Better Call Saul actor unloads on ‘simpleton’ Jesse Watters after Fox host calls Karine Jean-Pierre a ‘DEI hire’
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Better Call Saul actor’s response to Fox host who branded Karine Jean-Pierre a ‘DEI hire’
- Fox News presenter Jesse Watters referred to Karine Jean-Pierre, the first Black American White House press secretary, as a “DEI hire,” sparking criticism.
- Watters disparaged Jean-Pierre, calling her “Binder,” due to her use of briefing notes, and suggested she was hired based on diversity, equity, and inclusion practices.
- Better Call Saul actor Michael McKean responded to Watters' comments, calling him a “simpleton and a blazing a**hole” on X.
- Watters has faced other recent controversies on his show, including Kid Rock's remarks about “ugly a** liberal women” and Watters' claim about Chicago Bulls caps signifying MS-13 gang affiliation.
- Jean-Pierre's new book, Independent: A Look Inside a Broken White House, Outside the Party Lines, follows Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson’s Original Sin, which examines the final year of Joe Biden’s presidency.