Minnesota Senate candidate Flanagan touts bipartisan record but cannot name one issue she would work with Trump on

Minnesota Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan, the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate, pointed to a long record of bipartisan work but could not name a single issue on which she would work with President Donald Trump. She faced the question in an interview with Fox News reporter Bill Melugin on Sunday.

Flanagan said she was more concerned about the administration's "continued grift" than about finding common ground with the president. Asked whether there were any Trump policies she could support, she did not name a specific one.

Pointing to her past work, Flanagan argued that she has a long track record of working with people on the other side of the aisle. She cited her work at the Children's Defense Fund–Minnesota and her time in the state legislature, where she served alongside a Republican majority and helped pass bipartisan legislation. In her words, that proves she has the ability to work with others.

That bipartisan pitch sits alongside a campaign built largely around opposing Trump's agenda. Flanagan has called for dismantling the immigration agency ICE, passing Medicare for All, and reversing the administration's Medicaid and food assistance (SNAP) cuts, while accusing Trump of using the presidency to enrich himself.

In the interview, Flanagan said what she has been hearing on the campaign trail is that voters want someone who will be a "check" on Trump, not his ally. Voters, she said, are interested in whether people are going to be a check on the president and roll back the devastating cuts and impacts on Minnesota — and that is the place she intends to start.

Flanagan faces Republican Michele Tafoya, a former NFL sideline reporter. Republicans see a rare opportunity to flip the traditionally blue state, and the race has become unexpectedly competitive. As Tafoya narrowed the gap, Fox News shifted its rating from "Likely Democrat" to "Lean Democrat."

Tafoya has turned the race into a referendum on the massive fraud scandal that unfolded under Governor Tim Walz's administration. She argues that Flanagan, as Walz's lieutenant governor, should share responsibility for the scandal, while also tying her opponent to progressive positions including Medicare for All and dismantling ICE.

In an interview with Fox News Digital, Tafoya said that the more Minnesotans learn about her and her opponent, and see what her opponent failed to do over the last eight years alongside Walz, the more they understand that Minnesota needs change, fresh ideas and an independent thinker.

Flanagan, meanwhile, has repeatedly tied Tafoya to Trump, whose approval ratings are well underwater in Minnesota. In a social media post last month, Flanagan wrote that Michele Tafoya is all in for Donald Trump — and he is all in for her.

Tafoya, however, appears to be putting some daylight between herself and Trump, highlighting her support for abortion rights in a new campaign commercial. "I'm a pro-choice Republican not afraid to stand up to my party," she says in the ad. "When Trump is right, I will work with him. When he is wrong, I will stand up for Minnesota."

While the ad drew opposition from some Republicans, Trump subsequently signaled support for Tafoya at an Ohio rally, telling the crowd they have to vote for Michele Tafoya, whom he called a very respected person.