'Jesse Watters of all people!' CNN erupts in laughs after Trump AG ripped on Fox News
A CNN panel burst into laughter and groans Saturday over a remarkable Fox News clip in which host fierce MAGA loyalist Jesse Watters told acting Attorney General Todd Blanche that he fundamentally misunderstands what the public believes about the Jeffrey Epstein files.
During the Fox News interview Thursday, Blanche attempted to put the Epstein controversy behind him.
"I think that that to the extent the Epstein files was a part of the past year of this Justice Department, it should not be a part of anything going forward," he said in one clip.
In a second clip, Blanche made the bizarre claim that it's "undisputable that nobody talked about the Epstein files for four years" of Joe Biden's presidency. He insisted the Trump administration did its job by releasing them when the law required it.
Watters wasn't buying it.
"Ok ... uh, huh," Watters said, unable to hold back his visible disbelief. "I'm not sure you totally get what people feel about that."
The clip sent CNN's panel into fits, with legal analyst Elliot Williams letting out a loud audible laugh off camera.
"Wow," exclaimed GOP strategist and commentator Melik Abdul.
"See that level of skepticism from a conservative ... is quite something because he's right!" said Seung Min Kim, White House Correspondent for the Associated Press.
"Jesse Watters of all people!" said fill-in anchor Pamela Brown, also chuckling.