The clip has infuriated many people for downplaying Nazi atrocities or implying Nazis were "better" in some way. Critics, including conservative commentators, accused Colbert of Holocaust minimization, with one post noting: "People like Stephen Colbert minimize the Holocaust. Do you know what else separates the Nazis and ICE? Supporters of Colbert view the comment as classic satire, intended to mock ICE's tactics rather than defend Nazis. This is not Colbert's first controversy involving historical analogies; similar Nazi references in his comedy have drawn ire in the past.