CNN Political Unit (CNN) – Maine Gov. Paul LePage apologized Monday for referring to the Internal Revenue Service as the “Gestapo” in his weekly radio address over the weekend. “It was not my intent to insult anyone, especially the Jewish Community, or minimize the fact that millions of people were murdered,” the Republican governor said...

LePage’s “Gestapo” Comment “Intentionally Offensive” and “Ignorant” Democratic leaders issue statement calling for apology and end of hostile language AUGUSTA—Senate and House Democratic leaders issued statements in response to Governor Paul LePage’s comparison of the IRS to Hitler’s Gestapo. The comparison was part of LePage’s attack on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision upholding the individual...