Sorry, Tucker: Putin's Russia is a Third World nation with nukes
On a recent episode of his podcast, popular conspiracy theorist and antisemite Tucker Carlson told Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg, a former member of British Parliament, that Russia had a much larger economy than Britain and that the country was “thriving” economically under President Vladimir Putin.
TL;DR
- Tucker Carlson claimed Russia's economy is thriving and larger than Britain's.
- Britain's nominal GDP is $4.3 trillion.
- Russia's nominal GDP is approximately $2.66 trillion.
- Russia has double the population and vast natural resources compared to Britain.