Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker is continuing to feed his base red meat with dangerous “Nazi” rhetoric.

The billionaire Hyatt Hotels heir claimed to know a thing or two about the Holocaust after having helped build a Holocaust Museum in Chicago.

“I can tell you, sitting next to Holocaust survivors, that what they will say in this moment is ‘This is what happened. This is what happened — people’s rights started getting taken away. People got accused of being immigrants’ — this is before the Holocaust really took place,” he said.

“People were accused of being immigrants, and then laws were passed to limit immigrants,” Pritzker continued. “And then people who weren’t actually immigrants were called immigrants, and then it was ‘othering’ people, and that led to a lot worse things.”

Gov. Pritzker Compares Trump’s Illegal Immigration Crackdown to How the Holocaust Started

“Before the Holocaust took place, people were accused of being immigrants … and then it was othering people. And that led to a lot worse things.” pic.twitter.com/Z1WyQU72jS

— Chief Nerd (@TheChiefNerd) October 22, 2025

Never mind the fact that most Americans welcome LEGAL immigrants and are currently paying for ILLEGAL aliens to return home (not by way of trains to death camps) to try again the LEGAL way (not very-Holocaust-y), X users who aren’t eager to drink Pritzker’s Kool-Aid slammed him for his obvious scheme:

The fact that such a vile example of tyranny has been reduced to a cheap political talking point is so shameless.

— Anomie Phoenix (@AnomiePhoenix) October 22, 2025

This is getting so much mileage these days pic.twitter.com/mLltu7wc98

— Tommy Payson (@BravesDawg16) October 22, 2025

That strategy works on millions who lack critical thinking skills.

Pathetic that Dems keep using these comparisons. pic.twitter.com/YhXJUCVV37

— Lucas (@LCSV22) October 22, 2025

Of course… when Democrats have nothing left, they whip out the Holocaust comparison card. Classic desperation move.

So now enforcing immigration laws = the early stages of genocide? These people are completely unhinged. They cheaply weaponize one of history’s greatest tragedies…

— Dark Patriot (@BasedWakeninq) October 22, 2025

So, according to Pritzker enforcing immigration laws is akin to the Holocaust. It’s a reprehensible comparison.

— Ida (@HeidiSnow381) October 22, 2025

Pritzker continues to use over-the-top inciteful rhetoric that has no basis in history or facts. There is no comparison to enforcing our existing laws by deporting illegal immigrants and the events leading up to the Holocaust. It’s ridiculous nonsense.

— CatDog99 (@dog99_cat) October 22, 2025

Equating immigration enforcement with the Holocaust trivializes real atrocity. A disgusting and unfounded comparison by @GovPritzker. Especially disgraceful from someone descended from alleged refugees of European pogroms. This is weaponized ignorance masquerading as virtue. https://t.co/PHQhqKcotE

— Alexander Lacherbauer (@lacherbauer) October 22, 2025

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