Earlier this week, Fox News host Jesse Watters received criticism for comments he made about Kamala Harris. He clarified them on The Five Tuesday.
During a discussion on the program, Watters shared concerns about Vice President Harris and her foreign policy acumen, saying that she has not clearly defined what her policies would look like. He then made a comment that could be taken as sexual in nature.
“(Foreign policy) is where the president has his most impact. You have a lot of room to maneuver there as commander-in-chief. We don’t know who she is. We don’t know what she believes. She’s gonna get paralyzed in the situation room while the generals have their way with her.”
The female co-hosts on The Five — Dana Perino and Jeanine Pirro — both immediately chastised Jesse Watters before he recanted by saying “Control her! Not in a sexual way!”
Despite his quick backtrack, many still took issue with his comments about Kamala Harris, leading to the Fox News host to address the situation on Tuesday.
“There’s been some attention to comments I made on the show yesterday about VP Harris. People are misconstruing my comments to mean something inappropriate. I wasn’t suggesting anything of a sexual nature. I was expressing my opinion that Vice President Harris’s current leadership style could be an issue if elected.”
