Japanese Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso sparked outrage Tuesday after suggesting that the Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler, who persecuted millions and sought the extermination of the Jewish people, had the “right motives.”

“Hitler, who killed millions of people, is no good even if his motive was right,” Aso said, as quoted by the Japanese Kyodo news agency.

‘Hitler Had Right Motives’ Comment Lands Japan’s Deputy Prime Minister in Trouble

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