{
  "id": 14835033,
  "title": "Jesse Watters Silences Fox News Hosts With Ken Paxton Diss Ahead of James Talarico Face-Off: ‘Whiff of Corruption’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/jesse-watters-silences-fox-news-hosts-with-ken-paxton-diss-ahead-of",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-16T00:50:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TheWrap",
    "slug": "thewrap",
    "url": "https://www.thewrap.com/media-platforms/politics/jesse-watters-disses-ken-paxton-james-talarico-the-five-fox-news/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Jesse Watters, a Fox News host, criticized Democratic candidate James Talarico and his opponent, Ken Paxton, ahead of a town hall event. Watters claimed that Talarico appears weak or horrifying, while also expressing that Paxton has a \"whiff of corruption\" around him. Despite Talarico's nine-day absence due to the flu, Watters claimed that his campaign had suffered as a result. Watters also mentioned that many Texans were hesitant to vote for Paxton, despite his eight years as the state's attorney general.",
  "summary": "'Thank God we have more money than they do, or else this could be curtains for Republicans,” he says on \"The Five\" The post Jesse Watters Silences Fox News Hosts With Ken Paxton Diss Ahead of James Talarico Face-Off: ‘Whiff of Corruption’ appeared first on TheWrap .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}