Dec 31 (Reuters) - A day after the U.S. deputy secretary of Health and ‌Human ​Services announced on social media that federal childcare funds ‌for Minnesota were being frozen, a spokesperson for the department said that instead, reporting requirements had been tightened across ​the country.

Trump rails against alleged $18 billion social services fraud in Minnesota, calling it a "giant scam" during Mar-a-Lago remarks on New Year's Eve.