Donald J. Trump’s declaration Tuesday night that he would be a “dictator” only on “Day One” of his presidency wasn’t to be taken seriously, Fox News host Jesse Watters insisted Wednesday.

“It’s only a dictatorship for one day, guys,” Watters began, chuckling. “He’ll just sit and sign executive orders like Biden did.”

Trump, Watters claimed, “knows exactly what he is doing.”

“He’s teasing the press and they just took the bait,” he claimed, before playing clips of two MSNBC contributors who—unlike Watters—were not taking Trump lightly.

“Look how unhappy these people look. MSNBC needs to relax. And don’t you dare laugh at Trump’s jokes. They aren’t funny,” the Fox host said, before going to another round of clips, this time from the rival network’s Morning Joe show.

  • Flying Squid
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    976 months ago

    It’s always a “joke” when he gets criticized for saying something absolutely atrocious.

    • Jaytreeman
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      546 months ago

      It’s a test. If the atrocious thing he says is liked, it’s serious. If not, it’s a joke.

        • @RGB3x3
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          206 months ago

          Also known as “Schrodinger’s Douchebag”

      • Ook the Librarian
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        86 months ago

        It’s not a test. There are no ifs. It’s a message that got through to its audience. None of this back-peddling will or is intended to reach that audience. The message is sent and it seems well-received.

    • xor
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      It’s Schrödinger’s douchebag

      If you agree with him it’s real, if you disagree it was a joke, stop being so uptight