Michele Tafoya Blasts Tim Walz: 'A Billion Dollars is Missing in Minnesota' | Planet Tyrus

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Michele Tafoya discusses her decision to leave the NFL to run for the U.S. Senate in Minnesota, addressing issues like missing state funds and the decline of education.

In this episode of Planet Tyrus, Michele Tafoya joins Tyrus to reveal why she is leaving the NFL sidelines to run for the U.S. Senate in Minnesota. From exposing a missing $1 billion in state funds to her plan for the "Deporting Fraudsters Act," no topic is off-limits. Michele and Tyrus discuss the decline of Minnesota’s education system, the leadership of Governor Tim Walz during the 2020 riots, and why "common sense" is no longer common in modern politics. Tafoya shares personal stories from her NFL career and explains why now is the time to "do the work" for the American dream. STAY IN THE ORBIT 🪐 Instagram 👉https://www.instagram.com/planettyruspod/ Facebook 👉https://www.facebook.com/PlanetTyrusPod X 👉https://x.com/PlanetTyrusPod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Tyrus

Guest: Michele Tafoya

Topics covered

• politics
• Minnesota
• education
• NFL
• funding
• leadership

Keywords

• Michele Tafoya
• Tim Walz
• Minnesota
• NFL
• Deporting Fraudsters Act
• education system
• politics
• state funds

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NFL

Places: Minnesota

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