Fox News Host Spreads Outright Racist Lies About China and Coronavirus, Risking Violence Against Asians
Fox News commentator Jesse Watters wants an apology from “the Chinese people” for the coronavirus (COVID-19) and says that the virus began due to “very hungry” people “eating raw bats and snakes.”
“I’d like to just ask the Chinese for a formal apology,” 41-year-old Watters, who married a 27-year-old woman he had an affair with in January, said on “The Five” on Monday. “This coronavirus originated in China, and I have not heard one word from the Chinese. A simple ‘I’m sorry’ would do. It would go a long way.”
“I expect a formal apology tomorrow,” he continued. “It does not matter if it comes from Xi or the embassy, and I think all of my colleagues around this table will join arm-in-arm with me also demanding a formal apology from the Chinese people.”
Co-host Dana Perino then asked, “What if the outbreak had started here?” to which Watters responded, “It didn’t start here, Dana, and I’ll tell you why it started in China. Because they have these markets where they are eating raw bats and snakes.”
“They are a very hungry people. The Chinese communist government cannot feed the people, and they are desperate. This food is uncooked, it is unsafe, and that is why scientists believe that’s where it originated from,” Watters speculated. “And according to the New York Times, Dana, the Chinese government has been very deceitful and deceptive in the communicating the extent of the infections to the world. So, as I said, tomorrow I will expect an apology.”
Co-host Greg Gutfeld laughed, saying, “I love Jesse’s asking China for an apology.”
Many Twitter users criticized Watters for his xenophobic and racist remarks, with some calling him a “dumbass” and “abhorrent.”
This racism is vile. What Watters said is not only untrue, it puts AAPIs at risk of xenophobic violence. As @CDCgov Chief Medical Officer told us: Stigma is the enemy of public health.
Perhaps Fox owes us an apology for unleashing Jesse Watters. https://t.co/rt5aEr2LgB
— CAPAC (@CAPAC) March 3, 2020
Fox News’s Jesse Watters demands a formal apology from China for the coronavirus. Repeats debunked claim that virus originated from consumption of “raw bats” pic.twitter.com/RfnNYm7ajM
— nikki mccann ramírez (@NikkiMcR) March 2, 2020
.@fox5ny why was this on air? This is disgusting. @JesseBWatters is a racist. He came to Chinatown and made fun of my seniors. Now he is spreading demonizing stereotypes. The anti-asian sentiment being perpetuated is dangerous and harmful and abhorrent. https://t.co/FPf3Zw37Fi
— Yuh-Line Niou (@yuhline) March 3, 2020
“Ethnicity is not what causes the novel coronavirus.” – HHS @SecAzar
Jesse Watters’ bigotry is in contradiction with even the Administration’s response. @FoxNews, do not let AAPIs be put in danger by allowing such xenophobic misinformation. https://t.co/VbxKqF5Z4v
— Judy Chu (@RepJudyChu) March 3, 2020
Jesse Watters is off the chain right now and the rest of him are wrong for laughing at his dumbass. #coronavirus #thefive
— 🍂Tired Mom Posts🍂 (@tiredmomposts) March 2, 2020
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