Fox News host Jesse Watters has blamed his parents’ refusal to let him play with G.I. Joe toys for ultimately setting him on the path to becoming a primetime anchor on the network.
Watters made the remark during a segment on Jesse Watters Prime Time about masculinity, where he argued that Democrats had manufactured the concept of “toxic masculinity” as a political tool.
“Americans like watching men be men, competitive, tough, and violent,” Watters said after airing a 60 Minutes interview with UFC President Dana White. In that segment, the CBS interviewer had asked White if masculinity had gone too far.
After playing the clip, Watters then welcomed comedian Jimmy Failla, who also hosts Saturday Night with Jimmy Failla" on Fox News. Failla dismissed the notion of toxic masculinity entir