Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz attacked President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement by making a disturbing reference to Nazis arresting Anne Frank during World War II.
In a speech on Sunday, the Democrat railed against immigration raids in his state amid the backdrop of a protester being shot by Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis, declaring that children of illegal aliens in his state are afraid to go to school.
“Allow our children to go back to school. We have got children in Minnesota hiding in their houses, afraid to go outside,” Walz said. “Many of us grew up reading that story of Anne Frank. Somebody’s going to write that children’s story about Minnesota.”
Walz again compares enforcing our nation’s immigration laws to Nazi Germany: “Many of us grew up reading that story of Anne Frank. Somebody’s going to write that children’s story about Minnesota.”
A truly disturbed, unstable individual. pic.twitter.com/R8vUNAYHaX
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) January 25, 2026
Evidently, Walz, who has previously referred to ICE as Trump’s “modern-day Gestapo,” is not aware of the facts, including that Anne Frank was a German citizen, not a foreign outsider, when Jews were stripped of their rights under Hitler. And despite the left’s caterwauling, the Trump administration is not sending any immigrants to concentration camps.
Not surprisingly, there appeared to be no criticism from the Anti-Defamation League over Walz’s remarks.
I’m surprised the ADL hasn’t condemned the statement.
— Falco (@Falco_x_One) January 25, 2026
“You’re allowed to decide at any point that you are not with this anymore,” Walz told Trump supporters, urging them to “jump ship” and join Democrats as they fan the flames of anti-ICE protests.
“If you voted for the administration, heck even if you thought Operation Metro Surge was a good idea and sounded like something we could do about it a month ago, you’re still allowed to look at what’s happening here in Minnesota and say this isn’t what I wanted or what I want,” the failed Democratic nominee for vice president added.
🚨 JUST IN: Tim Walz begs for Trump voters to JUMP SHIP, and side with the Left against ICE
“You can say, ‘this isn’t what I voted for and it isn’t what I want!'”
“We all want secure borders and immigration enforcement against criminals!”
TOTAL BS, TIM! He’s LYING to millions!… pic.twitter.com/tygvjH0ki2
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) January 25, 2026
The Department of Homeland Security has noted the alarming increase in assaults on ICE officers, thanks to violent rhetoric from Democrats like Walz.
“The hateful rhetoric and resistance against men and women who are simply trying to do their jobs must end. Federal law enforcement officers are facing a more than 1,300% increase in assaults against them as they put their lives on the line to arrest criminals and lawbreakers,” DHS said in a statement earlier this month.
Walz was roasted on social media after invoking Anne Frank to attack Trump.
🚨 Did Tim Walz just rebrand Anne Frank as an illegal alien? What’s WRONG with this guy?
She was hiding from extermination.
Not immigration enforcement.Absolutely vile. pic.twitter.com/idQtoRB6FE
— Jews Fight Back 🇺🇸🇮🇱 (@JewsFightBack) January 25, 2026
Walz is an utterly disgraceful human and a vile politician. The reference to Anne Frank shows little or no understanding of history. https://t.co/BbNZZrhBoj
— Arthur van der Linden (@avdl_) January 26, 2026
and to think, he was almost VP.
— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) January 25, 2026
He also called the story of Anne Frank “a children’s story”.
— The Unknown Soldier (@LOVESD2024) January 25, 2026
Comparing the removal of illegal immigrants to the Holocaust is antisemitic and repulsive.
Politicizing Anne Frank is so morally wrong.
— Jayne Zirkle (@JayneZirkle) January 25, 2026
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