Idaho state Rep. Heather Scott (R) was heavily criticized after an interview with a Texas podcaster last week, in which she took an extreme stance against the economic shutdown put in place to contain the spread of the coronavirus, calling the measure "no different than Nazi Germany."
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"When you have the government telling you that your business is essential or non-essential – yours is non-essential and someone else's is essential – we have a problem there," she continued before saying: "I mean, that's no different than Nazi Germany where you had government telling people either you were an essential worker or a non-essential worker, and non-essential workers got put on a train. You can't take away people's lives and property without compensation, and that's exactly what [the Idaho Governor] would be doing."
The lawmaker went on to attack the governor himself, saying, "they are already calling [Idaho Governor Bradley Jay Little], Little Hitler – Gov. Little Hitler."
She concluded by saying that she hoped people would start saying, "enough of this," and put pressure on the governor. "That's what I would hope for," she added.
Currently, COVID-19 has claimed more than 45,000 lives in the US. Restrictions put in place appear to be slowing the rate of new cases.
Following her comments, the American Jewish Committee took her to task and criticized her for belittling the atrocities of the Nazis. "Scott's comparison of stay-at-home orders during the pandemic to Nazi death camps is unfathomably offensive and an unforgivable affront to victims of the Holocaust. She should apologize immediately," the AJC tweeted.
