Fox’s Jesse Watters Reveals Trump Cut Funding to His Sister’s Work: ‘My Mom’s Upset’

Fox News host Jesse Watters told viewers on Thursday night that spending cuts enacted by President Donald Trump have hit his sister’s place of employment.

Johns Hopkins University is slashing more than 2,000 jobs after the White House eliminated $800 million in federal grants to the famous medical research institution as part of the gutting of the U.S. Agency for International Development at the hands of Trump and White House adviser Elon Musk. In all, the university axed 1,975 positions in 44 foreign countries and 247 in the U.S.

On Thursday’s Jesse Watters Primetime, the host continued to praise the efforts of Trump and Musk with guest Ned Ryun, who alleged that federal grant money to universities is “being used to fund leftists.”

“And so, you take away that funding, and you begin to take away that pillar,” Ryun said. “And then you look at what’s taking place with the colleges right now. I hope they continue going down this path of not only yanking funding, I hope they go after their endowments. Most of these colleges and universities are indoctrination centers of higher learning that are churning out leftists. And I think we need to have a really strong look at going after their endowments as well.”

Watters replied by acknowledging a personal connection to the cuts at Johns Hopkins.

“Yeah, I just saw some news that Trump took some grants away from Johns Hopkins, where my sister works,” the host said. “And now my mom’s upset. She’s texting me. It’s gonna be a whole family thing. So, we’ll have to deal without over the weekend.”

Watters has made no secret of the fact that his mother is a die-hard Democrat.

Last month, he revealed that his friend Chris, a veteran, was fired by the Pentagon as part of Musk’s downsizing efforts.

“A 20-year veteran of the U.S. Military, one of the guys who has killed a lot of bad guys,” Watters said at the time. “Put his life on the line. He punched out after 20 years of working for the Pentagon. And he’s only been there a few months, so his probationary period, he just found out he’s probably going to get laid off. He’s going to get DOGE’d.”

This week, The Atlantic reported that Watters’ story prompted Trump to rein in Musk somewhat.

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