Jesse Watters Says DOGE Cuts Go Too Far In On-Air About-Face
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The Fox News host also said people need to be more sensitive when it comes to discussing the layoffs, despite criticizing others for similar behavior a day earlier.
Fox News host Jesse Watters said Wednesday that people need to be more sensitive when it comes to discussing the mass federal layoffs by President Donald Trump’s nonofficial Department of Government Efficiency after he “finally found one person who got DOGE’d and it hit me in the heart.”
Speaking out on “The Five,” the conservative commentator ― who has advocated for the cuts and criticized Democrats for being too sensitive about them ― argued that there should be exceptions for some workers after hearing from one military veteran who was targeted by DOGE because he’s only a few months into his job.
“When you’re talking about DOGE’ing people, veterans should get priority,” he said. “You shouldn’t be in the same category as people that are doing DEI.”
Watters was referring to diversity, equity and inclusion workers who were given pink slips last month after Trump eliminated the federal government’s diversity and inclusion programs.
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