{"id":2446696,"date":"2025-06-12T20:46:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T00:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-walz-refuses-to-apologize-for-calling-federal-agents-nazis\/"},"modified":"2025-06-12T20:48:02","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T00:48:02","slug":"tim-walz-refuses-to-apologize-for-calling-federal-agents-nazis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-walz-refuses-to-apologize-for-calling-federal-agents-nazis\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim Walz Refuses to Apologize for Calling Federal Agents Nazis"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftim-walz-refuses-to-apologize-for-calling-federal-agents-nazis%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2446696&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Minnesota Governor Tim Walz recently faced intense scrutiny during a congressional hearing for his comments comparing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to the Gestapo, the secret police of Nazi Germany. In a previous speech, Walz suggested that under Trump, ICE operates in a manner likened to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-american-kleptocracy-a-government-of-liars-thieves-and-lawbreakers\/\" title=\"The American Kleptocracy: A Government of Liars, Thieves and ...breakers\">secret police force<\/a>, stating they were &#8220;scooping folks up off the streets&#8221; in unmarked vans. <\/p>\n<p>During the hearing, House representatives questioned Walz about his comments, with Rep. Nancy Mace directly asking if he would apologize for the comparison. Walz,though,refused to do so and maintained his stance that ICE functions in a way akin to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nbc-news-trivializes-blaze-reporters-fbi-arrest-to-legitimize-police-state-tactics\/\" title=\"NBC News downplays Blaze reporter&#039;s FBI arrest to justify oppressive pol... tactics\">oppressive police tactics<\/a>. Various lawmakers highlighted the dangers such rhetoric poses to law enforcement,especially as recent reports indicated a meaningful increase in assaults against ICE agents. In response to the backlash, Walz attempted to clarify his comments, stating he meant Trump was &#8220;using&#8221; ICE as a Gestapo, a revision that many criticized as a departure from his original statement. <\/p>\n<p>The hearing highlighted the broader political tensions surrounding immigration enforcement, state policies, and the language used by public officials when <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >discussing law enforcement agencies<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NupsVDX2nec\">GOP Oversight \/ Youtube<\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/06\/12\/tim-walz-refuses-to-apologize-for-calling-federal-agents-nazis\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Tim%20Walz%20Refuses%20To%20Apologize%20For%20Calling%20Federal%20Agents%20Nazis&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/06\/12\/tim-walz-refuses-to-apologize-for-calling-federal-agents-nazis\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=Tim%20Walz%20Refuses%20To%20Apologize%20For%20Calling%20Federal%20Agents%20Nazis&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/06\/12\/tim-walz-refuses-to-apologize-for-calling-federal-agents-nazis\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/06\/12\/tim-walz-refuses-to-apologize-for-calling-federal-agents-nazis\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Tim%20Walz%20Refuses%20To%20Apologize%20For%20Calling%20Federal%20Agents%20Nazis&amp;body=%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/06\/12\/tim-walz-refuses-to-apologize-for-calling-federal-agents-nazis\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, the almost-Vice-President of the United States of America, repeatedly refused during a Thursday congressional hearing to apologize for comparing ICE agents to the Gestapo.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Donald Trump&rsquo;s modern-day Gestapo is scooping folks up off the streets,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KVOrOkxeCD4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Waltz said<\/a> in a commencement speech at the University of Minnesota&rsquo;s law school last month. &ldquo;They&rsquo;re in unmarked vans, wearing masks, being shipped off to foreign torture dungeons.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-62121596\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>On Thursday, Walz testified in a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform <a href=\"https:\/\/oversight.house.gov\/hearing\/a-hearing-with-sanctuary-state-governors\/\">hearing<\/a> alongside Governors Kathy Hochul of New York and J.B. Pritzker of Illinois. Lawmakers grilled the governors about cases of violent criminal illegal aliens allowed to &ldquo;roam free&rdquo; in their states. House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn, highlighted how Walz signed several omnibus bills into law in 2023, granting illegal aliens &ldquo;free healthcare, free college, and driver&rsquo;s licenses.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Multiple lawmakers specifically pressed Walz on his commencement speech remarks. <\/p>\n<p>Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=F1pRK24Q5hU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">asked<\/a> Walz a series of yes-or-no questions about the Holocaust and the historical German Gestapo, including whether Walz knew that they &ldquo;committed genocide against the Jews.