“No One Wants to Be Led by the Party of Women” – Jesse Watters Sparks Firestorm with Bizarre Gym Rant Targeting Democrats

In one of the most jaw-dropping political monologues of the week, Fox News host Jesse Watters delivered a statement so blunt, it instantly ignited a social media inferno: “Men do not want to be led by the party of women.” And if that wasn’t enough, he had receipts—apparently from a sweaty gym session involving a Republican senator.

Appearing on The Five, Watters didn’t hold back. He recounted seeing GOP Senator John Thune lifting weights at a resort gym, and the image left an impression.

“I was at a resort a little while back and I saw Thune at the gym,” Watters said. “The man is jacked. He’s in great shape and he lifts hard, too.”

Then came the punch: “You look at [Senator Chuck] Schumer—and he’s built like a woman. Men don’t want to be led by the party of women. Men want to be led by other men.”

Yes, you read that right.

Watters, never shy of controversy, doubled down on his message that Democrats are failing with male voters not because of policy—but because they’re, well, too soft. His prescription? Hit the gym and pump some iron.

“Working out actually makes you more masculine. It increases your testosterone, it makes you more competitive, happier, healthier, all that stuff,” Watters insisted. “Being around other guys is also good for you.”

If that wasn’t enough, Watters then turned to biology and dating psychology to reinforce his point. “Women are more attracted to guys that lift—and that’s just scientifically proven.”

And in case Democrats thought they could counter this with campaign flyers or slogans? Watters wasn’t having it.

“You can’t campaign at the gym,” he scoffed. “Democrats have to go into the gym. They have to work out.”

Then, with the seriousness of a motivational speaker and the subtlety of a brick through a window, he concluded: “Democrats need to become men, and then they can persuade men. But they have to lift first. I’m serious.”

Watters capped it off with a poetic quote—of all things—from Maya Angelou: “People will forget what you said. People will forget what you did. But people will never forget how you made them feel.”

His interpretation? “People don’t like how they feel around Democrats because Democrats don’t like the way they feel.”

Reaction to his remarks has been swift and split. Some praised the TV host for “saying what others won’t,” while others decried the statement as toxic masculinity on steroids.

“He’s literally promoting gym bros as political strategy,” one user commented on X (formerly Twitter). “This is parody-level GOP logic.”

Watters later echoed the sentiment on his primetime show Jesse Watters Primetime, telling viewers, “Don’t hand out flyers outside of Equinox. Go inside and lift.”

The viral monologue comes as Democrats face mounting pressure to connect with younger male voters. A $20 million initiative called “Speaking with American Men: A Strategic Plan” is already in motion, designed to reshape messaging that resonates with modern masculinity.

But if Watters is right, the left might want to swap slogans for squats. Because in the world of political optics, biceps just might beat brochures.