Jesse Watters, a broadcaster on Fox News, made news over the weekend for both what he said about protests against Trump and the scary personal tale he told on TV. There were “No Kings” rallies all around the country on Saturday, October 18. Watters was quite hard on the people that took part. He said they had “lost their minds” and that a lot of them were there without really knowing why. People were mainly interested in the part where he mentioned his mother had gone to one of the protests.
Watters remarked on The Five that he was astonished to learn that his mother was involved. He said, “I know my mom was there,” and then he asked, “Can you believe my mom was there?” I sometimes think about whether or not I was adopted. He was horrified and made fun of her, which showed how different their political ideas were. He also added that a lot of the people who were protesting were confused or didn’t know what they were doing. He did note that some people, like his mother, knew exactly why they were protesting, though. This small admission demonstrated that even though he made fun of everyone in the audience, he could tell that some of them were very dedicated.
Watters then said that the basic notion behind the No Kings protests was bad because it demonstrated that Democrats were more likely to follow orders. He said, “The Democrats love kings because they like it when the government tells them what to do.” He also said that the people in the party “love to follow the rules” and “love to submit.”
He also noted that the protests were only one part of a cycle of politically charged events that happened all the time. He thought that the Women’s March, the Black Lives Matter marches, and people’s reactions to Elon Musk’s actions were all temporary bursts of political energy aimed at stopping Trump. He went on to say that feelings, not plans, are what cause these bursts of activity. “The problems change, but Trump is always there.”
He then talked about what he felt will happen in the long run because Democrats have lost a lot of elections lately. He also argued that the GOP has “lost the culture, the media, two of the last three elections, all of their power in Washington, and their minds.” Watters’ comments made it sound like the protesters were just doing it because they were used to it and didn’t like it, not because they were politically active.
There were a lot of big No Kings protests, and they were well-documented, even if he didn’t like them. CNN stated that there were protests in more than 2,700 US cities and that about seven million people took part. The people who planned the protests said they were a reaction to what they regarded as a move toward dictatorship under Trump. They underlined how vital it is for people to act and fight against policies that they think hurt democracy. Protests were place in cities, villages, and suburbs, and people of all ages, political opinions, and backgrounds took part.
Watters’ anecdote about his mom made the political issue feel much more genuine and personal. Many people thought that the fact that family members quickly contacted a well-known media character at an event he didn’t enjoy illustrated how personal and political life may be connected. People spoke about the story not only because it was about politics, but also because it illustrated how families handle political conflicts.
The piece talked at wider problems in U.S. politics, like how divided the country is, how various generations think, and how fights between states effect people’s lives. Watters called the protesters crazy and made fun of them, but the real-life details—millions of people marching, local communities organizing, and even family members joining in—show a more complicated picture of civic involvement and the strong feelings that come with politics in the Trump era. Many individuals thought the narrative was both a criticism of how the media talks about things and a look at how political opinions may affect relationships in ways that are hard to notice.
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