Holocaust Museum Rebukes Gov. Tim Walz Over Anne Frank Comparison
The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum called Governor Tim Walz's comparison of Minnesota children to Anne Frank 'deeply offensive' in an X post.
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Governor Tim Walz on Sunday compared some Minnesota children's fear to Anne Frank and urged President Donald Trump to pull back federal agents after the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, his office said.
The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum said in an X post on Monday that "Anne Frank was targeted and murdered solely because she was Jewish" and called false equivalencies unacceptable, officials said.
Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun, the U.S. special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism, criticized Walz's comparison as "historically illiterate" in an X post, his office said.
The remarks came amid Operation Metro Surge and follow two fatal shootings—Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good—that have amplified national scrutiny, DHS and state officials said.
President Donald Trump said on Monday he will deploy White House border czar Tom Homan to Minnesota and that he and Walz discussed working together, the White House said.
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Walz stated during a press conference: 'We have got children in Minnesota hiding in their houses, afraid to go outside. Many of us grew up reading that story of Anne Frank. Somebody’s going to write that children’s story about Minnesota.'
The museum called Walz's comparison 'deeply offensive,' stating that 'Anne Frank was targeted and murdered solely because she was Jewish' and that false equivalencies are unacceptable.
Operation Metro Surge is a federal immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota's Twin Cities, during which two fatal shootings occurred: Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good, amid protests against ICE raids.
Alex Pretti was a 37-year-old nurse with no criminal record. He was fatally shot by a federal agent during Operation Metro Surge in Minneapolis on Saturday, January 24, 2026.
Trump announced he will deploy White House border czar Tom Homan to Minnesota and stated that he and Governor Walz discussed working together.
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