White House Says Fox News Should Apologize Over Jesse Watters Comments About Arab Americans
deadline.comThe White House chided Fox News and said it should apologize over comments that host Jesse Watters made on The Five about Arab Americans.
In the segment on Wednesday, Watters was addressing “Arab Americans and the Muslim world,” then told viewers “we’ve had it with them.” He went on to specifically cite Arab Americans who rip down posters of Jewish and American hostages.
White House Deputy Press Secretary Andrew Bates said in a statement, “These hateful lies about ‘Arab Americans and…the Muslim world’ highlight the urgency of President Biden’s work to ensure hate has no safe harbor in America, and why he committed to the first national anti-Islamophobia strategy in our history. “These unacceptable remarks come just weeks after the heartbreaking killing of a 6 year old Palestinian-American child, and during a spike in threats against Muslim and Arab Americans,” Bates said. “Fox News owes an apology to every single viewer for this sickening attack on the rights and dignity of their fellow Americans.
President Biden will always stand up against Islamophobia, antisemitism, and all forms of hate. Fox News should learn from his example.” Fox News has not commented on the White House criticism.
Read more on deadline.com
