Tucker Carlson Questions UK Role in WWII, Seems To Defend Hitler Invading Poland

He also cited Hitler’s claim that territory transferred to Poland following World War I had previously belonged to Germany.

By Shula Rosen

Conservative commentator Tucker Carlson questioned Britain’s decision to fight Nazi Germany in World War II and defended part of Adolf Hitler’s stated justification for invading Poland during a Friday interview with former UK business secretary Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg.

Carlson argued during the hour-long interview that Britain should not have entered the war to defend Poland, saying he “never understood why fight the Second World War in the first place” because the UK “had nothing to do with it at all.”

He also cited Hitler’s claim that territory transferred to Poland following World War I had previously belonged to Germany.

“Well, Hitler said that 15% of Poland was once Germany and it was given to Poland at the Treaty of Versailles,” Carlson said while maintaining that he was not defending Hitler. “That was German territory with Germans in it. That was his case. And by the way, that was true.”

Carlson disputed the characterization of Germany’s invasion as unprovoked, saying “the idea that Hitler just randomly rolled into Poland is a lie” and noting that Hitler had repeatedly said he did not want war with Britain.

Britain’s involvement ultimately cost the country its empire and damaged the nation, Carlson argued, while questioning whether defeating Nazi Germany and protecting British allies was “worth losing everything” and “destroying all of Europe.”

Rees-Mogg challenged Carlson’s characterization of Hitler and strongly defended Britain’s entry into the war.

“I’m very surprised you’re verging on defending Hitler. I think this is not really what you want to be doing,” Rees-Mogg said.

Carlson responded sarcastically, “Yeah, I guess I’m just a secret Nazi,” before adding, “I’m actually not a secret Nazi. And hardly a public Nazi. I’m just someone who tries to think clearly about cause and effect.”

Rees-Mogg described World War II as “the classic good versus evil” and maintained that Britain would ultimately have faced Nazi aggression.

“Germany would eventually have invaded us,” he said.

Carlson continued to challenge that assessment, arguing that World War II cost Britain its sovereignty and self-respect.

“I don’t think it was a good thing for you at all,” he told Rees-Mogg.