The American presenter Tucker Carlson has claimed Britain would have been better off losing the Second World War to an incredulous Jacob-Rees Mogg - but says he is not a Nazi supporter.
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he → claim → Mogg
The US commentator was widely mocked after the most recent episode of The Tucker Carlson show aired last night online.
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episode → mock → show
In it he claimed that Britain 'destroyed their empire and their country fighting this war that they still pretend was a good idea but it wasn't'.
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it → claim → war
The former Fox News presenter, who once described Daryl Cooper, a Holocaust denier, as 'the best and most popular historian in the United States', asked Mr Rees-Mogg if the UK had benefited from fighting the Second World War.
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UK → describe → War
He then asked if Britain was 'a better country than it was' after winning the war.
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it → ask → war
Mr Rees-Mogg replied that the Second World War represented 'the classic good versus evil' war and said that 'we did the right thing'.
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we → reply → thing
He said that Britain was a better country 'to have defeated Hitler' and that 'otherwise we'd be speaking German'.
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we → say → German
Mr Carlson then said that there are a 'lot of people' who are unable to speak English in Britain – making the argument that it would 'at least be nice' to have a 'European language' spoken in the UK if Germany had won the war.
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Germany → say → war
The US commentator was widely mocked after the most recent episode of The Tucker Carlson show aired last night online
Tucker Carlson claimed that Britain 'destroyed their empire and their country fighting this war that they still pretend was a good idea but it wasn't'
Mr Rees-Mogg, a former Conservative Secretary of State, replied: 'I see no advantage of speaking German over any other language.
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I → mock → language
We want to speak English.
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We → want → English
[Winning the war] benefited us... because eventually Germany would have invaded us.'
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Germany → win → us
When warned he sounded like he was defending the actions of Hitler, Carlson said: 'I'm actually not a secret Nazi.
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I → warn → Hitler
I'm someone who tries to think clearly about cause and effect.'
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who → try → cause
Ted Cruz, the Republican senator for Texas, wrote on X: 'Yes, Tucker, the UK is better off for winning WWII.
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UK → write → WWII
America is better off for winning WWII.
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America → win → WWII
And the world would be much worse off if the Nazis had won WWII.
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Nazis → win → WWII
The US ambassador to Israel wrote: 'When it seemed impossible for Toxic Tucker to descend deeper into the sewer here he goes opining that UK should have let Nazis take over.
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Nazis → write → sewer
'Forget that Hitler murdered 11 million people?
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Hitler → forget → people
I thought Tucker was against killing?
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Tucker → think → killing
He needs help.
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He → need → help
In the hour-long discussion, Mr Carlson also stated as fact that the Russian economy is much 'larger' than Britain's.
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economy → state → Britain
Mr Carlson, who once described Moscow as 'nicer and safer' than any American city, said Russia had 'much more wealth and resources' than the UK.
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Russia → describe → UK
Mr Rees-Mogg replied that the Second World War represented 'the classic good versus evil' war and said that 'we did the right thing'
Mr Rees-Mogg replied: 'It hasn't got a larger economy than Britain.
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It → reply → Britain
The GDP of the UK sits at around £3.22trillion while Russia's GDP is estimated to be £2.01trillion.
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GDP → sit → 3.22trillion
Mr Rees-Mogg continued: 'Russia is an economic failure.
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Russia → continue → ?
It could have a huge economy but it's got a small economy because it's deeply corrupt and hasn't managed to use its resources effectively.
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it → have → resources
Tucker Carlson has previously been criticised for his interview with a man who claimed Adolf Hitler was not World War II's chief villain.
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Hitler → criticise → man
Mr Carlson described him as 'the best and most popular historian in the US'.
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Carlson → describe → US
Daryl Cooper - a podcast host and so-called historian - caused controversy when he said that not only did the Nazis not intend to murder millions but that Winston Churchill was the main villain of the war.
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Churchill → call → war
The Biden White House spokesman Andrew Bates issued a harsh rebuke to the episode of the show at the time.
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'Giving a microphone to a Holocaust denier who spreads Nazi propaganda is a disgusting and sadistic insult to all Americans, to the memory of the over 6 million Jews who were genocidally murdered by Adolf Hitler, to the service of the millions of Americans who fought to defeat Nazism, and to every subsequent victim of Antisemitism,' Bates said in a statement.
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Bates → give → statement
The presenter was also mocked over a fawning video praising Moscow's 'cheap and fresh' groceries while overlooking the much lower wages in Russia.
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presenter → mock → Russia
Mr Carlson wheeled a shopping trolley around a Russian superstore while marvelling at the stock as he continued his Putin PR tour.
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he → wheel → tour
He claimed that he could buy a week's worth of shopping for $100 and that it could cost up to $400 in the US.
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He said the revelation moved him from feeling 'amused to legitimately angry' that his home country apparently charges much more for basics such as food.
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country → say → food
The video drew widespread ridicule from people online, as many pointed out the disparity between the average wage in Russia – which is the equivalent of $9072 – or 6.5 times less than the average US salary of $59,428.
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which → draw → 59,428
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