Overview
- On Fox News’ The Five, Jesse Watters said he did not think Kamala Harris was “hot” during a segment about whether Democrats want more visually appealing 2028 candidates.
- The discussion drew on a Bulwark article about “hotter” candidates and a clip from Andy Cohen Live in which a guest said she wants a “hot” president.
- Co-host Dana Perino called Harris “an objectively beautiful person” and argued that appearance does not decide elections, while Jessica Tarlov called the hot-or-not framing “ridiculous.”
- The panel tossed out other names as part of the on-air riff, with Greg Gutfeld rating Gavin Newsom “a six at best” and co-hosts citing Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Gretchen Whitmer as attractive.
- Coverage noted Watters’ past remarks about Harris in 2024 that led to an on-air apology, placing the latest exchange in a pattern of provocative commentary that fuels gendered critiques of political media.