On Twitter, the Auschwitz Memorial and Museum said “exploiting of the tragedy of people who suffered, were humiliated, tortured & murdered by the totalitarian regime of Nazi Germany — including children like Anne Frank — in a debate about vaccines & limitations during global pandemic is a sad symptom of moral & intellectual decay.”

When another Twitter user responded to the memorial’s tweet to ask if Hines stood with her husband, she responded: “My husband’s opinions are not a reflection of my own. While we love each other, we differ on many current issues.”

When someone else suggested she share the statement that “no one should compare anything to the horrors of the Holocaust. My husband was wrong to do so,” Hines said she agreed.