LOS ANGELES — Matt Gutman, Chief National Correspondent for ABC News, became emotional Wednesday when, during a news segment, he teared up while calling Hitler's Mein Kampf both personal and touching.

At the time, Gutman was supposed to be delivering a report on the 50 million people who died in World War II.

"I think many of us were surprised by just how personal and touching Mein Kampf could be. While simultaneously blaming Jews for all of society's ills, he also expresses an incredible love for his homeland that is to be admired," Gutman said while discussing his motives for authorizing the construction of death camps. "In all honesty, at times Hitler had me rooting for him."

During the broadcast, Gutman became teary-eyed while quoting the following passage of Hitler's work:

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