Jesse Watters made some astonishing comments on Fox News’ “The Five”.
Watters incredulously said that he believed that the Amish don’t exist.
Jesse Watters claimed on Fox News’ The Five that the Amish ‘don’t exist’
According to the OK! Magazine, Watters’s starting comment did not sit well with social media users. The Fox News host was asked about something he believed as a child that he was embarrassed to admit he had believed for too long. Watters replied with a bizarre claim: “I believed in the Amish… and then I realized they didn’t exist.”
He explained even as co-hosts exhibited surprise: “No, no. It’s like, when you are in Philly growing up, you think, like, Amish, these are real people that don’t believe in electricity and live out in the middle of the state. Then I realized it’s just not true. There’s no such thing as the Amish!”
Co-host Greg Gutfeld responded jokingly, “You know what’s great about this is you’re not going to get a letter or a complaint from the Amish on this. You picked the one group that will not be writing in; this will never reach them. Very smart, Jesse; I don’t care what anybody says.”
Viewers and critics took to social media to express their astonishment at Watters’s absurd claims. They said it was “not funny” and called Watters a “special kind of dumb”. Many commentators pointed out the irony of his words. It was incredible that Watters had this belief when he grew up in Pennsylvania. The latter has one of the largest and most historic Amish populations.
“WTF @TheFive if you’re going to use the A-block on Labor Day to talk about your favorite cartoons – I’m tuning off! No show would have been a better decision on a holiday than this mindlessness! PS @JesseBWatters the Amish absolutely exist! Saying otherwise is both stupid & not funny!” blasted one critic on X.
“Jesse, I live in Kansas, and yes we have Amish out in the country, and yes they still drive horse and buggy and no electricity,” explained another.
Watters is no stranger to controversy. He frequently attracts criticism for his provocative on-air comments.
