In a podcast interview, California Gov. Gavin Newsom accused Fox News hosts Tucker Carlson and Jesse Watters of using their prime-time cable news platform to spread misinformation and exacerbate an already deeply divided country. . "I'm talking to the Murdochs and Fox," Newsom told David Axelrod on The Ax Files podcast. “Yeah, I'm calling Jesse Waters…what a joke this guy is.
Watters' late-night show Jesse Watters Primetime was one of the top five highest rated cable news shows in January, averaging 2.8 million viewers. Newsom, along with Axelrod, chief political columnist for CNN and chief strategist for Barack Obama's presidential campaigns, said those with large audiences have a responsibility to be fair, not "weaponize grievances and tear this country apart."
“Listen to what people underestimate, talk to people,” Newsom said. “They create characters, cartoon characters. See what this Tucker Carlson man does every night. start of the race. These people should be called by name.
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Carlson is the top-rated cable news anchor with over 3 million viewers overnight and has come under fire, especially from the left, for spreading disinformation, including recent claims that President Richard Nixon has been "charged with impeachment." for interrogating the Deep State" and asserting that assault weapons "pose no threat to anyone."
Newsom said the Democrats' priority is to fight misinformation and divisions between conservative media and activists across the state. “This is a serious moment in history and people should take it more seriously,” Newsom said. “Democrats need to wake up, not defend against all this and play with this shit coming out of these red states, but turn around and realize what’s going on.”
