Fox News host Jesse Watters says he wants to see Democratic infighting because 'it's good for our ratings'

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Fox News host Jesse Watters says he wants to see Democratic infighting because 'it's good for our ratings'
Fox News host Jesse Watters.John Lamparski/Getty Images
  • Fox News host Jesse Watters likes leftist infighting because it's good for business, he said.
  • "The Five" host recapped the conflicts between progressive and centrist Democrats on Monday night.
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Fox News host Jesse Watters said he wants to see infighting on the left because it's good for the network's ratings.

In a Monday segment on "The Five," Watters gave a stark outline of the network's attitude towards ideological differences between Democrats: It's good for business.

"Do I feel sorry for Joe Biden? No! I work at Fox, I want to see disarray on the left. It's good for America, it's good for ratings," he said, to laughter from his fellow hosts.

A clip of the segment was tweeted by Mediaite:

The remark came as Watters — whose cohosts included Greg Gutfeld and Jeanine Pirro — recapped the faultlines between Democrats like Sen. Joe Manchin and the progressive group popularly known as "the Squad," which includes Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rep. Ilhan Omar.

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The more progressive aspects of President Joe Biden's agenda have been blocked by "the courts, the constitution and Joe Manchin," to the frustration of Ocasio-Cortez and her cohort, said Watters.

Biden's Build Back Better Bill, which proposed $2 trillion of spending spread over up to 10 years, was tanked by Manchin withholding his support in December, and now hangs in the balance. The proposed spending was meant to mitigate the effects of climate change, and to fund infrastructure, welfare, social services, and COVID-19 relief.

Axios reported Sunday that Manchin, who holds a pivotal vote on the Senate, may be open to a renegotiated deal if it cuts child tax credits, or removes them altogether.

Meanwhile, Ocasio-Cortez has long expressed her frustration at Manchin's stalling, saying progressives "cannot accept no for an answer."

This standoff appears to suit Watters fine. During Monday's segment he went on to a satirical riff, adding that he would like to see Biden forced to debate with "crazy liberals ... so he has to argue with communists about whether they're going to fund solar-paneled slavery reparations," he said.

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