Minnesota & Multi‑State Fraud Crackdown

Colorado Attorney General accused the Trump administration of a "revenge campaign" and Gov. Jared Polis called the decision to freeze federal social-service funds to Colorado and other states before identifying specific fraud "really inappropriate." Polis said Colorado has one of the lowest fraud rates and welcomes targeted federal help to find wrongdoing rather than blanket freezes, and—while describing himself as pro‑vaccine but opposed to mandates—urged Democrats to address health concerns drawing some voters to Trump and RFK Jr.

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis used a CBS Evening News interview to spell out a “pro‑freedom” health stance, saying he and his family are vaccinated but that he opposes government vaccine mandates and believes parents—not the state—should decide on shots, including under the Trump administration’s newly scaled‑back CDC childhood vaccine schedule. Polis said Colorado "uses some of the national recommendations" but stressed they are only guidance, while the American Academy of Pediatrics continues to condemn the CDC rollback as dangerous. He also sharply criticized the Trump administration’s move to freeze federal social‑service funding to Colorado and other Democratic‑led states over broad fraud allegations, arguing Washington should "look at fraud and defeat it" but that "freezing it before they found any fraud" is "really inappropriate" and noting Colorado has "one of the lower fraud rates" nationally. Framing Democrats as the party of health, he urged his party to talk more about ultra‑processed foods, pesticides and school nutrition alongside affordability, and lamented growing national "vitriol" and misperceptions between the parties even as state‑level cooperation continues. The interview underscores how a prominent Western Democrat is trying to thread the needle between RFK Jr.–style health populism, Trump’s fraud crackdown, and public fatigue with mandates while still defending mainstream vaccination.