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Did you know ICE has done none of that?&rdquo; Mace asked.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <span class=\"X0r8eVBUCFYpJv\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WOW! Congresswoman Nancy Mace completely OBLITERATES Tim Walz for comparing the brave men and women of ICE to the Nazi Gestapo.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepNancyMace?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepNancyMace<\/a>: &#8220;Do you apologize for your disgusting comparison of ICE to the Gestapo?&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xtI5u9PmLz\">pic.twitter.com\/xtI5u9PmLz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Oversight Committee (@GOPoversight) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GOPoversight\/status\/1933236244663972243?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 12, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Walz eventually said he knew ICE had &ldquo;not committed genocide against anyone,&rdquo; but nonetheless continued to suggest that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidenbucks-plan-uses-native-american-kids-in-voting-scheme\/\" title=\"&#039;Bidenbucks&#039; Plan Uses Native American Kids In Voting Scheme\">federal agency &#038;ldquo<\/a>;operated as a secret police force.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Mace then <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/gopoversight\/status\/1933236244663972243?s=46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">asked<\/a> Walz whether he would apologize for his &ldquo;disgusting comparison,&rdquo; but Walz refused to answer the question, instead appearing to defend his comments. <\/p>\n<p>When Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., asked Walz if he would like to recant his University of Minnesota statement, Walz tried to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/westernlensman\/status\/1933212074366414871?s=46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">revise<\/a> it, claiming he said Trump was merely &ldquo;using&rdquo; ICE agents as his personal Gestapo.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <span class=\"ztWxa7SY05cARVdol6GkywqKm921eTvUBLb4IpN3XrC8JPsngMHEhujifODZ\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today, Tim Walz tried to walk back his comments comparing ICE to the Gestapo, by stating:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I said President Trump was *using them* as his modern day Gestapo.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>  Problem is, he didn&rsquo;t say that. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iVH9Ei0VTz\">pic.twitter.com\/iVH9Ei0VTz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WesternLensman\/status\/1933212074366414871?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 12, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Emmer also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=u8WsFBpfekg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">grilled<\/a> Walz about his commencement statement: &ldquo;Gestapo, by the way, sir, was the official secret police of Hitler&rsquo;s Nazi Germany. So, you&rsquo;re calling ICE agents modern-day Nazis. Given the attacks on ICE agents that took place in Los Angeles over the weekend, don&rsquo;t you regard your dangerous, inflammatory rhetoric as a problem?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Which of the questions do you want me to answer first?&rdquo; Walz replied.<\/p>\n<p>Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., noted how, &ldquo;We&rsquo;ve seen numerous videos of rioters obstructing and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-charges-house-democrat-lamonica-mciver-over-ice-facility-assault\/\" title=\"DOJ charges House Democrat LaMonica McIver over ... facility assault\">assaulting federal law enforcement<\/a> after [Walz&rsquo;s University of Minnesota] remarks, including in Los Angeles.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Governor, do you think comments like that, and rhetoric like that, put ICE officers and other law enforcement in greater danger?&rdquo; Comer asked.<\/p>\n<p>Walz again sidestepped the question, responding with the claim that &ldquo;any attack on law enforcement is unacceptable.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dhs.gov\/news\/2025\/06\/07\/dhs-releases-statement-violent-rioters-assaulting-ice-officers-los-angeles-ca-and\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a> last week that ICE agents are facing a 413 percent increase in assaults, and that their families have been targeted as well. Walz is mentioned by name in the statement in a list of Democrat politicians who have &ldquo;villainized and demonized ICE law enforcement.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., is also on the list. &ldquo;Every single ICE agent who is engaged in this aggressive overreach, and are trying to hide their identities from the American people, will be unsuccessful in doing that. This is America. This is not the Soviet Union &hellip; and every single one of them, no matter what it takes, no matter how long it takes, will, of course, be identified,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theblaze.com\/news\/hakeem-jeffries-makes-worrying-threat-against-ice-agents-as-protesters-interfere-with-operations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jeffries said last week.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Jacqueline Annis-Levings is a correspondent for the Federalist. 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