GOP candidate for governor Darren Bailey under fire for remarks comparing abortion to Holocaust

Illinois governor candidate said Holocaust ‘doesn’t compare’ to abortion in 2017 clip

Darren Bailey made the remarks in a 2017 video on Facebook

GOP Candidate for Illinois Governor Darren Bailey Under Fire for Demeaning Holocaust With Comments on Abortion

Darren Bailey, Republican candidate for Governor of Illinois, is seen at a June 2022 rally in Mendon, Ill., headlined by former President Donald Trump. Photo: Reuters/Kate MunschThe Republican gubernatorial candidate in Illinois has encountered severe criticism from Jewish leaders and political opponents after a video from 2017 was unearthed in which he claimed that the Nazi Holocaust “doesn’t even compare” with abortion.“I believe that abortion…

Bailey responds to criticism over his remark contrasting Holocaust deaths with abortion

Amid growing criticism, Republican gubernatorial candidate state Sen. Darren Bailey on Tuesday strove to explain a past comment that the Holocaust “doesn’t even compare” with abortion.

GOP Guv Candidate Offers Non-Apology After Comparing Abortion to Holocaust

Darren Bailey said the Holocaust “doesn’t even compare” to abortion in a 2017 video.

Bailey tries to explain past Holocaust remark after Pritzker, Jewish leaders and others denounce it

State Sen. Darren Bailey, R-Xenia, speaks at an election night rally in Effingham after winning the Republican gubernatorial nomination in June.Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times fileRepublican gubernatorial nominee Darren Bailey on Tuesday tried to minimize comments he made five years ago in which he said the Holocaust “doesn’t even compare” to abortion — remarks that have enflamed the Jewish community and the state’s Jewish governor, J.B. Pritzker.“I beli…

GOP candidate for governor Darren Bailey under fire for remarks comparing abortion to Holocaust

Republican candidate for Illinois governor Darren Bailey is under fire for a remark he made in 2017 comparing the Holocaust and abortion.