The office of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has not responded to condemnations of his comparing illegal alien children to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.

The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum on Monday issued a statement rebuking “leaders” for using Frank’s tragic story for “political purposes,” but did not mention Walz by name.

Walz had made the reference at a press conference Sunday in Minnesota, following the shooting of 37-year-old nurse Alex Pretti involving Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis.  

Walz paid respects to Pretti’s family before criticizing Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in his state.  

“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.”  

NEW: Minnesota Governor Tim Walz declares that the next Anne Frank is in Minnesota.

“We have got children in Minnesota hiding in their houses afraid to go outside.”

“Many of........

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