4 million. DC, 2.1 million. And get this, some of the legals receiving this taxpayer-funded healthcare have

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Criminal records for murder and assault. Now, let me explain what the law actually says. Federal law explicitly prohibits the use of federal Medicaid dollars for non-emergency care for illegal immigrants. States are free to use their own state funds if they want to provide coverage for illegals. That's their choice. But they cannot use federal taxpayer dollars. And what did Democrats do? They used federal dollars anyway. They broke the law.

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They lied about it, and when caught, they act shocked that anyone would dare audit them. Dr. Ah said it perfectly on X. In October, we flagged $1.3 billion in Medicaid funds that six states may have unlawfully spent on healthcare for illegal immigrants. Since then, we've gathered more data, and the total has grown to over $1.8 billion across eight states. He added, it's worse than we thought. Now, here's what really gets me, Patriots.

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For years, Democrats denied this was happening. They called it a conspiracy theory. They said conservatives were lying when we claimed illegals were getting benefits meant for citizens. MSNOW told us we were racist for suggesting it. CNN said we were fear-mongering. Democrat politicians stood on stages and swore that no federal money was going to illegals. And now, caught red-handed, $1.8 billion. But wait!

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And just like an infomercial, there's more. Because remember Minnesota? Remember Tim Walz and all that fraud we keep hearing about? Dr. Oz also sent a letter to Governor Walz in early December alerting him to something he probably fears. The CMS is auditing all Medicaid bills in Minnesota, particularly the 14 programs that Walz's own administration admitted were problems. And Dr. Oz is going to claw that money back from Minnesota's future federal funding.

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He said, what we have learned so far in Minnesota is just the tip of the iceberg, perhaps the largest Medicaid scam ever taking place throughout the state in many different forms. Even focusing only on the areas of concern we've identified, we are talking about 500 million or more in funds that we are not even sure how they were billed, where they went, or how to track them. 500 million in just Minnesota.

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on top of the 1.8 billion nationwide for illegals. Do you see the pattern here? Democrat states are using federal money like it's a slush fund. They are giving it to illegals, are giving it to fraudsters, they are giving it to criminals, and when caught, they blame Trump for being mean and cruel. Here's my question for you. How many American citizens could have been helped with that 1.8 billion dollars? How many veterans? How many disabled Americans?

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How many kids with autism? How many elderly people struggling with healthcare costs? Because that's what this money was supposed to be for. Medicaid is designed for our most vulnerable citizens. And Democrats stole it. They gave it to people who broke into our country illegally. They gave it to criminals. And now Dr. Oz is getting it back. So when Democrats scream about Trump being cruel to immigrants,

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When they cry about ICE operations being inhumane, I want you to remember this story. They stole nearly $2 billion from American citizens to give to illegal aliens, including murderers and rapists. So, I gotta ask, who's really cruel here? One. All right, patriots, this story shows that the Trump administration isn't just going after fraud. They are going after leakers who undermine national security for years.

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Wednesday morning, January 14th, the FBI executed a search warrant at Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson's Virginia home. They seized her phone, two laptops, and her Garmin smartwatch. This is highly unusual. It's extremely rare for FBI to raid a reporter's home, but the Trump administration is done playing games with leakers. According to Attorney General Pam Bondi, Hannah was a...

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obtaining and reporting classified and illegally leaked information from a Pentagon contractor. The contractor? Aurelio Perez-Lagones, a Maryland system administrator with top secret clearance. He's accused of taking classified intelligence reports home. Where'd they find them? In his lunchbox and in his basement. The documents were about Venezuela, the Maduro capture operation. Perez was arrested last week. Trump confirmed.

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The leaker on Venezuela has been found and is in jail right now. Here's where it gets interesting. Three weeks ago, Hannah bragged in a post column about being the federal government whisperer. She said she had 1,169 contacts on Signal, federal employees willing to leak. So she publicly bragged about cultivating leakers, then acts shock when FBI shows up after classified military intel gets leaked to her.

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Hannah was told she's not the investigation's focus, but they took all her devices and searched her home. They are sending a message. FBI Director Cash Patel said, FBI executed a search warrant of an individual at the Washington Post who was allegedly obtaining and reporting classified, sensitive military information from a government contractor, endangering our warfighters and compromising national security. Bondi added,

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The Trump administration will not tolerate illegal leaks of classified information that pose a grave risk to our nation's national security. In April, Bondi rescinded Biden's policy protecting reporters from record searches. Under Biden, DOJ couldn't just go after reporters except for national security. Bondi changed that. Press freedom groups are panicking. Committee to Protect journalists said this should disturb all Americans. Washington Post called it

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extraordinary aggressive action. Give me a break. Journalists do not have a constitutional right to publish classified information endangering national security. They do not get to receive stolen documents from contractors with security clearance. They do not hide behind press freedom when helping leakers undermine military operations. The First Amendment protects reporting the news, criticizing government, investigating corruption.

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It does not protect receiving and publishing classified military intelligence about capturing a foreign dictator. Hannah and five Post reporters wrote about the Venezuela operation citing government documents obtained by the Washington Post. Those were classified, stolen by a contractor who put them in his lunchbox. That's not journalism, that's espionage. There's a line. That line is national security.

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Publishing classified information about military operations isn't journalism. You're a collaborator. You're helping enemies. You're putting American lives at risk. The Washington Post tagline is, democracy dies in darkness. Well, you know what else dies? American soldiers killed because reporters published classified documents for clicks and Pulitzers. For years, media acted like they are above the law. They leaked classified information, published state secrets,

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undermine military operations all for journalism. That era is over. Trump's message, leak classified information, you're going to jail. Publish it, we're coming for your sources. Endanger national security, there will be consequences. It's about freaking damn time. So there you have it, Patriots, three stories showing exactly what's happening right now. Story one.

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Trump threatens the Insurrection Act after rioters stole rifles from federal vehicles while Minneapolis police fled. Democrats call January 6 an insurrection, but when leftists attack federal buildings and steal weapons, eh, just peaceful protests. Story 2. Dr. Oz uncovers $1.8 billion funneled to illegal immigrants, including murderers. California alone spent $1.31 billion. Democrats denied this for years. They lied. Now they are caught.

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Story three, FBI raids Washington Post reporters home after she received classified documents from a contractor who kept them in his lunchbox. This is unprecedented escalation. Press freedom groups are panicking because consequence free leaking is over. The Trump administration is taking the gloves off, going after rioters, fraudsters, leakers, and not apologizing. This is accountability.

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This is what happens when you have a president who enforces the law instead of weaponizing it against his enemies. For years, Democrats got away with everything. Fraud, violence, leaking classified information, because media covered for them, because nobody had the guts to say, enough. Trump has the guts, he's proving it every day. The swamp is fighting back hard, calling Trump a dictator, accusing him of weaponizing the DOJ.

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screaming about attacks on democracy. But you know what I know, the truth. This isn't dictatorship. This is justice. Holding people accountable for breaking the law. Restoring order in a country sliding into chaos for decades. If Democrats don't like it, too bad. Elections have consequences. Haven't we heard this? The American people voted for this. This is O'Connor's Quick Strike and I'm John O'Connor.

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I will see you on Monday, enjoy your weekend, hold the line, Patriots.