One day after newly seated Congresswoman Mary Miller made remarks saying “Hitler was right on one thing”, the manager of her Danville office has resigned, and top Illinois politicians have called for her resignation.
Will Nesbitt, the former director of the Danville Election Commission who has worked on a number of local and state Republican campaigns, said he submitted his resignation as the Northern Regional Director for Miller’s office following her remarks.
“Congresswoman Miller’s comments are unfortunate and serious,” Nesbitt said. “They do not belong in our political discourse and they do not represent my beliefs and values. And, for that reason, I resigned effective January 6.”
Miller was speaking at a Moms for America rally in front of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday morning. She began speaking about the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, when she praised the German dictator, saying “This is the battle. Hitler was right on one thing. He said whoever has the youth, has the future.”
Following her remarks, one of Miller’s social media managers attempted to downplay her remarks on Twitter, saying that her speech was simply a “denunciation of evil dictators’ efforts to re-educate young people and similar efforts by left-wing radicals in our country today.”
On Thursday, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth and Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton both called on Miller to resign from Congress.
“To say that Adolf Hitler, the perpetrator of the worst genocide in world history, is “right” about anything is disqualifying for any supposed “leader” serving in Congress,” Duckworth said.
Stratton was more direct in her response.
“You crossed a line, and now instead of apologizing and owning up to it, you lied,” Stratton said on Twitter Thursday evening. “You are not fit for office and need to resign.”
Miller was one of two Illinois Republicans who voted to object to the electoral college vote on the House floor on Wednesday. The other was Rep. Mike Bost, who represents southern Illinois.
