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Fox News’ Jesse Watters admits mistake in program claiming Newsom lied about Trump call

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Jesse Watters, a host on Fox News, admitted on Thursday that there was an error in their report about California Governor Gavin Newsom’s phone call with President Trump regarding the recent immigration raids in Los Angeles.

On June 27, Governor Newsom filed a $787-million defamation lawsuit against Watters and Fox News, following the host’s reporting of comments made by President Trump regarding a call with the governor as political tensions escalated over the raids and the president’s decision to mobilize the National Guard.

In a lawsuit, it was stated that during his evening show, Watters falsified the sequence of his discussions with the president, which Newson alleges.

As a dedicated movie-goer putting this into my own words, here’s how I would rephrase it: Following the legal action initiated in Delaware, my legal team stated that they are ready to withdraw the case if Governor Newsom issues a retraction and a heartfelt on-air apology. The lawsuit alleges that Fox News intentionally twisted the facts about the Trump call to cause political damage to the governor.

In response to Watters’ contentious comments, I stand firm and unfazed, ready for the challenge. As I stated, “The ensuing exploration promises excitement; I eagerly look forward to our day in court, my friend.

Watters maintained his sarcastic, witty demeanor while discussing the Newsom issue, and he did not stray from this tone. He admitted to misinterpreting Newsom’s social media post about Trump’s comments, saying “I’m sorry,” but it was not a sincere or complete apology.

“Fox News invited [Newsom] on the show to talk it out man to man, but he said no,” Watters said.

The disagreement started when Trump commented to reporters in the Oval Office on June 10th, stating he had spoken to Newsom the previous day and advised him to perform better because he was doing a poor job. This comment suggested that they had talked on the same day as the deployment of 700 Marines in Los Angeles.

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In a post on X, Governor Newson disputed the assertion. Earlier, it had been confirmed by him that he indeed conversed with President Trump past midnight Eastern Time on June 7. However, he clarified that during this conversation, the topic of the National Guard was never brought up. Since then, they have not spoken further.

Newsom wrote on X, ‘No call or voicemail came through.’ It’s worrying that a president sending Marines onto our streets didn’t seem to have anyone to speak with.

In their lawsuit, Newsom’s legal team claims that Trump manipulated the timing of his phone call to create an illusion that a discussion about sending troops to Los Angeles had taken place, when in fact it did not.

Trump forwarded a screenshot of the June 7 timestamp on the phone call to Fox News anchor John Roberts, which later appeared on Tucker Carlson’s show, suggesting that Newsom was not truthful when he claimed they had never spoken.

On his show, Watters aired a video of Trump’s June 10 remarks concerning the call; however, it didn’t include the part where Trump mentioned speaking to Newsom the day before. The lower part of the screen displayed this statement: “Newsom lied about Trump‘s call.” (This version is more concise and maintains the same meaning.)

On Thursday, Watters expressed his belief that Newsom’s recent social media post implied they hadn’t spoken at all.

“‘Not even a voicemail’ — we took that to mean there was no call ever,” Watters said.

The host clarified, “We initially assumed the argument revolved around whether a call took place when he asserted categorically that no call occurred. Now, Newsom is explaining his mental state at the time of tweeting. He didn’t intentionally deceive anyone; instead, he was unclear and muddled. In the future, governor, perhaps you could express yourself more directly.

In the lawsuit under discussion, the sum of $787 million is what Fox News has agreed to pay to Dominion Voting Systems in settlement for another defamation case from 2023. This payment comes as a result of claims made by Fox News that Dominion’s voting equipment was manipulated to assist President Biden in winning the 2020 election, which Dominion disputes as false.

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2025-07-18 06:31

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