Rep. Mary Miller (R-IL) Says "Hitler Was Right" in a Speech
Brand-new Congresswoman Mary Miller (R-IL), invoked Adolf Hitler while delivering prepared remarks at a "Save the Republic" rally in Washington, D.C.
"Each generation has the responsibility to teach and train the next generation. You know if we win a few elections, we're still going to be losing unless we win the hearts and minds of our children. This is the battle. Hitler was right on one thing. He said, 'Whoever has the youth has the future.' Our children are being propagandized."
Miller’s remarks garnered attention the following morning after a video of her saying the line “Hitler was right” went viral. Miller’s comments were immediately condemned, with Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), and many others called for her resignation.
Two days later, Miller released a statement apologizing for her remarks, saying, "I sincerely apologize for any harm my words caused and regret using a reference to one of the most evil dictators in history to illustrate the dangers that outside influences can have on our youth." However, Miller also went on to claim that critics were trying to “twist” her words, and to assert her support for Israel :
“While some are trying to intentionally twist my words to mean something antithetical to my beliefs, let me be clear: I’m passionately pro-Israel and I will always be a strong advocate and ally of the Jewish community.”
Miller’s reference to her support of Israel in the middle of a statement that was not about Israel or foreign policy, but about her bizarre antisemitic assertion that “Hitler was right,” is itself antisemitic; her only reason for inserting mention of Israel in this statement was in an effort to offer ‘evidence’ that Miller could not possibly be antisemitic. The idea that support for Israel is a stand-in for support for Jews relies on the antisemitic notion that Israel and Jews are one and the same — and it is a staple of Republican politicians’ attempts to defend themselves from accusations of antisemitism