Fox News' Jesse Watters claims Joe Biden is doing the media's bidding under the threat of blackmail Written by Media Matters Staff Published 07/10/23 7:36 PM EDT Video file Citation From the July 10, 2023, edition of Fox News' Jesse Watters Primetime JESSE WATTERS (HOST): With Trump up for re-election, the media needed a fraud to take him out. They knew Joe Biden basically would do what he was told. He'd do anything for power. And if he didn't do it, they'd blackmail him because they knew everything about his secret little life, so they pumped up Joe's phony brand and savaged anybody who pointed out Joe's dark side.