Tucker Carlson made a series of outrageous claims as he interviewed Jacob Rees-Mogg (Image: The Tucker Carlson Show) American conservative political commentator Tucker Carlson has been mocked after clips from a car-crash interview with Jacob Rees-Mogg went viral. The controversial former Fox News host has faced ridicule online after making a series of bombshell comments about Britain’s economy and the Second World War while speaking to the ex-Tory minister. In one clip from the interview, Mr Carlson claimed Russia has a “much larger economy” than Britain as he questioned why Moscow would want to go to war with London. Mr Rees-Mogg quickly interjected, saying: “No, it hasn’t got a larger economy than Britain. It’s got a smaller economy than Britain. It’s got a larger military.” In response, Mr Carlson claimed Russia has a “much larger economy, much more wealth and resources and much larger manufacturing sector”. Mr Rees-Mogg went on to say Britain has a greater GDP than Russia. Russia has a GDP of $2.66 trillion (£2.01 trillion), significantly less than Britain’s $4.26 trillion (£3.22 …