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Republicans Rebuke Tucker Carlson Over Nazi Germany Remark

By Drooid · Oct 3, 2026, 4:32 PM UTC · How we work

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U.S. commentator Tucker Carlson said Britain should not have fought Nazi Germany, sparking a conservative backlash.
Carlson hosted former British lawmaker Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg in an hour-long X interview.
Carlson claimed the war ruined Britain’s empire and offered no clear benefit.
Rees-Mogg countered that defeating Nazism was a moral good-versus-evil fight preserving Britain.
Republican leaders publicly rebuked Carlson, saying his view undermines a core conservative moral duty.

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U.S. commentator Tucker Carlson said Britain should not have fought Nazi Germany, sparking a conservative backlash.
Carlson hosted former British lawmaker Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg in an hour-long X interview.
Carlson claimed the war ruined Britain’s empire and offered no clear benefit.
Rees-Mogg countered that defeating Nazism was a moral good-versus-evil fight preserving Britain.
Republican leaders publicly rebuked Carlson, saying his view undermines a core conservative moral duty.