Fox News Host Jesse Watters Calls Olympic Gold Medalist Simone Biles ‘Mentally Weak’

Fox News host Jesse Watters described Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles as “mentally weak” on Wednesday after Biles apologized for lashing out at OutKick host and former collegiate swimmer Riley Gaines.

“Bully someone your own size, which would ironically be a male,” wrote Biles in a series of social media posts lashing out at Gaines over her activism against transgender people participating in women’s sports.

After Gaines repeatedly shot back at Biles on Fox News and elsewhere, the Olympic gold medalist published an apology to Gaines for getting “personal” with her.

“It didn’t help for me to get personal with Riley, which I apologize for,” she wrote. “These are sensitive, complicated issues that I truly don’t have the answers or solutions to, but I believe it starts with empathy and respect.”

As the panel on Fox News’ The Five weighed in on the fight between the two athletes, Wednesday, Fox News contributor Paul Mauro told Watters it was “never a good idea to get in the middle of two women” having an argument.

Watters replied, “No, no. That’s why I just want to lay back and hope she trains for LA. If we start messing with her head, she’s mentally weak, remember the one time she–”

“Jesse,” interrupted co-host Jessica Tarlov.

“We have to make sure she medals, okay? So I’m gonna lay off her,” Watters continued. “But I will say this, she pulled an Elon. ‘Oh, I’m sorry for some of the things I said.’ Come on. You remember the days when PR teams would have to like walk back something that you said that was based? Now they walk back when you say stuff woke. I love it. We are so back right now.”

He concluded, “This shows the power of Fox too. This woman, Riley Gaines, did the full Kilmeade. I think maybe six shows in 48 hours and just put so much pressure on Simone.”

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