BRITISH comedian Sacha Baron Cohen tricked US congressmen into supporting a programme that would give toddlers guns in his controversial new show Who Is America?

The Ali G star, 46, was filmed speaking to politicians who supported a fictitious proposal to teach three-year-olds how to use firearms.

5 Sacha plays anti-terror expert Erran Morad in the new series Credit: Who Is America? Showtime

His new Channel 4 show sees him pose as an Israeli anti-terror expert Colonel Erran Morad who gets politicians to voice support for his fake “Kinderguardians” scheme.

The project includes a fake video featuring children's songs and "gunimals" - weapons adorned with soft toys - that would help kids confront the school shootings that have plagued the US for the past decade.

Republican congressmen Dana Rohrabacher and Joe Wilson along with former Senate Republican leader Trent Lott enthusiastically back the idea.

Walsh said: "The intensive three week Kinderguardian course introduces specially selected children from 12 to 4 years old to pistols, rifles, semi-automatics and a rudimentary knowledge of mortars.

5 Dana Rohrabacher was duped by Sasha Baron Cohen for his new show Credit: Who Is America? Showtime

5 Joe Walsh said in three weeks a first-grader could become a first grenader Credit: Who Is America? Showtime

"In less than a month a first-grader can become a first-grenader.”

Rohrabacher also said in the footage: “Maybe having young people, trained and understanding to how defend themselves and their schools, might actually make us safer here.”

Wilson said: "A three-year-old cannot defend itself against an assault rifle by throwing a Hello Kitty pencil case at it.

"I believe the Founding Fathers did not put an age limit on the second amendment.”

5 Trent Lott threw his support behind the Kindergardians programme Credit: Who Is America? Showtime

5 Joe Wilson argued a toddler could not defend itself with a Hello Kitty pencil case Credit: Who Is America? Showtime

Lott commented: “I support the Kinderguardians programme. We in America would be wise to implement it too.

"It’s something we should think about. About putting guns in the hands of law-abiding citizens, good guys.

"Whether they be teachers, talented children or highly trained pre-schoolers.”

The seven-episode series launches on US channel Showtime on Sunday and will hit UK screens on Monday.

Those shown endorsing the fake scheme, including the politicians, had not seen the finished show ahead of its Sunday premiere.

Showtime and Sacha Baron Cohen both declined to comment on the series.

Rohrabacher, Wilson and Lott did not immediately reply to requests for comment late on Saturday.

Walsh told CNN on Saturday that he was tricked into reading the words off a teleprompter.

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Walsh said he had been asked by a documentary crew to read lines from a teleprompter endorsing various supposed Israeli innovations, including the idea of arming four-year-olds to defend themselves against terrorists.

He told CNN he was a fan of Baron Cohen and said: “I'll probably laugh at myself. He's a funny guy because he gets people to say stupid things."

Who Is America? marks Baron Cohen's first television project in a decade after he launched his comedy career as subversive white rapper Ali G.

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