6 things to know about the ongoing unrest in Minneapolis: 'A wake-up call'
5. Walz compares to Holocaust: 'Deeply offensive'
Walz drew widespread criticism when he appeared to liken ICE operations to the Holocaust during a Sunday press briefing.
"We have got children in Minnesota hiding in their houses, afraid to go outside. Many of us grew up reading that story of Anne Frank," Walz said. "Somebody's going to write that children's story about Minnesota."
Walz again compares enforcing our nation's immigration laws to Nazi Germany: "Many of us grew up reading that story of Anne Frank. Somebody's going to write that children's story about Minnesota."
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) January 25, 2026
A truly disturbed, unstable individual. pic.twitter.com/R8vUNAYHaX
Anne Frank was 15 years old when she was among the approximately 6 million Jews murdered under the Nazi regime during the Holocaust. After hiding in a secret annex behind her father's business in Amsterdam for more than two years, she and her family were discovered, arrested and taken to Germany, where she ultimately died at the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.
The U.S. Holocaust Museum condemned Walz for his historical comparison, which they maintained was inappropriate and politically cynical.
"Anne Frank was targeted and murdered solely because she was Jewish," the museum said in an X post. "Leaders making false equivalencies to her experience for political purposes is never acceptable. Despite tensions in Minneapolis, exploiting the Holocaust is deeply offensive, especially as antisemitism surges."
Jon Brown is a reporter for The Christian Post. Send news tips to jon.brown@christianpost.com
