Secretary Turner Uncovers 509 Dead Tenants in Minnesota | Makes Mamdani Regret His Woke Housing Czar

Washington Watch (radio program) · January 13, 2026

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Host Tony opened the segment by framing a large fraud scandal in Minnesota as prompting a broad federal response across the Trump administration, comparing it to the Biden administration's whole-of-government approaches on other issues.

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HUD Secretary Scott Turner discussed an ongoing HUD investigation into alleged fraud in Minnesota, citing preliminary findings of about $84 million in potentially ineligible assistance and payments to deceased tenants; he also linked the issue to immigration and announced renewed outreach to faith-based groups on homelessness.

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