(WBBM/KMOX) — One of southern Illinois’ new representatives in Congress has apologized after saying “Hitler was right on one thing” at a rally this week in Washington.
Republican Congresswoman Mary Miller spoke at a pro-Trump rally in the nation’s capital on Tuesday.
“In 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,” said Miller, a Naperville native who resides in Oakland in central Illinois.
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She posted her statement on Twitter, Friday which said in part, "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."
Hosts of the Moms for America defended Miller, saying Thursday that the comments were taken out of context, Miller was owed an apology and, “Truth is truth regardless of the source.”
Moms for America President Kimberly Fletcher also referenced the Nazi leader in the group’s defense of Miller.
“Hitler also said, ‘Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it,’ If we mandate people not talk about the insidious actions of Hitler, we dismiss the horrific events he incited and open the door for them to be repeated,” Fletcher wrote. “The media should focus on the truth instead of relentlessly repeating big lies.”
Gov. JB Pritzker reacted Wednesday as he gave a COVID-19 briefing to reporters.
“Let me be clear. Hitler got nothing right. This reprehensible rhetoric has no place in our politics,” he said.
The governor called on Republicans to condemn what he called “this vile evil streak in their party.”
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