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Ted Cruz: “Governor Waltz appointed Gandhi as commissioner of DHS in…”

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Whistleblowers reported that their fraud hotline tips were sent to human resources and used against them. The hotline was originally anonymous, but was de anonymized under Gandhi's tenure as deputy commissioner of HR. Governor Waltz appointed Gandhi as commissioner of DHS in February 2026, but removed her in May before her confirmation hearing amid scrutiny of her response to fraud allegations. I this is anyone who claims, gosh, the. The elected officials of Minnesota, they were victims. They didn't know they wanted to go after the fraud. (15:43–15:57)

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Asserts that Governor Waltz appointed and then removed Gandhi as commissioner of DHS due to fraud allegations.

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