2026年5月12日 美国东部时间下午2:55 / 福克斯新闻
施瓦茨称，明尼苏达人普遍对州长蒂姆·瓦尔兹应对危机的方式感到难堪
作者：彼得·皮内多 福克斯新闻
发布于2026年5月12日 美国东部时间下午2:55
退伍军人、参议院候选人称明尼苏达人因蒂姆·瓦尔兹感到“难堪”
亚当·施瓦茨是明尼苏达州共和党参议院候选人、退伍军人，他就本州在蒂姆·瓦尔兹州长任内出现的“难堪”状况发声。
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独家报道： 前海军海豹突击队队员、海军陆战队退伍军人亚当·施瓦茨正在明尼苏达州竞选美国参议院席位，他认为本选举周期内共和党有机会拿下全州性胜利，并表示民众普遍对民主党州长蒂姆·瓦尔兹“盗用荣誉”应对该州大规模欺诈丑闻的方式感到不满。
在接受福克斯新闻数字频道采访时，亚当·施瓦茨（目前是明尼苏达州共和党参议院提名的六位候选人之一）表示，随着民主党在本州乃至全美推行社会主义政策，“风险已经高到不能再高”。施瓦茨称，由于没有现任议员需要应对，共和党拥有“20年一遇的机会”拿下这个将决定哪一党控制参议院的席位。
他将自己与明尼苏达州第二号人物、当前民主党参议院提名的领跑者副州长佩吉·弗拉纳根进行了对比。施瓦茨指出，弗拉纳根因与瓦尔兹以及仍在发酵的撼动明尼苏达州的欺诈危机有关联而饱受诟病。
“除了明尼阿波利斯之外，所有人都对明尼苏达州因欺诈而闻名国际感到愤怒和难堪。你甚至不能出国说自己是明尼苏达人，因为人们会说‘你们这个疯狂的州到底怎么了？’”他补充道，“这将对11月的投票产生重大影响。”
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共和党参议院候选人、退伍军人亚当·施瓦茨（左）痛批“盗用荣誉的瓦尔兹”，称瓦尔兹声称自己因打击明尼苏达州猖獗的欺诈行为而有功，但施瓦茨表示瓦尔兹政府对相关渎职行为处理不当。（亚当·施瓦茨竞选美国参议院团队供图；斯蒂芬·马图伦/盖蒂图片社）
尽管尚未获得共和党提名，施瓦茨表示，凭借10年步兵陆战队服役经历和11年海军海豹突击队军官履历，他在与弗拉纳根的大选对决中将是稳操胜券的候选人。
“海豹突击队在大选中的胜率是7胜0负，”他说，“我们从不脱靶。”
与此同时，他指责弗拉纳根“公开以社会主义者身份参选”。
弗拉纳根正在开展一场进步主义、反特朗普的竞选活动，获得了佛蒙特州独立参议员伯尼·桑德斯和马萨诸塞州民主党参议员伊丽莎白·沃伦的背书。她最近与桑德斯一同出席了他在明尼苏达州罗切斯特举行的“打击寡头政治”巡回演讲。
在集会上，弗拉纳根将当前的政治时刻描述为“一场关乎这个国家属于谁的斗争——是亿万富翁和企业，还是我们其他人”。她在台上用大部分时间抨击特朗普总统支持的“一项庞大而美好的法案”、美国移民与海关执法局（ICE）、伊朗冲突以及拟议中的白宫宴会厅改造项目。
弗拉纳根宣称：“他们根本不在乎你，”在谈到特朗普政府时她说，“这纯粹就是腐败，就是这样，完完全全。”
施瓦茨表示，弗拉纳根的言论恰好概括了当前民主党所处的状态。
“如今全国范围内的民主党议程是什么？反特朗普，亲社会主义，”他说，“现在，他们将推出一名公开的社会主义者竞选美国参议院席位。我认为这在明尼苏达州行不通。”
他认为“明尼阿波利斯之外没人会投票给社会主义”。
明尼苏达州众议院议长警告美国人将为欺诈危机的规模感到“震惊”
明尼苏达州共和党参议院候选人亚当·施瓦茨呼吁州长蒂姆·瓦尔兹的副手佩吉·弗拉纳根暂停其参议院竞选活动。（亚当·施瓦茨竞选美国参议院团队供图）
但施瓦茨表示，尽管明尼苏达人对社会主义的厌恶会让他们今年不投民主党，但他相信欺诈问题将促使选民在投票箱前寻求变革。
“欺诈就是一切。这将是像我这样的爱国人士夺回我们州的关键，”他解释道。
施瓦茨称，在竞选活动中，他看到明尼苏达州各地地方党团会议上支持共和党的人数是正常情况下的两倍之多。他还表示，在通常属于民主党票仓的城市也获得了支持。
“明尼苏达人非常自豪。我们是农民、劳动者、企业主，”他说，“而现在大家都知道的是，作为明尼苏达人在此刻感受到的愤怒和难堪。”
与此同时，他痛批瓦尔兹政府，称“他们仍在试图掩盖事实，或是试图编造另一种说法，邀功请赏——这就是瓦尔兹的所作所为，对吧？盗用荣誉的瓦尔兹，他总喜欢邀功，但从不真正做事。”
明尼苏达州国土安全部举报人在向州政府举报欺诈担忧后详细描述“抹黑运动”
副州长佩吉·弗拉纳根于2024年8月19日在伊利诺伊州芝加哥举行的民主党全国代表大会首日在联合中心发表讲话。（路透社/迈克·西加尔）
施瓦茨表示，弗拉纳根同样难辞其咎。
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“我们不知道实际损失到底有多少亿美元，但瓦尔兹政府至今没有任何人被解雇，”他说，“与此同时，当瓦尔兹最终被民主党建制派排挤时，他们还试图推举佩吉·弗拉纳根进入美国参议院。”
他指责弗拉纳根“直接参与了90亿至190亿美元的欺诈案”，并补充道，“作为一名从军一辈子的军人，你不会在任务失败后还得到晋升。”
福克斯新闻数字频道已联系瓦尔兹和弗拉纳根置评。
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Military vet sees opening for GOP in blue state amid ‘embarrassment’ of ‘stolen valor Walz’
2026-05-12 2:55pm EDT / Fox News
Schwarze says Minnesotans are universally embarrassed by Gov. Tim Walz’s handling of the crisis
By Peter Pinedo Fox News
Published May 12, 2026 2:55pm EDT
Military vet, Senate candidate says Minnesotans ‘embarrassed’ by Tim Walz
Adam Schwarze, a military veteran and GOP Senate candidate in Minnesota, speaks out about the ‘embarrassment’ of being Minnesotan under Gov. Tim Walz.
