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highplainsdem

(60,343 posts)
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 11:12 AM Thursday

Jesse Watters chides European leaders for refusing to give Greenland to 'daddy' Trump

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Source: Independent

Fox News host Jesse Watters grumbled on Wednesday over Europe pushing back against Donald Trump’s threats to take over Greenland, wondering aloud why the nations’ leaders won’t “give daddy what he wants.”

Besides referencing NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte’s infamous description of the president during a fawning press conference last summer, Watters also appeared to be echoing MAGA’s long-running obsession with calling Trump “daddy” – something the Fox News star himself has helped contribute to.

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“NATO called Trump ‘daddy’. Why won’t they give daddy what he wants?” Watters pondered during Wednesday’s broadcast of Fox News’ The Five.

Jessica Tarlov, the panel show’s lone liberal co-host, reacted by telling Watters that “sometimes daddy needs to be told no,” prompting the MAGA opinion host to retort: “By who?!”

Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/jesse-watters-greenland-trump-daddy-b2901264.html

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Jesse Watters chides European leaders for refusing to give Greenland to 'daddy' Trump (Original Post) highplainsdem Thursday OP
"NATO called Trump 'daddy'. Why won't they give daddy what he wants?" Ray Bruns Thursday #1
Sounds like EuterpeThelo Thursday #2
Jesse Watters lonely bird Thursday #3
jesse who? mwmisses4289 Thursday #4
Fox News should not even exist with their lies, misinformation etc vapor2 Thursday #5
Anyone who calls shitler "daddy" purr-rat beauty Thursday #6
He probably had the little children he sexually abused call him daddy IcyPeas Thursday #7
Watters is Lord Haw-Haw for the 21st Century. Grokenstein Thursday #8
"Give Daddy what he wants". Aristus Thursday #9
Limp twisted weasel needs to stfu SunImp Thursday #10
"Daddy" means the Godfather wants to make Denmark, Venezuela, Ukraine, Minnesota, etc offers they can't refuse. Marcuse Thursday #11
OMG! Go away, sick little pervert Clouds Passing Thursday #12
Calling trmp "daddy" Haggis 4 Breakfast Thursday #13
AFTER a review by forum hosts LOCKING Omaha Steve Thursday #14

Ray Bruns

(6,012 posts)
1. "NATO called Trump 'daddy'. Why won't they give daddy what he wants?"
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 11:20 AM
Thursday

Jesus Christ this whole thing is insane.

EuterpeThelo

(213 posts)
2. Sounds like
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 11:51 AM
Thursday

somebody's got daddy issues.

lonely bird

(2,795 posts)
3. Jesse Watters
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 12:05 PM
Thursday

Is an empty suit. No brains, no morals, nothing.

mwmisses4289

(3,366 posts)
4. jesse who?
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 01:37 PM
Thursday

vapor2

(3,909 posts)
5. Fox News should not even exist with their lies, misinformation etc
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 01:48 PM
Thursday

BTW fuck Jesse

purr-rat beauty

(1,018 posts)
6. Anyone who calls shitler "daddy"
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 02:43 PM
Thursday

Is probably in the Epstein files or periphery

IcyPeas

(24,935 posts)
7. He probably had the little children he sexually abused call him daddy
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 02:52 PM
Thursday

Grokenstein

(6,268 posts)
8. Watters is Lord Haw-Haw for the 21st Century.
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 03:17 PM
Thursday

Aristus

(71,770 posts)
9. "Give Daddy what he wants".
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 03:19 PM
Thursday

Probably trigger words for Ivanka.

SunImp

(2,631 posts)
10. Limp twisted weasel needs to stfu
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 03:27 PM
Thursday

Just a bit ago he was dehumanizing Ms Good & her partner & now this bs. Nothing, but endless cruelty & faux macho bravado from these rw scumbags

Marcuse

(8,819 posts)
11. "Daddy" means the Godfather wants to make Denmark, Venezuela, Ukraine, Minnesota, etc offers they can't refuse.
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 04:20 PM
Thursday

Clouds Passing

(7,155 posts)
12. OMG! Go away, sick little pervert
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 05:19 PM
Thursday

Haggis 4 Breakfast

(1,501 posts)
13. Calling trmp "daddy"
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 06:30 PM
Thursday

Is creepy A F. People who do this are seriously untethered.

Omaha Steve

(108,532 posts)
14. AFTER a review by forum hosts LOCKING
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 06:53 PM
Thursday

Not important news of national interest.

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