Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson is facing backlash after saying Europe is "so degraded" right now and insinuated that the European Union would be much better off had Hitler won WWII.
The host of The Tucker Carlson Show was joined by his former Fox & Friends co-host-turned-real estate investor, Clayton Morris, to discuss a number of topics, including the future of America under Republican President Donald Trump, why female leaders are the "most blood-thirsty," and whether or not the wife of the French President Emmanuel Macron, Brigitte, is "a man."
When discussing the current state of affairs in Europe, Carlson first noted that, as an American, he "truly" loves Europe since he frequently visits and has "family there."
Carlson pivoted to saying how "[Europe] is sooo degraded" and he paused before adding, "I'm not even gonna say it…I don't know, would it actually be worse or not…But it's pretty bad right now."
While he never says the words "Nazi," or "Hitler," we know exactly what the right-wing media personality was thinking.
The Republicans against Trump page on X (formerly Trump) shared a clip of the soundbite and captioned:
"Tucker Carlson suggests Europe would be better off if Hitler had won WWII."
"We all know he would have supported Hitler back then—just as he supports Putin now."
Social media users were shaking their heads over Carlson wondering aloud if Europe would've been better off under Hitler's hypothetical victory.
They also indicated that this has been the MAGA mindset from the beginning.
Carlson hinting at his glorification of the Nazi leader, who was responsible for the extermination of six million Jews across German-occupied Europe between 1941 and 1945, is right in line with Elon Musk's not-so-subtle devotion to Hitler when he gave what appeared to be a Nazi salute twice at Trump's inauguration.
On his show in September of 2024, Carlson hosted self-proclaimed historian Darryl Cooper, a "Nazi apologist" who claimed U.K. Prime Minister Winston Churchill was "the villain of the Second World War."
While social media users slammed Carlson for featuring Cooper, Musk found the segment "very interesting" and shared it to his 196.5 million followers on X (formerly Twitter), saying the interview was "worth watching."
