Politics
Tucker Carlson draws backlash after questioning Britain's WWII fight against Hitler
October 4, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Tucker Carlson questioned why Britain fought Nazi Germany during an interview with former Tory minister Jacob Rees-Mogg, drawing condemnation from US politicians.
- Carlson, hosting his podcast from Rees-Mogg's home, said he never understood why Britain entered WWII and called Germany's invasion of Poland a regional conflict.
- Rees-Mogg defended Britain's decision to fight, telling Carlson "otherwise we'll be speaking German" and saying the host was "verging on defending Hitler."
- Carlson denied defending Hitler, saying he was "certainly not here to defend Hitler" and hardly a public Nazi.
- US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee and Senator Ted Cruz condemned Carlson, with Huckabee asking whether he had forgotten Hitler murdered 11 million people.