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A newly sworn-in Republican congresswoman issued an apology for a pro-Hitler reference at a rally earlier in January.
Rep. Mary Miller of Illinois issued an apology on Friday, days after she said, “Hitler was right on one thing, that whoever has the youth has the future. Our children are being propagandized at a Moms for America Saving the Republic rally on Capitol Hill. At the time of the reference, she was explaining how “each generation has the responsibility to teach the next generation” and that the GOP needs to “win the hearts of our children.”
US congresswoman apologises for referencing Hitler at pro-Trump rally
Republican Mary Miller had initially doubled down on her remarks that Hitler was right on one thing - that whoever has the youth has the future
Miller, who has been in office for less than a week, drew widespread condemnation, sparking calls for her to resign over her comments (AFP/File photo) By Published date: 8 January 2021 19:57 UTC | Last update: 2 months 2 weeks ago
US Representative Mary Miller, a Republican legislator from Illinois, apologised on Friday for referencing Hitler during a pro-Trump rally.
Earlier this week, at an event entitled Moms for America Saving the Republic , Miller stressed the importance of passing down proper values to the next generation, something she said Hilter was also known for.
Screenshot WASHINGTON Comments freshman Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill., made at a pro-Trump rally about how “Hitler was right on one thing,” referring to influencing youths, were met with condemnation and a call from Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., on Wednesday for her to resign.
The Holocaust genocide is a singular, non-comparable event in human history, and Miller is being condemned, by among others, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
Adolf Hitler’s Nazis came to power in Germany in 1933, and with collaborators in other nations, murdered six million Jews and others Roma, or Gypsies; homosexuals, political opponents, Jehovah’s Witnesses, the disabled and some from Slavic countries.
The Illinois GOP party did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment Thursday.
Moms for America demanded an apology from the media when reached by PEOPLE and defended Miller s comments by referencing another Hitler quote in its response. We reiterate our support for her, stand by her statements and encourage people to listen to her entire speech which was full of truth and inspiration, the group said.
“Congresswoman Miller s statement was a denunciation of evil dictators efforts to re-educate young people and similar efforts by left-wing radicals in our country today,” the Congresswoman s official Twitter account shared Wednesday.
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