Dr. Anthony Fauci and Jesse Watters ‘Kill Shot’ Comment Controversy Explained, Netizens Reaction
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Jesse Watters, the host of Fox News got himself into a very controversial issue. His actions made the crowd lead to a point where people began to tweet all over Twitter. The slogan of Jesse’s action remains, “Fire Jesse Watters”. The incident took place on the 20th of December 2021, Monday. Watters’s comments even provoked Dr. Anthony Fauci. Thus, leading Fauci to ask Fox News to fire Jesse immediately.
Jesse Watters and Dr. Anthony Fauci Inciden
On Monday, Fox News anchor Jesse Watters’s comments got viral. He seemed violent while commenting against Dr. Anthony Fauci. He even tried to incite fans against Dr. Anthony. In a comment to Turning Point USA, the host mentioned that people can “ambush” Dr. Fauci. Furthermore, he encouraged the people to question Fauci about his statements and advice on the COVID-19 pandemic. Simultaneously, Jesse even asked critics to prepare a “kill shot” and make it viral around the world.
However, in the panel discussion, the five panelists were also giving violent comments. Jesse further added in his comment, “Now you are going for the kill shot. The kill shot with an ambush? Deadly. Because he doesn’t see it coming. This is when you say, ‘Dr. Fauci, you funded risky research at a sloppy Chinese lab. The same lab that sprung this pandemic on the world. You know why people don’t trust you, don’t you?’ Boom!”. Jesse further added, “He (Dr. Anthony) is dead. He is dead. He is done. You do that, in 30 seconds, it is all you need”.
Dr. Anthony Fauci’s Reaction To The Comments
Amidst all this, Dr. Anthony Fauci in his response to the footage said that it was “craziness”. In his appearance on CNN’s New Day, he mentioned that Watters’s comments were “horrible”. Furthermore, Fauci went on. He said that the TV host should be fired for his questionable actions. Moreover, the doctor said that Jesse won’t be held accountable for his actions by the news firm. Yet, he made comments that Watters should be fired with immediate actions.
Well, Fox News is still silent over the issue so far. We will update you further when they address the issue and new updates drop in.
Netizens’s Reaction and Rage
Meanwhile, the Netizens after coming across the footage that went viral on social media took to Twitter. They expressed rage and anger by commenting about the host being fired. However, they further made mentions of the questionable activities of the anchor. The crowd seemed agitated with this behavior and kept tweeting and tagging Fox News on their posts.
