Fox News host Jesse Watters was fine with Trump attorney John Sauer’s argument in favor of legalized assassination — but was outraged by journalists making a JFK joke about former President Donald Trump.
At issue are two moments from Trump’s appeals court hearing on presidential immunity. First, a live-fed hot mic caught journalists joking about Trump being assassinated as they awaited his appearance at the federal courthouse.
And at the hearing, Sauer argued that a president could order Seal Team Six to assassinate a political rival and not face prosecution unless he were impeached and convicted first.
On Tuesday night’s edition of Jesse Watters Primetime, Watters wasn’t outraged by Sauer’s argument, he was outraged by the judge “playing the assassination card.”
But the JFK joke was a bridge too far:
JESSE WATTERS: The Democrat-controlled three judge panel today played the assassination card. A Biden appointed judge suggested Trump could direct the military to assassinate his rival. Listen.JUDGE PAN: Yes or no question, could a president who ordered Seal Team Six to assassinate a political rival was not impeached? He’ll be subject to criminal prosecution.JOHN SAUER: If he were impeached and convicted first.JUDGE PAN: So your answer is.JOHN SAUER: Is he? My answer is qualified. Yes. There’s a political process that will have to occur under the structure of our Constitution, which would require impeachment and conviction by the Senate.JESSE
WATTERS: All right. Forget about all of that. Assassinating your political rival isn’t within the bounds of your official presidential actions. You don’t get elected and just start raping, kidnapping, and assassinating Americans like you have a get out of jail free card like monopoly.And by the way, this Judge Pan is a plant. She’s tied to the Kavanaugh and the Russia hoax, and she’s in the same social circles as Merrick Garland. And once this reaches the Supreme Court, the circus is going to get shut down.But this wasn’t the only time assassination was brought up today. Two journalists were caught on a hot mic right outside of Trump’s courthouse. Listen.JOURNO 1: You know what the worst part is? Even if he has his window open and he’s hanging out of it, he will be on the other side of the street.JOURNO 2: I mean, if he’s driving, we’ve got a good shot!JOURNO 1: Yeah, if he’s driving with the front window open?JOURNO 2: Yeah, or if it’s a convertible?JOURNO 1: Yeah. I wasn’t thinking about that.JOURNO 2: Yeah. Like if he just pulls up–JOURNO 1: Like JFK?JOURNO 2: (laughs)JOURNO 1: Maybe someone, just like they told JFK. You know what you should do? You should take a convertible! It’s so nice out!JESSE WATTERS: Now, to be fair.We don’t know if they’re talking about getting a camera shot, but even if they are the J.F.K. convertible line? Just don’t go there!I’ve said it before. Biden’s lock him up strategy puts Trump downtown among tall buildings on specific calendar days, over and over and over again in New York, DC and Atlanta.
Watch above via Jesse Watters Primetime.