Carlson questions Britain's war

On Saturday's episode of The Tucker Carlson Show, Tucker Carlson debated with British politician Jacob Rees-Mogg whether the UK needed to join World War II to fight Nazi Germany.

Carlson's case against the war

Carlson claimed Hitler did not want to go to war with Britain and said Britain attacked Germany rather than the other way around. He also said the war was not worth fighting.

“Hitler did not want to go to war with the UK”

Rees-Mogg's response

Rees-Mogg explained Britain had treaties with Belgium and other allies that were attacked. He said Germany would have invaded Britain and accused Carlson of verging on defending Hitler.

“I'm very surprised you're verging on defending Hitler”

Carlson denies the accusation

Carlson denied defending the Nazi leader, joking that he was a secret Nazi. Rees-Mogg said he was reassured but maintained that Germany would have invaded Britain.

“Yeah, I guess I'm just a secret Nazi. I'm actually not a secret Nazi”

Carlson's broader pattern

Carlson has previously expressed sympathy for Russia and Vladimir Putin. In the interview he suggested the West invited Moscow's aggression and claimed Russia could beat Ukraine today if it wanted.

“Why are you pushing them to that point?”

Carlson breaks with Republicans

In June, Carlson publicly broke with the Republican Party after decades as one of its most influential backers. He said he would not support either major party and has invested in his YouTube channel.

“I would not support the Republican Party”