(CNN) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says his department will investigate allegations into whether Minnesota tax dollars were diverted to a terrorist organization.

In a social media post Monday, Bessent shared a report from a conservative publication that alleged taxpayer money was being sent to Al-Shabaab.

Al-Shabaab is a Somali militant group designated as a foreign terrorist organization by the United States.

When asked for comment, Claire Lancaster, a spokesperson for Gov. Tim Walz’s office, reiterated comments the governor made last week in which he said the administration should find the connection if there is one and welcomed an investigation.

President Donald Trump has lashed out at the Somali immigrants in the state following the shooting of two national guard memb

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