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EXCLUSIVE:A former Navy SEAL and Marine veteran running for U.S. Senate in Minnesota sees an opening for a statewide GOP victory this election cycle, saying citizens are widely embarrassed by Democratic Gov. Tim Walz’s “stolen valor” handling of the massive fraud scandal in the state.
In an interview with Fox News Digital, Adam Schwarze, one of about half a dozen running for the GOP’s Senate nomination in Minnesota, said that with the Democratic Party embracing socialist policies in the state and across the country, “the stakes cannot be higher.” Without an incumbent to contend with, Schwarze said Republicans have a “20-year opportunity” to flip a seat that could determine which party controls the upper chamber.
He juxtaposed himself with Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, the No. 2 leader in Minnesota and the current Democratic frontrunner for her party’s Senate nomination. Schwarze posited that Flanagan has been marred by her association with Walz and the still-unfolding fraud crisis that has rocked Minnesota.
“Everybody outside of Minneapolis is angered and embarrassed that Minnesota is internationally known [for] fraud. You can’t even go outside the country and say your state anymore because people are like, ‘What is wrong with your crazy state?’” he said, adding, “That’s going to really have a large effect in the voting in November.”
OMAR CAMP BREAKS SILENCE ON FRAUD PROBE, BLAMES WALZ, TRUMP AS NEW CLAIMS CLASH WITH EARLIER STATEMENTS
Republican Senate candidate and military veteran Adam Schwarze (left) is ripping “stolen valor Walz” for claiming credit for cracking down on the rampant fraud in Minnesota while he says the Walz administration has mishandled the abuse.(Courtesy of the Campaign for Adam Schwarze for U.S. Senate; Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)
Though he has yet to receive the GOP nomination, Schwarze said that with 10 years as an infantry Marine and 11 years as a Navy SEAL officer, he would be a surefire candidate in a general election faceoff with Flanagan.
“Navy SEALs are seven for seven in general elections,” he said. “We don’t miss the target.”
Meanwhile, he accused Flanagan of “openly running as a socialist.”
Flanagan, who is running a progressive, anti-Trump campaign, has been endorsed by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. She recently appeared alongside Sanders at one of his “Fighting Oligarchy” tour stops in Rochester, Minnesota.
At the rally, Flanagan cast the current political moment as a “fight for who this country belongs to, billionaires and corporations or the rest of us.” She used much of her time onstage to rip the President Donald Trump-backed “one, big, beautiful bill,” U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the conflict in Iran and the proposed White House ballroom.
Flanagan asserted, “They don’t give a damn about you,” saying of the Trump administration, “This is just straight up corruption, period, full stop.”
Schwarze said that Flanagan’s rhetoric encapsulates the state of the Democratic Party right now.
“What’s the Democrat agenda nationally right now? It’s anti-Trump, pro-socialism,” he said. “Now, they’re going to run an open socialist candidate for the U.S. Senate. And I don’t think it’s going to work in Minnesota.”
He posited that “nobody outside Minneapolis is going to vote for socialism.”
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Minnesota GOP Senate candidate Adam Schwarze calls on Gov. Tim Walz’s Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan to suspend her Senate campaign.(Courtesy of Campaign for Adam Schwarze for U.S. Senate)
But Schwarze said that while Minnesotans’ distaste for socialism will keep them from voting Democratic this year, he believes the fraud issue will drive voters to seek change at the ballot box.
“Fraud is everything. That’s going to be the thing that takes back our state for people like me who are just patriotic people,” he explained.
While on the campaign trail, Schwarze said he has seen as much as twice the normal number of people registering support for Republicans at local caucuses throughout Minnesota. He said he has also seen support in cities that are typically Democratic strongholds.
“Minnesotans are a really proud people. We’re farmers. We’re laborers. We have businesses,” he said. “What is throughout and known is just the anger and the embarrassment of being a Minnesotan in this time.”
Meanwhile, he ripped the Walz administration, saying, “They’re still trying to cover it up, or try to press for a different narrative on the story, take credit, which is what Walz does, right? Stolen Valor Walz, he loves to take credit, but not actually do the work.”
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Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan speaks at the United Center on the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Ill., on Aug. 19, 2024.(REUTERS/Mike Segar)
Schwarze said that Flanagan, too, shares in the blame.
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“We don’t know how many billions it truly is. But there’s still been zero people fired from the Walz administration,” he said. “And at the same time that Walz is now finally getting pushed aside by the establishment Democrats, they’re also trying to elevate Peggy Flanagan to the United States Senate.”
He accused Flanagan of being “right there for the $9 to $19 billion in fraud,” while adding, “Being a military guy my whole life, you don’t fail a mission and then get promoted.”
Fox News Digital reached out to Walz and Flanagan for comment.
Peter Pinedo is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.
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