Jesse Watters absent from Fox show as stand-in tackles
Tomi Lahren stuffed in for an absent Jesse Watters on Fox News (Image: Fox News)
Tomi Lahren stuffed in for an absent Jesse Watters on his prime-time Fox News program Friday, as behind the scenes, the network’s largest stars are reportedly quietly waging a scores struggle for cable tv’s crown.
During the Fox News broadcast, Lahren called out comments from President Donald Trump made earlier in the day while campaigning in New York, the place he supplied supporters an impromptu grammar lesson concentrating on House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
“He’s a low IQ person, very low IQ,” Trump said of Jeffries.
“I watched what he was saying and what horrible things he was saying, and I said, ‘he’s a dumb guy’.”
Trump then turned the second right into a spelling exercise for the crowd.
Trump mocked Jeffries (Image: Fox News)
“I said, wait a minute, he’s a Democrat. That’s how I got the name,” Trump continued.
“You take the E out. You don’t use the B. A lot of people don’t know dumb has a B in it, actually. You don’t need it. You discard the B, but you take the E out and you replace it with a U. They’re dumb. They are Democrats.”
Commenting on the second, Lahren remarked, “President Trump was having fun stumping in New York today when he stopped for a quick spelling lesson.”
While Watters’ absence from his personal program drew consideration Friday night time, sources near the network say the host and colleague Greg Gutfeld are locked in a pleasant however fiercely competitive battle for Fox News’ dominance.
“They joke around on-air and are great friends off-air, but make no mistake, this is a real competition between two very competitive people,” one tv insider claimed to the National Enquirer. “There is only one top spot at any network, and neither Greg nor Jesse plans to settle for second place.”
Recent scores data proves what is absolutely at stake.
In April, The Five, which options each hosts, averaged 3.8 million viewers, ranking it the highest-rated program in cable news.
Jesse Watters Primetime drew 3.6 million viewers, while Gutfeld! pulled 3 million.
Those near the network say the two males signify distinctly different paths to the top of the charts.
“Jesse is the handsome, polished political guy,” one source said. “Greg is the less scrappy, funnier, more unpredictable brand.”
“This is not about friendship, it is about succession,” the source added.
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