Texas state Rep. Jolanda Jones compared the ongoing redistricting fight in her home state to the Holocaust during a bizarre Tuesday interview with ousted CNN anchor Don Lemon.
Jones — who has joined a number of her colleagues in fleeing to the highly gerrymandered state of Illinois to protest gerrymandering in Texas — argued that if she remained silent in the face of the Republican-led redistricting map, she’d be no different than those who were silent when the Nazi regime rounded up and systematically slaughtered millions of Jews.
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Texas State Rep. Jolanda Jones, who fled the state to Illinois, compares redistricting to the Holocaust.
To the nodding approvals of Don Lemon. pic.twitter.com/Zj3AUnfkBN
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) August 5, 2025
Jones began by arguing that the Republicans’ proposed map was proof that they did not accept black people despite racial integration.
“Integration happened and everybody thought they accept us. They don’t accept us,” she claimed. “They are showing us who they are. We should believe them. And we better have the courage to stand up, otherwise we will fall for anything, and in this country we will be defeated, deported — I mean, we will lose all of our rights.”
“And if you think it can’t happen, it can,” she continued. “And I will liken this to the Holocaust — people are like, well, how did the Holocaust happen? How was somebody in a position to kill all them people? Well, good people remained silent —”
“Mmhmm,” Lemon agreed.
” — Or, good people didn’t realize that what happens to them could very soon happen to me or somebody I love,” Jones continued. “And so even if you made it, man, you have an obligation to help people who can’t because God forbid they end up targeting you and your family.”
Critics were quick to point out just how far out of line her comments had erred.
“Redistricting is like the Holocaust. And jeans commercials are like Nazis. Imagine being these people,” Daniel Turner posted.
Redistricting is like the Holocaust.
And jeans commercials are like Nazis.
Imagine being these people. https://t.co/0MwHWEh89Z
— Daniel Turner (@DanielTurnerPTF) August 5, 2025
Townhall’s Jeff Charles jabbed at Jones for trivializing the Holocaust, adding his sarcastic take: “‘The holocaust wasn’t THAT bad y’all. The Nazis basically just redistricted the Jews.’”
“The holocaust wasn’t THAT bad y’all. The Nazis basically just redistricted the Jews.” https://t.co/btERnoN5e3
— Hotep Jeffiziah Charles🏴 (@jeffcharlesjr) August 5, 2025
“We now know that Rock Bottom has a basement,” another added.
We now know that Rock Bottom has a basement. pic.twitter.com/IhYcCZq1Gp
— TheJerseyGirl (@ChristineX2024) August 5, 2025
