Kerstin Emhoff , the ex - wife of 2d valet de chambre Douglas Emhoff , at once come to the frailty United States President ’s defense .
Sigh Last time we spoke about Fox News host Jesse Watters, hesaidit was “cruel and unusual punishment” to make former president Donald Trump sit for his own trial.
At the time, his cohosts offered no rebuttal. However, the same can’t be said for a recentclipof Watters discussing how he views Vice President Kamala Harris’s potential capabilities as a president.
During a segment onThe Five,Watters was addressing Harris’s role in the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan when he questioned how she might handle foreign policy. He said, “We don’t know who she is. We don’t know what she believes. She’s going to get paralyzed in the situation room while the generals have their way with her.”
Watters : She ’s going to get paralyze in the situation room while the generals have their way with herJeanine : I do n’t wish thatWatters : Not in a intimate waypic.twitter.com/xmtAjShIwT
The two female cohosts, Dana Perino and Jeanine Pirro, immediately speak up, with one urging, “Jesse, I don’t like that. Take it back.”
He doubled down, repeating, “Have their way with her.” Then, further clarifying, “Control her.”
“Not in a sexual way,” he said with a smile.
The 23-second clip instantly sparked backlash. On Twitter (now known as X), one user commented, “This is straight-up misogyny. There is no basis for these attacks other than she’s a woman & thus not cut out for this. There’s no other angle here. It’s so fucked.”
such a sexist piece of shit . need his sensible mom to call into the show again & drag him . Like , this is just square - up misogyny . There ’s no basis for these attacks other than she ’s a woman & thus not cut out for this . There ’s no other angle here . It ’s so fucked.https://t.co/XLz8qQ1TWK
Others perceived the comment to be a veiled “rape joke,” like this user who suggested, “Any other network would fire you for this shit.”
.@JesseBWatters : Your “ colza joke ” about Kamala Harris was utterly intentional and sexual in nature . And you are genuinely one of the most vile and skanky multitude on television . Any other internet would fire you for this shit.https://t.co/xSIOBPCuNf
And the discourse led some to conclude that the “appalled” reaction by Watters’s cohosts shows he took his words too far.
Jesse Waters should be sack for this . Even the two women on this panel were appalled . What say you@FoxNews?pic.twitter.com/68zjgNf2gv
Former Republican lawmaker Barbara Comstock, for one, said, “When even Fox Hosts can’t abide the intentional misogyny against @KamalaHarris by the dumbest and most obnoxious man on Fox, Jesse Watters.”
When even Fox Hosts ca n’t abide the knowing misogynism against@KamalaHarrisby the dumbest and most objectionable human being on Fox , Jesse Watters . The brain worms that have “ their way ” in this boy ’s chief … https://t.co / tqnUWWmx3 M
The video, which reached over 9.2 million views, even caught the attention of Kerstin Emhoff, the ex-wife of Harris’s husband, Douglas Emhoff, who wrote in response, “There are many things to worry about, but Kamala being manhandled in the situation room is not one of them.”
There are many things to occupy about , but Kamala being manhandle in the situation way is not one of them.https://t.co/EGmp5KfpGI
In response to the criticism post-airing, Watterssaidin their next episode:
