PHILADELPHIA — Last week, a local Indiana chapter of Moms for Liberty attracted attention for quoting Adolf Hitler in its newsletter. After the local paper reported the story, the group added additional “context” but kept the quote. Eventually, after it faced even more scrutiny, the organization removed the quote and apologized in a statement posted to its Facebook group.

That, however, was a big mistake, according to advice at the Moms for Liberty national conference’s media training session Friday.

“Never apologize. Ever,” said Christian Ziegler, the chairman of the Florida Republican Party. “This is my view. Other people have different views on this. I think apologizing makes you weak.”

He advised the attendees to instead make it clear that the Hitler comment was “vile” but to immediately pivot to make the point that Hitler indoctrinated children in schools and that that’s what Moms for Liberty was fighting against. Ziegler warned that any apology would become the headline, so that should be avoided.

You read that right. He said to not apologize for quoting Hitler. That’s what we’re dealing with now.

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    Fuck off with that shit. Map was something right wingers made up, no liberal believes map is real, dumbass.

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        Big talk from someone who’s leader openly talks about raping his daughter lmao

        So, after viewing what America News has posted, it looks like it’s some garbage fear mongering shit posting channel. Congrats on consuming fake garbage, hopefully the rest of your opinions haven’t become twisted.

        Unfortunately, maps is fake and made up by 4chan. But, like you’re the type of person to have their ideals challenged and change lmao

        https://youtu.be/UjHyHsy7XAU too hardcore liberal for you?

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          Don’t feed a contrary bigot the morsels of your time and attention it craves.

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          Not sure what you’re talking about. Providing context is preferable if you’re going to even pretend to take yourself seriously, friend.

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          Also, not sure who you think my “leader” is. strange to call a democratic republic’s presidential candidates the “leader” though. Maybe that’s the communist in you who would rather be voting for a “supreme leader” like N.Korea?

          I vote libertarian and never win. 👍

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            I vote libertarian and never win.

            That’s because pretty much no one wants the world to be like the handful of libertarians out there want it to be.

            Most people like the fact that their taxes go to keeping the roads paved and the meat inspected. But you do you.