Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) grilled Governor Tim Walz (D-MN) during a contentious Capitol Hill hearing addressing the rampant fraud in his state, much of which has been tied to the Somali immigrant community.

Mace specifically asked Walz a series of questions about fraud linked to funding designated to help children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder — and the Minnesota governor, combative at times, struggled to answer some of the most basic questions about the people in his state.

WATCH:

Tim Walz can’t, or won’t, answer simple questions about the absolutely massive increase in Autism program spending in his state.

These numbers have been circulating publicly for some time.

This is just insane. What a fraud. pic.twitter.com/eF2nWEL7Le

— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) March 4, 2026

Mace began by asking Walz how much the state of Minnesota had spent on autism programs in 2017. Walz at first said that he did not know, and when Mace challenged him directly — asking whether he’d prepared for the hearing ahead of time — he argued that he did not know because he was not the governor in 2017.

“We’re gonna do some Minnesota math today,” Mace said, and she eventually revealed that Minnesota had spent approximately $1,000,000 on autism programs in 2017.

“How much money was spent on autism in Minnesota in 2024?” Mace asked then.

“I don’t have the number in front of me,” Walz replied. As governor I don’t —”

“Were you governor in 2024?” Mace asked.

“I was, but I’m not the —”

“Okay, so your excuse before, you didn’t know what 2017 autism numbers were because you were not governor, and today you can’t answer the numbers about 2024 as governor and you still said you prepared for this hearing today, it’s unbelievable,” Mace said. “$343,000,000 was spent in 2024. What percent increase is that, from one million to 343 million?”

“I’m not here to be your prop, go ahead and tell me,” Walz snapped.

“Are you governor of Minnesota or not?” Mace asked.

“Yes, I am,” Walz replied.

“Well, when I’m governor of South Carolina, you can sure as hell bet that I’m going to know the math,” Mace shot back, explaining that it those numbers represented a 34,200% increase.

“Do you know the number of children in Minnesota?” she asked.

“I know that Minnesota ranked as a top three state for children in the last year,” Walz said.

Mace asked what the state’s total population was, and Walz knew the answer to that question: “5.7 million.”

“What is the total population of children in Minnesota?” Mace followed up.

“I don’t have the number in front of me,” Walz said.

“Are you governor of Minnesota?” Mace repeated. “And you don’t know the number of children residing in Minnesota? … As governor, I expect you to know this information. Thank God you’re not the vice president.”

A Senate Armed Services Committee hearing went sideways on Wednesday when an anti-war protester and Green Party candidate attempted to disrupt the proceedings, shouting, “No one wants to fight for Israel!”

The protester, identified as Brian McGinnis, a Marine Corps veteran and Green Party candidate for U.S. Senate in North Carolina, had to be dragged from the hearing by Capitol Police — and when he grabbed onto a door to prevent them from removing him, Senator Tim Sheehy (R-MT) jumped into action as well.

WATCH:

🚨 UPDATE: New video from the moments BEFORE the Sen. Sheehy intervened show the veteran aggressively resisting US Capitol Police’s attempts to remove him from the hearing following his interruption

THREE officers were treated for injuries by DC EMS, per USCP

You can also… pic.twitter.com/nZdSHpw9dB

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) March 5, 2026

The initial confrontation showed McGinnis, wearing his Marine Corps dress uniform as he resisted, flailing and attempting to use his body weight against the officers who were trying to get him out of the room. When Capitol Police were finally able to get him to the door, he could be seen grabbing the door, wedging his arm between the door and the frame.

Sheehy, a retired Navy SEAL, assisted the officers in their efforts, pausing only briefly to help pry McGinnis’s hand from the door.

WATCH:

Senator Sheehy joined Capitol Police in lifting up and ejecting anti war protestor Brian McGinnis from a SASC subcommittee hearing. McGinnis is a Green Party candidate running for Senate in N.C. An antiwar activist filmed the video below: pic.twitter.com/0dVA0ORWXQ

— Alan He (@alanhe) March 4, 2026

“No one wants to fight for Israel!” McGinnis shouted, apparently referencing Operation Epic Fury, the joint campaign with Israel against the Iranian regime.

Another protester could be heard shouting as Sheehy tried — with no luck — to pull McGinnis’s hand away from the door, claiming that Sheehy had broken the candidate’s hand: “A U.S. Senator just broke the hand of a Marine!”

Back on his feet, McGinnis complained that his hand was stuck, and several Capitol Police officers continued to attempt to free him from the door.

Sheehy responded to the incident in a post on X, saying, “Capitol Police were attempting to remove an unhinged protestor from the Armed Services hearing. He was fighting back. I decided to help out and deescalate the situation. This gentleman came to the Capitol looking for a confrontation, and he got one. I hope he gets the help he needs without causing further violence.”

Capitol Police also released a statement following the altercation, telling The Daily Montanan, “This afternoon, an unruly man who started to illegally protest during a hearing, put everyone in a dangerous position by violently resisting and fighting our officer’s attempts to remove him from the room.”

The statement also said that McGinnis was treated for an unspecified injury — but that three of the Capitol Police officers also had to be treated for injuries as a result of his actions.

McGinnis faces three counts of  “resisting arrest and crowding, obstructing, and incommoding for the unlawful demonstration” as well as three counts of assaulting a law enforcement officer.

“Protests are not allowed inside the Congressional Buildings. There are plenty of other spots on Capitol Grounds, outside, where demonstrations are allowed,” the statement added.