Former Congressman Says He Was 'Duped' by Sacha Baron Cohen Former Illinois congressman Joe Walsh appeared on CNN on Saturday to discuss Cohen's new Showtime series, 'Who Is America?' He said Cohen tricked him into supporting arming toddlers with guns. Cohen's show premiered Sunday night. Walsh appears in a bit in which Republican politicians and gun lobbyists endorse arming children to stop school shootings. The segment is led by one of Cohen's new characters for the series, a fake Israeli "anti-terror expert." In the clip, Walsh says, "In less than a month a first-grader can become a first-grenade-er. Happy shooting, kids." Now a conservative radio host, Walsh says he was convinced to be on the show by being offered an award for his support for Israel.