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111 quotes from Jesse Watters
“Everybody has a camera.”
— Jesse Watters
October 3, 2026   •   Watters discussing social media and changes in political communication.
Jesse Watters Primetime
“Fear gives them power.”
— Jesse Watters
July 31, 2021   •   Watters criticizing Democratic COVID-19 policies and pandemic restrictions.
Fox News — Watters' World
“The border is wide open.”
— Jesse Watters
October 3, 2026   •   Watters' political characterization of U.S.-Mexico border conditions during the Biden administration. Federal immigration enforcement continued, although encounters and unauthorized crossings rose sharply during portions of Biden's presidency.
Fox News — Jesse Watters Primetime
“You can't have civilization without law and order.”
— Jesse Watters
October 3, 2026   •   Watters discussing policing and crime.
Fox News — Jesse Watters Primetime
“He knows how to dominate a news cycle.”
— Jesse Watters
October 3, 2026   •   Watters discussing Donald Trump's media strategy.
Jesse Watters Primetime
“A man takes a sip.”
— Jesse Watters
September 1, 2024   •   Watters describing how he believed men should drink beverages during a discussion about masculinity.
Fox News — The Five
“Political correctness is dying.”
— Jesse Watters
June 19, 2021   •   Watters argued that public resistance to political correctness was increasing.
Fox News — Watters' World
“I wasn't suggesting anything of a sexual nature.”
— Jesse Watters
August 27, 2024   •   Watters responding to criticism of his previous day's remark about generals having their way with Kamala Harris.
Fox News — The Five / Washington Post
“Trust is earned.”
— Jesse Watters
October 3, 2026   •   Watters discussing public trust in news organizations and government institutions.
Jesse Watters Primetime
“The old media doesn't control the narrative anymore.”
— Jesse Watters
October 3, 2026   •   Watters discussing changes in the media environment and growth of alternative and social media.
Jesse Watters Primetime
“The basement strategy worked.”
— Jesse Watters
October 3, 2026   •   Watters referring critically to Joe Biden's reduced in-person campaign schedule during portions of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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“Washington doesn't care.”
— Jesse Watters
October 3, 2026   •   Watters criticizing the federal government's response to immigration and economic concerns.
Fox News — Jesse Watters Primetime
“The Democrats still haven't figured Trump out.”
— Jesse Watters
October 3, 2026   •   Watters arguing that Democratic political strategy continued to misunderstand Trump's appeal.
Jesse Watters Primetime
“No one's going to buy it.”
— Jesse Watters
January 9, 2024   •   Watters predicting how the Supreme Court would view arguments concerning presidential immunity.
Fox News — The Five
“He knows how to change the subject.”
— Jesse Watters
October 3, 2026   •   Watters discussing Trump's political communications tactics.
Jesse Watters Primetime
“Women like masculinity.”
— Jesse Watters
September 1, 2024   •   Watters discussing masculinity while criticizing Democratic vice-presidential candidate Tim Walz.
Fox News — The Five
“They want to keep us in a forever pandemic.”
— Jesse Watters
July 31, 2021   •   Watters' characterization of Democratic COVID-19 policies during the Delta-variant period.
Fox News — Watters' World
“Gutfeld can't even make it through The Five.”
— Jesse Watters
August 27, 2025   •   Watters joking about co-host Greg Gutfeld while praising Trump's endurance during a Cabinet meeting.
Jesse Watters Primetime
“She's going to get paralyzed in the Situation Room.”
— Jesse Watters
August 26, 2024   •   Watters criticizing what he considered Harris's leadership style and readiness to make national-security decisions.
Fox News — The Five
“That means Joe Biden can be indicted after he leaves.”
— Jesse Watters
January 9, 2024   •   Watters argued that denying Trump broad presidential immunity could expose subsequent presidents to politically motivated prosecution.
Fox News — The Five