Longtime Fox News commentator Jesse Watters faces heavy backlash after making troubling comments about bombing the United Nations headquarters. His statements followed two unusual incidents involving Donald Trump and his wife, Melania Trump, at the UN.
An Unprecedented Humiliation
This week, Donald Trump visited the UN in New York City to speak at the General Assembly. On arrival, the escalator failed, forcing Trump and Melania to walk. Later, his teleprompter malfunctioned, requiring him to improvise his speech.
Watters, a staunch Trump supporter, appeared on Fox’s The Five. He ranted about the teleprompter issue, saying its operator was in big trouble. He also criticized the escalator breakdown, which caused Melania and Donald to nearly bump into each other as they walked.
Jesse Watters Unleashes A Controversial Plan
Jesse Watters had an unexpected reaction, saying that the consequence for the UN should be to obliterate it with bombs or gas.
Watters claimed: “UN staffers sabotaged the escalator and the teleprompter. The malfunctions were an insurrection and what we need to do is either leave the UN or we need to bomb it.”
Most of his co-hosts were stunned and baffled and could be heard off-camera making sounds of disdain, as they knew what Watters said was beyond inappropriate. Others simply laughed, thinking a joke about bombs in New York was hilarious.
However, Jesse Watters was not done. He suggested that bombing the headquarters would be too much; therefore, he laughed loudly and said they should “gas it.” He added: “[The U.N. headquarters] is in New York, though, right? There could be some fallout there. Maybe gas it?”
Dana Perino attempted to diffuse the bombastic remarks by saying, “We should not be doing that.” Watters eventually relented a little, returning to say, “Okay, fine, don’t gas it, but destroy it.” He concluded by saying what happened to Trump and Melania was unacceptable and that a solution needed to be found.
The Fallout And The Repercussions
Needless to say, social media erupted, especially after Jimmy Kimmel was recently suspended for several days for less harsh comments.
A UN spokesperson addressed the escalator issue, stating that it was a simple mechanical issue and had not been tampered with. As for the teleprompter, it was not being managed by UN staff but by White House staff, so they are considered completely innocent in all of this.
During his speech, Trump delivered a head-turning address, blasting nearly all the leaders and complaining about the escalator and the teleprompter. Trump lamented: “Empty words don’t solve wars… A bad escalator and a bad teleprompter is all I got from the United Nations.”
Trump will be pleased to hear how far Watters would go in defending him.
