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Governor Pritzker Condemns Illinois GOP Rep. Mary Miller for Praising Hitler

HeadlineJan 07, 2021

Newly elected Illinois Congressmember Mary Miller has received widespread condemnation for praising Hitler. Miller made the comment at a “Moms for America” rally in D.C. Tuesday.

Rep. Mary Miller: “Hitler was right on one thing. He said, 'Whoever has the youth has the future.'”

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, who is Jewish, called Miller’s remarks “unfathomable and disgusting” during a news conference Wednesday.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker: “Hitler got nothing right. This reprehensible rhetoric has no place in our politics.”

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