Fox News on Tuesday issued a statement standing behind network host Jesse Watters, after unelected bureaucrat Dr. Anthony Fauci called for Watters’ immediate firing over comments the host made at a Turning Point USA political conference this week.
Watters implored conservatives to engage in “Project Veritas”-style journalism against Fauci and others, including Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren (MA), explaining how to execute a “set up” question, and then go in for the rhetorical “kill shot.” Watters also told attendees to be “respectful” when they encounter political figures.
Fox News Statement: “Based on watching the full clip and reading the entire transcript, it’s more than clear that Jesse Watters was using a metaphor for asking hard-hitting questions to Dr. Fauci about gain-of-function research and his words have been twisted completely out of context,” the statement read.
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Below is the story reporting Fauci’s allegations as carried by the Philadelphia Inquirer and YouTube.com.
Anthony Fauci is calling on Fox News to fire host Jesse Watters after the Philadelphia native told a crowd of conservatives to ambush Fauci in public and send the footage to his network.
“The guy should be fired on the spot,” Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said during an interview on CNN Tuesday.
During a Monday appearance at AmericaFest, a conservative conference in Phoenix, Watters used incendiary language in a call for people to confront and harass Fauci over his role combatting the COVID-19 pandemic under President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.
Watters directed members of the audience to “go in for the kill shot,” ambushing Fauci with misleading Republican claims that Fauci lied to Congress about research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China, “Because he doesn’t see it coming.”
Watters added that people in the audience should send footage of their confrontation with Fauci to Fox News. “Just make sure it’s legal,” Watters said.
Fauci has said he and his family have received death threats from conservatives who oppose the COVID-19 vaccines and the use of masks to prevent the spread of the virus. In July, a 56-year-old Maryland man was arrested for allegedly sending messages saying Fauci and his family would be “dragged into the street, beaten to death, and set on fire.”
“This is just a reflection of the craziness that goes on in society. The only thing that I have ever done throughout these two years is to encourage people to practice good public health practices, to get vaccinated, to be careful in public settings, to wear a mask.
“And for that, you have some guy out there saying that people should be giving me a kill shot, to ambush me?” Fauci continued. “That’s awful that he said that, and he’s going to go, very likely, unaccountable. Whatever network he’s on is not going to do anything for him.”,
Fox News hosts and personalities have repeatedly targeted Fauci throughout the pandemic. The company has yet to publicly comment on remarks made last month by Fox Nation host Lara Logan, who compared Fauci to notorious Nazi doctor Josef Mengele during an appearance on Fox News Primetime.
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Dr. Fauci, thanks for your monetary support of gain of function research in the Wuhan Lab, in a communist country, that resulted in millions of deaths around the world and that resulted in the destruction of economies all over the world. Like you said Dr. Fauci, “I am the science”. Yep Dr. Fauci, “you are the science” of murder and destruction! Dr. Fauci, please send me some candles of Saint Fauci, so I can throw them in the garbage truck!
America needs FOX and Jesse Watters is a brilliant, honest man and I am so happy that FOX is standing behind him – Fauci was not elected by anyone and yet he seems to think he is running America right now and looks like he is with the blessing of the corrupt Biden Administration. How about Fauci being banned from every news station that are puppets for him and Biden. I am sick and tired of this little squirt on every TV channel like he is god almight and spouting off hias biased covid .
Fauci spent millions of taxpayer money to a foreign country to inject 40 Beagle dogs with all kinds of poisons and then watch them die. Now I hear he has been taking 600 monkeys from a south carolina preserve and experimenting on them at a cost of millions of tax payer money . One congresswoman is demanding he respond to her letters but so far he hasn’t. He needs to be accountable with what he is doing with our tax money.- Someone needs to check him out and see why he is using so many dogs and monkeys for experimen ts and for what? pronouncements. I don’t trust the little Napoleon at all.
IF Anyone needs to be FIRED, its FAUCI!
I hear Alec Baldwin is looking for work. He could probably get the job done with an unchecked loaded syringe handed to Fauci for a self-vaccination.
fruit cake fauci the napoleon of the scientific world.
Lil’ Tony is a total fraud. A puppy killing people killing virus gain of function A $$ Hat
a terrifyingly corrupt and somewhat deranged man. we have seen no evidence that he is a scientist. we have seen no explanation from him regarding the specific nature of viruses or this virus and its mutations nor any education as to how this infection actually works and precisely what it is we are pushing into our bodies. we do hear from him reflexively defending his personal list of offenses and hallucinatory banishments into the cornfield of those who are annoyed, weary and enraged by his empty bliovating. and hey, fauci, how about those therapeutics.
Fauci should be in prison for life. He has lied so many times to congress. NO ONE should EVER harm Tony Fauci. He needs to be prosecuted
Please tell ‘Little Napolean Fauci’ he will be safe after his incarceration…
“Anthony Fauci is calling on Fox News to fire host Jesse Watters after the Philadelphia native told a crowd of conservatives to ambush Fauci in public and send the footage to his network.”
Isn’t this exactly what Maxine Waters Democrat rep. of California did when she told Democrats to attack, confront and intimidate president Trump’s administration members every time they saw a Trump supporter?? Nothing was said about these attacks.
AHH, but when dems do it, it is “FREE speech”.. IF a conservative says it, its “ENCOURAGING violence”.
Dr. Fauci, WE the American Citizens Demand you set into protocol the use of HCQ and IVM for the treatment of China Virus/covid -19 immediately.
Then WE DEMAND that you resign your position IMMEDIATELY. And hopefully we never hear from this little ego maniac again.
The weasel used our money to fund this China virus and he is personally responsible for the 10,000s of deaths in America and he thinks he has clout! We’d be better of with dr kavorkien as head of nih. At least kavorkien admitted to the deaths he was responsible for.
HELL< Kavorkian Was PROUD of what he did.
THIS pleb,has No pride what so ever.
They better not fire him, if they do I hope EVERYONE quits watching it, I sure know that I will. Everything that Jesse said is 100% true. The inept dr just doesn’t want it told.
Quit Fauci…
He and the SQUAT make demands.They’re all a bunch of spoiled, toxic little girls. Demand this!
Has anyone called for your firing, Dr Fauci—even in light of the contradictions and misinformation that we have had to deal with throughout the panicdemic?
“In July, a 56-year-old Maryland man was arrested for allegedly sending messages saying Fauci and his family would be “dragged into the street, beaten to death, and set on fire.” This is certainly uncalled for and should not be tolerated. Those of us who want to exercise our freedom of choice can do so without resorting to this kind of insanity.
This was okay though, right?
“Rep. Maxine Waters Responds To President Donald Trump Attacks _ All In _ MSNBC”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VmBv-PiCcI
I don’t see any difference between what Jesse said and what that goon in ca (mustache waters ) said about attacking Trump supporters. Ooh, they really really don’t like when their actions come home to roost. LMOA. Maybe little tony can feel safe hiding under Pelosis skirt.
Like i’ve often said. LIBTARDS always follow the Mantra of ‘
We can do it to YOU, but HOW DARE you try to do the same to us!