California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) called out Fox News host Jesse Watters,
blaming him personally for �aiding and abetting� the alleged violent attack
against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi�s husband, Paul Pelosi.

Newsom argued that Watters, among others, had �dehumanized� Speaker Pelosi �
and he claimed that had helped to foster a climate where political violence
seemed reasonable.

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Gavin Newsom Attacks Fox�s Jesse Watters for His Negative Coverage
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�I�ve seen the dehumanization of Nancy Pelosi. I don�t think anyone�s been
dehumanized like she has consistently. I watched this one guy, Jesse Watters
or something on Fox News, and what he�s been saying about Paul Pelosi the
last five, six months, mocking him consistently. Don�t tell me that�s not
aiding and abetting all of this. Of course it is,� Newsom argued.

�They�re sowing the seeds, they�re creating a culture and climate like this,�
the California Governor continued. �I mean, look online. Look at the sewage
that is online that they amplify on these networks and in social media to
dehumanize people like Nancy Pelosi and other political leaders.�

Watters responded during his Monday evening broadcast of �Jesse Watters
Primetime,� saying, �Gavin Newsom thinks if you mock a Democrat, it puts them
on a target list. We�ve always said, Gavin�s biggest flaw? He�s not very
smart.�

Newsom was far from the only person to blame Republicans in the aftermath of
the attack. President Joe Biden argued that rhetoric from the far right was
driving more people to political violence � and MSNBC anchor Andrea Mitchell
claimed that the man who allegedly attacked Pelosi was driven by the same
rhetoric that had led to the January 6th riot on Capitol Hill.

CBS anchor Margaret Brennan took things a bit further during Sunday morning�s
broadcast of �Face the Nation,� asking Congressman Tom Emmer (R-MN) whether
Republican ads blaming Pelosi for years of bad policies might be pushing more
people toward violence.

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.@TomEmmer calls out the media for trying to blame Republican
rhetoric for the Paul Pelosi attack.

Why didn�t they blame Dems when a Bernie Sanders supporter shot
Steve Scalise? pic.twitter.com/Ko6iTLZ4UM

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�I never saw anyone, after Steve Scalise was shot by a Bernie Sanders
supporter �� Emmer said, but Brennan interrupted.

�I�m talking about right now!� she said. �It just is happening now.�

� � equate Democrat rhetoric with those actions,� Emmer continued. �Please
don�t do that.�

�No, no, okay,� Brennan pushed back. �Looking at your candidates, Republican
candidates have spent more than $116 million on ads that mention Speaker
Pelosi by name in this cycle. If this is about the issues, why shouldn�t you
make it about the issues? Why not depersonalize it?�

Brennan continued to argue that Republicans should refrain from naming Pelosi
in ads in order to keep people from potentially targeting her.

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