That is what Americans think, according to Rasmussen.
The first notable fact is that Americans are following the Minnesota fraud story remarkably closely:
Sixty-one percent (61%) have closely followed reports about fraud in Minnesota, including 31% who have followed the reports Very Closely. Among voters who have Very Closely followed reports about fraud in Minnesota, 79% believe the amount of fraud in Minnesota involving federally funded programs is likely more than a billion dollars.
It is vastly more than a billion dollars.
And most think Minnesota is the rule more than the exception:
FBI Director Kash Patel said the Minnesota scandal is “just the tip of a very large iceberg” of fraud involving federally funded programs nationwide.
Sixty-one percent (61%) of voters agree with that quote, including 39% who Strongly Agree. Only 26% disagree that the Minnesota scandal is “just the tip of a very large iceberg” of fraud, while 13% are not sure.
People think fraud is widespread, and they don’t like it:
Among all Likely Voters, 75% say they’re angry about the amount of waste, fraud and abuse in federal government spending, including 46% who are Very Angry about it.
Majorities of every political category – 78% of Republicans, 70% of Democrats and 77% of voters not affiliated with either major party – are at least somewhat angry about the amount of waste, fraud and abuse in federal government spending.
Fraud will be the dominant issue in the 2026 election in Minnesota, but it sounds like it could be an important issue across the country.
