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In 2021, Baudet responded to an article about the migrant population of [[Brussels]] by tweeting that an "escape-strategy, Madagascar or something" was needed. This was widely perceived as a reference to the [[Madagascar Plan]], the plan by the government of [[Nazi Germany]] to forcibly relocate the entire European [[Jews|Jewish]] population to [[Madagascar]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.trouw.nl/politiek/baudets-laatste-provocatie-leidt-tot-eensgezinde-afkeer-fouter-dan-fout~b16bb7fc/|title=Baudets laatste provocatie leidt tot eensgezinde afkeer. 'Fouter dan fout'|first=Niels|last=Markus|date=3 May 2021|website=trouw.nl/|access-date=3 May 2021|archive-date=5 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505181454/https://www.trouw.nl/politiek/baudets-laatste-provocatie-leidt-tot-eensgezinde-afkeer-fouter-dan-fout~b16bb7fc/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.volkskrant.nl/nieuws-achtergrond/baudet-wekt-massale-verontwaardiging-met-bevrijdingsposter~b255fe11/|title=Baudet wekt massale verontwaardiging met 'bevrijdingsposter'|first=Raoul|last=du Pré|date=3 May 2021|newspaper=De Volkskrant|access-date=3 May 2021|archive-date=3 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503093637/https://www.volkskrant.nl/nieuws-achtergrond/baudet-wekt-massale-verontwaardiging-met-bevrijdingsposter~b255fe11/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hpdetijd.nl/columns/thierry-baudet-koestert-wel-degelijk-nazistische-sympathieen/|title=Thierry Baudet koestert wel degelijk nazistische sympathieën|first=Ilja Leonard|last=Pfeijffer|date=28 April 2021|website=hpdetijd.nl/|access-date=3 May 2021|archive-date=2 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502030819/https://www.hpdetijd.nl/columns/thierry-baudet-koestert-wel-degelijk-nazistische-sympathieen/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://joop.bnnvara.nl/nieuws/invloed-extreemrechts-in-nederland-groeit-kans-op-aanslag-aannemelijk|title=Invloed extreemrechts in Nederland groeit, kans op aanslag aannemelijk|first=|last=|date=29 April 2021|website=joop.bnnvara.nl/|access-date=3 May 2021|archive-date=29 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429150158/https://joop.bnnvara.nl/nieuws/invloed-extreemrechts-in-nederland-groeit-kans-op-aanslag-aannemelijk|url-status=live}}</ref>
Baudet and Members of Parliament of his party have repeatedly compared measures to combat the spread of [[COVID-19]] to the [[Anti-Jewish legislation in pre-war Nazi Germany|persecution of Jews by Nazi Germany]]. In May 2021, this led to another split in the party.<ref>{{cite news |last1=De Witt Wijnen |first1=Philip |last2=Rutten |first2=Rik |title=Thierry Baudet zorgt met zijn ophef en provocaties opnieuw voor een breuk in zijn partij |url=https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2021/05/13/thierry-baudet-zorgt-met-zijn-ophef-en-provocaties-opnieuw-voor-een-breuk-in-zijn-partij-a4043496 |newspaper=NRC |date=13 May 2021 |access-date=24 September 2021 |archive-date=24 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924133236/https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2021/05/13/thierry-baudet-zorgt-met-zijn-ophef-en-provocaties-opnieuw-voor-een-breuk-in-zijn-partij-a4043496 |url-status=live }}</ref> In September 2021, Baudet attended a protest against the measures to combat [[COVID-19]], in which several protesters wore [[Yellow badge|Jewish badges]], which drew condemnation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2396802-halsema-jodensterren-bij-coronaprotest-dieptriest|title=Halsema: Jodensterren bij coronaprotest dieptriest|first=|last=|date=6 September 2021|website=nos.nl/|access-date=24 September 2021|archive-date=24 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924133237/https://nos.nl/artikel/2396802-halsema-jodensterren-bij-coronaprotest-dieptriest|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2021/09/05/overheid-wil-totale-controle-a4057187|title=Afkeer tegen coronabeleid brengt betogers op de Dam bijeen, ondanks hun verschillen|first=Chris|last=Hensen|date=5 September 2021|newspaper=NRC|access-date=24 September 2021|archive-date=24 