Tim Walz’s press conference was a mess, and it’s only highlighting how deep the fraud problem really is. I break down what’s coming out of Minnesota, then pivot to California, where a nonpartisan audit flagged major state agencies for fraud, waste, and mismanagement, from food stamps and COVID funds to homelessness spending and the high-speed rail money pit.

We also hit the clips of Kevin Kiley calling it out, Newsom trying to spin it, and Trump saying what everybody’s thinking. Then I address Tucker Carlson’s platforming choices, the conspiracy noise around Charlie Kirk, and why facts still matter, plus a quick look at the media’s meltdown over Venezuela and what America’s interests should actually be.