Fox’s Jesse Watters claims Republicans may never win the White House again if Texas stays Democrat

Fox News host Jesse Watters told viewers that Republicans could be locked out of the presidency for good if Texas remains in Democratic hands, a warning he issued after the midterms handed his party a series of defeats. The Independent reports that James Talarico beat state attorney general Ken Paxton to become the first Democrat to win a Texas Senate seat since 1988, while Gina Hinojosa became the state's first Latina governor.

During a Thursday segment titled "Midterms Wake-Up Call," Watters argued Republicans squandered a two-year window to go after Democratic fundraising and prosecute President Donald Trump's adversaries. He said Democratic governors now preside over most of the country's population and that the party was on track for the largest midterm landslide since Watergate. He also said Democrats were close to carrying a majority of white, Black and Hispanic voters. He cited remarks from Texas House majority leader Gene Wu, urging minority communities to unite as a voting bloc, and characterized them as a declared race war.

Trump has declined to take responsibility for losing Congress, while Vice President JD Vance has blamed the Iran war. Watters separately said Trump can still end that conflict successfully.

Summarized by PolitiKool from The Independent’s reporting. Read the full story at The Independent →