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 discusses how President Donald Trump is looking at taking over control of Washington D.C. and cleaning up the city on ‘Jesse Watters Primetime.’

Watters made an on-air plea to President Donald Trump on Wednesday’s (February 19) episode of The Five, urging him to be “less callous” when it comes to making these cuts. This came after a report revealed that the Pentagon had drawn up a list of probationary employees who could be targeted.

CNN hammers ‘king of callousness’ Jesse Watters for flip-flopping on DOGE cuts - ‘DOGE for thee, but not for me?’ CNN anchor Abby Phillip quipped after airing a supercut of Jesse Watters praising the Elon Musk agency.

In an effort to cut costs for the US government, Elon Musk’s DOGE officials have been looking into the Department of Defense for areas they deem fit for a

FOX News host Jesse Watters discusses how DOGE has uncovered billions of wasted government funding and how much they are saving Americans on ‘Jesse Watters Primetime.’ JESSE WATTERS, FOX NEWS: The Democrats don't believe Trump when he says DOGE is finding fraud,