President Donald Trump’s remarks questioning whether Iran had hacked water systems in Minnesota sparked anger online Friday.
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Trump pushed back on the U.S. and state officials’ reports about Iran hacking in Minnesota and several other states during a cabinet meeting at Camp David in Thurmont, Maryland.
“We heard in Minnesota there was a cyberattack and they blame it on Iran. I don’t think so. I blame it on Minnesota because they’re grossly incompetent.”
Nearly three dozen water plants were attacked in the state this week, according to reports. But Trump blamed Gov. Tim Walz instead, despite evidence from U.S. intelligence officials saying it was likely to have been Iranian hackers, MS NOW reported.
“Iran’s got bigger problems than worrying about Minnesota,” Trump said.
Political experts and commentators pushed back on Trump’s claims, suggesting that there could be more to the cyberattacks.
“Remember a few months ago when it was reported that Iran was psychologically profiling Trump to decode his behavior? One has to wonder if Iran targeted Minnesota specifically because they knew Trump would let them get away with it because of his deranged hatred of Minnesota,” wrote behavioral scientist Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D, who has more than 377,000 followers on X.
“Let’s be clear: Trump sees Minnesota as much as Iran (or maybe even more so) as constituting an enemy country,” Greg Sargent, staff writer at The New Republic, wrote on X.
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“At Helsinki, Trump undermined America’s intelligence community. At Camp David, he just did it again,” Jessica Tarlov, Democratic strategist and co-host of Fox News show “The Five,” wrote on X.
“Sure, sure, let’s just downplay an attack by a hostile foreign actor. Iran has some of the most persistent — and effective — hackers on the planet. This is irresponsible as hell from Trump,” X political commentary account Angry Staffer, which has more than 565,000 followers, wrote.
“His own FBI assessed it was Iran. They also said they attacked multiple states,” Sawyer Hackett, political strategist and content creator, wrote on X.
“The President of the United States is siding with Iran over Minnesota!” Political commentator Covie, who has more than 182,000 followers, wrote on X.
“Just like he did with Putin in the past, he takes the side of an enemy over his own country,” anti-Trump group The Lincoln Project posted on X.
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Remember a few months ago when it was reported that Iran was psychologically profiling Trump to decode his behavior? One has to wonder if Iran targeted Minnesota specifically because they knew Trump would let them get away with it because of his deranged hatred of Minnesota. https://t.co/ECkw97aSQh
— Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D (@RVAwonk) July 31, 2026
