Fox News host Jesse Watters under fire for wild Kamala claim

Fox News host Jesse Watters, 46, has drawn widespread criticism after suggesting that generals would “have their way” with Kamala Harris if she were elected.

Watters made the controversial comment during a foreign policy discussion on Monday’s edition of The Five.

“What is her foreign policy?” the Fox host asked. “This is where the commander in chief has the most impact. We don’t know who she is. We don’t know what she believes.”

He continued: ‘She becomes paralyzed in the situation room while the generals have their way with her.’

“What is her foreign policy?” the Fox host asked Harris

Watters’ own co-hosts appeared shocked by his crude suggestion.

“Jesse Watters,” co-host Dana Perino chided.

“I don’t like that. Take it back,” Jeanine Pirro said reproachfully.

Watters, who also hosts Jesse Watters Primetime, shook his head.

“Figuratively,” he quickly added.

“Let her have her way! Control her,” the Fox host continued. “Not in a sexual way,” Watters said.

In the background, co-host Greg Gutfeld appeared to laugh.

Watters tried to ignore the awkward moment and get back to the point he wanted to make about Harris’ foreign policy.

‘Ukraine is now invading Russia and you’re going to appoint her as commander in chief?’

Watters made the controversial comment during a discussion of the foreign policy topic on Monday’s edition of The Five

Despite Watters’ attempt to forget the gaffe, viewers were stunned by the Fox host’s choice of words.

On X.com, American journalist Yashar Ali posted a clip of the moment and wrote: ‘Would Watters use this sexualized language when describing a heterosexual man? Probably not!’

Someone responded in the comments: ‘A classic misogynist. He was singled out and you can see his smile. He didn’t say that innocently. He meant it that way.’

Someone else wrote: ‘Another day, another example of Jesse Watters’ sexism and misogyny.’

However, other viewers protested, saying the presenter did not mean his statements sexually.

“He immediately said afterward that he didn’t mean it sexually,” one viewer said.

Watters tried to shake off the awkward moment and return to his main point: Harris’ unsophisticated foreign policy

“You watched it. So you know he said he didn’t mean it sexually, so why are you going there?” asked another.

At Fox, Watters first came to prominence through his work on The O’Reilly Factor, where he appeared in a recurring segment called Watters’ World.

In 2023, after Fox fired Tucker Carlson from the network, the rising star was hand-picked to fill the coveted 8 p.m. time slot.

In late July, Watters raised eyebrows when he said that women who vote for Kamala Harris have “mom issues” and that men who vote for her will turn into women.

“Vote for a woman just because she’s a woman?” he asked during an episode of The Five.

“It’s either childish, or that person has issues with their mother, or they’re just trying to be accepted by other women.”

The Fox host then made a joke about what happens to men who vote for women.

“I heard recently that scientists said that if a man votes for a woman, he essentially becomes a woman,” Watters said.