Controversial TV host, Piers Morgan has sparked outrage after he compared the impact of Covid-19 in the UK to the deaths caused by the Nazis in World War 2.
The very outspoken media personality,
56, has been very vocal throughout the whole pandemic and has questioned the
government's decisions as the UK battled through the pandemic.
Taking to Twitter to react to the UK
government's latest announcements that covid-19 rules will be relaxed on July
19th, he said that relaxing covid-19 rules on July 19th was like deciding to
stop fighting Hitler.
He wrote: “Can you imagine Twitter halfway
through WW2?
“'I'm f*cking done with Hitler and the Nazis impinging on my liberty, so let's stop f*cking fighting them right now and pretend they're not there anymore. I want my f*cking freedom back!'”
Upon seeing his tweet, his followers
quickly questioned the analogy, one
wrote: “I honestly can’t believe you are comparing Covid to the war, what an
insult to those who fought / died and lived through it!”
Piers hit back, claiming: “Covid's
killed far more civilians in the UK than WW2, and caused far greater loss of
liberty.”
Another follower wrote: “Ffs. to even
think about comparing the two events let alone tweet it.”
While someone else wrote: “I'm sure many of the victims of WWII and particularly the Holocaust would find that comparison to be grossly offensive.”
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