Fox News’ Jesse Watters: “When Trump's attacked, the country is attacked”

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From the August 4, 2023, edition of Fox News' Jesse Watters Primetime

JESSE WATTERS (HOST): Basically, Trump's popular because he actually cares. He cares about the whole country, not just the professional class that used to run it, or burned it into the ground. This is why Trump's such a threat; he threatens not just their power, he threatens to invalidate their status, and exalted role in America. Now, sometimes this clash of classes is ugly. We get it. But it's necessary for the United States to move forward together in the 21st century, so when Trump's attacked, the country is attacked.