“I just want to mention that we heard in Minnesota there was a cyberattack, and they blame it on Iran,” he said at the start of a Cabinet meeting Friday at Camp David, Maryland.<\/p>\n
“I don’t think so. I think I blame it on Minnesota because they’re grossly incompetent,” Trump said. “There was a cyberattack of 30 water plants, and I would blame it on Minnesota and the governor, the corrupt governor of Minnesota. They like to say, oh, is Iran? Iran should be so lucky. Iran’s got bigger problems than worrying about Minnesota.”<\/p>\n
Trump\u2019s dismissal puts him at odds with a preliminary assessment reportedly shared by U.S. and state officials and comes days after federal agencies warned that Iranian-affiliated hackers were targeting the same kinds of systems. Iranian involvement and poor cybersecurity are not mutually exclusive: previous Iranian-linked attacks on U.S. water facilities exploited internet-connected equipment protected by default or nonexistent passwords.<\/p>\n
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION PROBES MINNESOTA OVER ‘TRANSGENDER DOLLS’ IN SCHOOLS, BUT STATE DISPUTES STORY<\/a><\/p>\n President Donald Trump addresses the nation to give an update on Iran. (Alex Brandon\/Pool via Reuters)<\/p>\n Waltz shot back in a post on X: “Trump knows exactly who is responsible for this attack, and knows that other states were hit too. This is what modern warfare looks like, and it further illustrates there\u2019s no plan to win a war with Iran.”<\/p>\n Trump repeatedly has attacked 2024 vice presidential candidate Walz over widespread fraud in Minnesota\u2019s state-administered social services programs.<\/p>\n Walz, the 2024 Democratic vice presidential nominee, abandoned his bid for a third term in January amid mounting scrutiny of his administration\u2019s handling of the schemes. Walz has not been accused of participating in the fraud.<\/p>\n A water tower is seen Thursday, July 30, 2026, in Plymouth, Minn. A cyberattack targeted operating technology at more than 30 water systems in Minnesota, including Plymouth’s, earlier this week, state officials said. (Ellen Schmidt\/AP)<\/p>\n Minnesota IT Services said the “coordinated cyberattack<\/a> targeted operational technology at more than 30 Minnesota community water systems” Sunday and Monday, but the Minnesota Department of Health is “not aware of any active requests from Minnesota cities to have their residents modify their drinking water usage.”<\/p>\n U.S. and state officials and others familiar with the incident told The New York Times<\/a> that Iranian hackers<\/a> were likely behind the cyberattack.<\/p>\n Minnesota IT Services said it has not determined yet whether a “specific actor” was responsible for the attack and the probe remains active.<\/p>\n The attacks disrupted automated operations in several communities.<\/p>\n Malicious software temporarily shut down controls for the well and water treatment plant in Braham, while Plymouth and South St. Paul shifted some operations to manual control. Officials reported no known threat to drinking water.<\/p>\n Federal agencies warned just days before the Minnesota attacks that Iranian-affiliated hackers were targeting the computerized controls used by water systems, power facilities and local governments. The agencies said the campaign had already disrupted operations at some facilities and caused financial losses. Investigators assessed that the hackers were seeking to cause disruption inside the U.S.<\/p>\n Iran has targeted American water infrastructure before.<\/p>\n Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks during a debate at the CBS Broadcast Center Oct. 1, 2024, in New York City. (Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n![\"Trump](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/trump-address-nation-iran.jpg\")
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