CBS Host To Huckabee: When Has A Holocaust Reference Won A Debate? (VIDEO)

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CBS “Face the Nation” host John Dickerson on Sunday quizzed former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) on his recent Holocaust reference, questioning why he felt bringing up the Nazis would help him make his point.

“I want to know, has there ever been a modern debate where an argument was won by using a Nazi analogy?” Dickerson asked, referencing Huckabee’s recent remark that with the Iran deal, President Obama was marching Israelis “to the door of the oven.”

“I don’t know if a debate has been won. But I know that we are in a very dangerous situation because of the deal with the Iranians,” Huckabee answered. “We just released $150 billion so they can buy conventional weapons from the Russians and can continue what is already a very deadly pursuit of terrorism around the world. We got nothing out of this deal.”

The presidential candidate then defended his Nazi analogy.

“And my comments, while the President may have called them ‘ridiculous,’ what’s ridiculous is that we would ever trust the Iranians, who for 36 years have vowed that they will wipe Israel off the face of the map and have vowed that they will bring death to America,” Huckabee said.

Dickerson then quizzed Huckabee on why he believes the Obama administration trusts Iran.

“So I’m confused about how you say they do trust them. They’ve been saying they don’t trust them at all. You just don’t believe them,” Dickerson said.

“Well, if you don’t trust them, how come you give them 24 days before you actually go and do the inspection that you announce you’re going to do?” Huckabee asked in response. “That’s trust, John. That’s the problem with the entire deal.”

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