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All the notable people and politicians Sacha Baron Cohen has 'duped' for his new TV series, 'Who Is America?'

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All the notable people and politicians Sacha Baron Cohen has 'duped' for his new TV series, 'Who Is America?'

Larry Pratt, executive director emeritus of Gun Owners of America

Larry Pratt, executive director emeritus of Gun Owners of America

In the strongest segment on Sunday's episode, Cohen's Israeli "anti-terror expert" character, Col. Erran Morad, introduced Larry Pratt, the executive director emeritus of Gun Owners of America, and a number of other conservative political figures to a fake program called "Kinderguardians," which would arm children as young as 3 years old.

Pratt endorsed the program and, reading off a teleprompter, said "toddlers are pure, uncorrupted by fake news or homosexuality. They don't care if it's politically correct to shoot a mentally deranged gunman. They'll just do it."

Florida congressman Matt Gaetz

Florida congressman Matt Gaetz

Cohen's Morad character interviewed Florida congressman Matt Gaetz for the segment on arming toddlers, but Gaetz wisely side-stepped the topic, saying, "typically members of Congress don't just hear a story about a program and then indicate whether they support it or not."

Former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott

Former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott

Trent Lott, a former Mississippi Senator and Republican Senate Majority Leader, endorsed Cohen's program for arming children in a montage of endorsements from conservative politicians. "I support the kinder-guardian program," Lott said on Sunday's episode, adding that the US should consider arming "talented children or highly trained preschoolers."

California congressman Dana Rohrabacher

California congressman Dana Rohrabacher

Rep. Dana Rohrabacher of California said in the same segment that training school children how to shoot a gun "might actually make us safer."

South Carolina congressman Joe Wilson

South Carolina congressman Joe Wilson

Rep. Joe Wilson of South Carolina also chimed in on the "Kinderguardians" segment, saying, "A three-year-old cannot defend itself from an assault rifle by throwing a Hello Kitty pencil case at it," and adding, "our founding fathers do not put an age limit on the second amendment."

Former Illinois congressman Joe Walsh

Former Illinois congressman Joe Walsh

Former Illinois congressman Joe Walsh, now a conservative radio host, also voiced his support for arming children.

"The intensive three-week Kinderguardian course introduces specially selected children from 12 to 4 years old to pistols, rifles, semiautomatics, and a rudimentary knowledge of mortars," Walsh said in the episode. "In less than a month — less than a month — a first-grader can become a first-grenade-er. Happy shooting, kids."

In an interview with CNN on Saturday, Walsh elaborated on a series of tweets he wrote last week by explaining how Cohen "duped" him into appearing on the show by offering him "an award from some Israeli TV station because I'm a great supporter of Israel."


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