Overview
- On X, the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum called Walz’s analogy a false equivalency and said exploiting Holocaust history is deeply offensive as antisemitism rises.
- Walz made the comparison on Jan. 25 while denouncing Operation Metro Surge following fatal agent-involved shootings of Renée Good on Jan. 7 and Alex Pretti on Jan. 24.
- Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun, the State Department’s antisemitism envoy, and several Jewish organizations criticized the remarks as historically illiterate and inappropriate.
- Walz reported a productive call with President Trump, who announced he is sending border czar Tom Homan to Minnesota to oversee federal operations.
- Protests and official reviews of the shootings continue, and the museum’s statement landed near International Holocaust Remembrance Day, heightening sensitivity to the rhetoric.