Trump says Minnesota officials, not Iran, are behind water system cyberattack

The coordinated attack targeted roughly 30 water plants in Minnesota alone, with hackers aiming to cut pressure and contaminate the supply.

Trump rejects reports linking Iran to cyberattacks on Minnesota water systems as investigators continue their probe.

Trump blamed Minnesota's Democratic governor for cyberattacks on the state's water systems.

Donald Trump claims that a cyber attack on Minnesota's water infrastructure that reportedly was carried out by Iran was actually perpetrated by the state.

President Donald Trump baselessly claimed Friday that Minnesota had committed a cyber attack against itself.Speaking at a Cabinet meeting at Camp David, Trump dismissed officials’ concerns that a cyberattack on municipal water systems in Minnesota was the work of Iranian hackers. “I don’t think so. I think I blame it on Minnesota, because they’re grossly incompetent,” Trump said.“I would blame it on Minnesota and the governor, the corrupt governor of Minnesota,” Trump continued, referring to Governor Tim Walz. “They like to say, ‘Oh, it’s Iran!’ Iran should be so lucky. Iran’s got bigger problems than worrying about Minnesota.”Trump: "We heard in Minnesota there was a cyberattack and they blame it on Iran. I don't think so. I blame it on Minnesota because they're grossly incompetent. Iran's got bigger problems than worrying about Minnesota." pic.twitter.com/y1Mr6jjgaY— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 31, 2026But Trump offered no evidence to support his claim, apparently motivated not by facts, but by sheer pettiness. Federal and state officials said earlier this week that the cyberattack was probably the work of Iranian hackers, but they have not definitively determined who is responsible. They also cautioned that the hackers could simply be posing as Iranians in order to escalate the conflict between the two countries, though former intelligence officials said this was unlikely. If the hackers were hoping to ratchet up the tensions between the U.S. and Iran, they failed by picking a state that Trump has designated as an outlet for his blatant islamophobia. As reporters moved to exit the Cabinet meeting, Trump resumed his ranting about Minnesota. “I think that Minnesota is behind it!” he declared.“You know who’s behind it? Minnesota. Because they’re grossly incompetent. I think the governor’s behind it. I don’t think there was an Iranian cyberattack,” Trump continued. “I think that Minnesota ought to get its act together. It’s one of the worst-run states.”The president teased that his administration was planning “massive future things having to do with corruption” in Minnesota. The Trump administration has continued to pursue fraud allegations against Minnesota officials in a transparent effort to punish Democrats and antagonize immigrants.

Trump dismissed claims that Iranian hackers targeted Minnesota water systems, instead blaming the state's governor for what he called gross incompetence.