She avoided direct mention of ongoing fraud investigations into the child care programs that Trump has made a political cudgel. Klobuchar becomes the fourth sitting senator to announce plans to run for governor in 2026. Multiple Minnesota Republicans are campaigning in what could become a marquee contest among 36 governorships on the ballot in November. Trump also has made repeated assertions of widespread fraud in state government, and his administration is conducting multiple investigations of state officials, including Walz. Klobuchar gained attention during Trump’s first term for her questioning of his judicial nominees, including now-Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.