Fox News host Jesse Watters calls Joe Biden's upcoming Israel visit 'reckless' amid Gaza conflict
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: Fox News host Jesse Watters is quite anxious about the upcoming visit of POTUS Joe Biden to the conflict-riddled Israel.
'The Five' host discussed the possible negative consequences of Biden's decision to meet Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu ahead of the planned ground invasion of Gaza to eliminate the members of Hamas.
Watters fears that this visit could even prove to be deadly for the President during such sensitive times in the region.
Joe Biden going to Israel to help delay the ground invasion is so counter-productive, it’s reckless, and it doesn’t serve our ally at all. pic.twitter.com/7LSXxOW62H
— Jesse Watters (@JesseBWatters) October 17, 2023
Jesse Watters says Biden's visit will cause problems for Israel's military response
Watters claimed that Biden's visit could prove to be a lot more problematic than helpful in Israel's military response to Gaza.
"I was shocked to when I heard Biden was going 10 days after this terror attack. I think it's incredibly risky, just even politically, to attach yourself to this conflict," the host said.
"This conflict could domino into a regional war, Biden's got his hands all over it," Watters went on to add, "Symbolically, he is now entrenched in this. This thing could go sideways for the Israelis. They might have to abort their campaign in Gaza. You could have just days of hospital explosions that Biden now, doesn't own it, but he's definitely now involved in it physically that he wouldn't have been if he had conducted this from Camp David. "
I’m traveling to Israel tomorrow to stand in solidarity in the face of Hamas’s brutal terrorist attack and to consult on next steps.
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) October 17, 2023
I'll then travel to Jordan to meet with leaders and address dire humanitarian needs—and make clear that Hamas does not stand for Palestinians'… pic.twitter.com/tKzflvK73T
Watters called the visit "counter-productive" as according to him, it might delay the long-planned ground invasion against Hamas.
"I do think he is going there to help delay the ground invasion. That is so counter-productive. It's reckless and it doesn't serve our ally at all," he said.
"Bibi, he's been distracted. He should be singularly focused on orchestrating this ground invasion in Gaza. And now he has 48 hours or he has to deal with the head of state. So, that's not good. "
Jesse Watters shows mixed concern for Biden's life in Israel
The Fox News host also expressed his worry for Biden's life being potentially threatened because of Hamas' faulty weapons.
"Hamas' rockets, we have seen how inaccurate they can be. I don't like the idea of having the Commander in Chief in Israel when these faulty rockets that they make in the bathroom -- They might even be trying to hit the President," Watters said.
He went on to say that the POTUS should not be the one responsible for this meeting.
"They could just have one go sideways. And then, you shouldn't have the president doing shuttle diplomacy. That should be for the State Department or the Defense Department."
Watters ended his piece by referring to Biden's kitchen fire narrative that he has previously used to relate to Maui Wildfire victims.
"He's going to say, You know what, I had a fire in my kitchen once. I know exactly how you guys feel," the host joked.