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924133236/https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2021/09/05/overheid-wil-totale-controle-a4057187|url-status=live}}</ref> This led five Jewish organisations to ask parliament to explicitly distance itself from comparisons of the measures with the persecution of Jews and [[the Holocaust]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2398368-joodse-organisaties-kamer-moet-zich-uitspreken-tegen-vergelijking-holocaust-en-corona|title=Joodse organisaties: Kamer moet zich uitspreken tegen vergelijking Holocaust en corona|first=|last=|date=19 September 2021|website=nos.nl/|access-date=24 September 2021|archive-date=24 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924133235/https://nos.nl/artikel/2398368-joodse-organisaties-kamer-moet-zich-uitspreken-tegen-vergelijking-holocaust-en-corona|url-status=live}}</ref> In response, Baudet issued a tweet in which he stated that Jewish organisations "do not own the war", and wrote the word ''[[Holocaust]]'' within quotation marks, which was interpreted as an [[antisemitic]] [[Dog whistle (politics)|dog whistle]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2399000-joodse-organisaties-nare-smaak-door-suggestie-baudet-over-claimen-woii|title=Joodse organisaties: 'Nare smaak' door suggestie Baudet over 'claimen' WOII|first=|last=|date=23 September 2021|website=nos.nl/|access-date=24 September 2021|archive-date=24 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924133238/https://nos.nl/artikel/2399000-joodse-organisaties-nare-smaak-door-suggestie-baudet-over-claimen-woii|url-status=live}}</ref> Baudet was widely condemned by other politicians and Jewish organisations.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2021/09/22/jetten-eist-excuses-van-baudet-om-holocaust-tweet-a4059380|title=Jetten (D66) eist excuses van Baudet om Holocaust-tweet|first=Pim|last=van den Dool|date=22 September 2021|newspaper=NRC|access-date=24 September 2021|archive-date=24 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924133235/https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2021/09/22/jetten-eist-excuses-van-baudet-om-holocaust-tweet-a4059380|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2398933-rutte-kritisch-op-onnadenkend-aanhalen-jodenvervolging-door-baudet|title=Rutte kritisch op 'onnadenkend' aanhalen Jodenvervolging door Baudet|first=|last=|date=23 September 2021|website=nos.nl/|access-date=24 September 2021|archive-date=24 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924133236/https://nos.nl/artikel/2398933-rutte-kritisch-op-onnadenkend-aanhalen-jodenvervolging-door-baudet|url-status=live}}</ref> He is pro-Russian, and has said that the [[
In an October 2022 interview, Baudet promoted the conspiracy theory that the world is controlled by "[[Reptilian conspiracy theory|evil reptilians]]". He also said he was a fan of Vladimir Putin, whom he called "a hero we need". He said the Russian president is the only one who can take on the elite. He believes Putin must win the war against Ukraine and says "we must do everything we can to support him".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://geopoliticsandempire.com/2022/10/17/thierry-baudet-we-must-develop-more-courage-to-counter-globalism/ |title=Thierry Baudet: We Must Develop More Courage to Counter Globalism |last=Morić |first=Hrvoje |date=October 17, 2022 |website=geopoliticsandempire.com |publisher=Geopolitics & Empire |access-date=4 March 2023 |quote= |archive-date=4 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230304104000/https://geopoliticsandempire.com/2022/10/17/thierry-baudet-we-must-develop-more-courage-to-counter-globalism/ |url-status=live }} Video interview containing reptilian statement by Baudet at 18m:56s - 19m:07s.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-18 |title=Grote zorgen in de Tweede Kamer over complottheorieën Baudet |url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2448865-grote-zorgen-in-de-tweede-kamer-over-complottheorieen-baudet |access-date=2022-10-18 |website=nos.nl |language=nl |archive-date=18 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018172521/https://nos.nl/artikel/2448865-grote-zorgen-in-de-tweede-kamer-over-complottheorieen-baudet |url-status=live }}</ref>
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