Jesse Watters Tells Blacks' To Have More Kids if They Want More Representation in Congress: Get in Between the Sheets'

A Supreme Court ruling in Louisiana v. Callais weakened Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, limiting requirements to consider race in redistricting. The decision removed a tool used to prevent racial discrimination in voting and allowed states more flexibility in drawing electoral maps. Republican-controlled states have sought to reduce or eliminate majority-Black congressional districts, which often elect Democratic representatives. On Fox News, Jesse Watters claimed Black representation has remained around 10% to 15% of the population and suggested increasing births to gain more seats. Harold Ford Jr. responded that the goal should be fair districting that does not advantage a party, while Watters argued the approach was not discriminatory toward Black voters.

"Watters said, “I did some research on the Blacks, as Judge Jeanine so eloquently would say, Watters said, referring to former co-host Jeanine Pirro, who is now U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia. Blacks, for 150 years, have only represented 10% to 15% of the American population, he continued. That's not that much. So if they want to have more seats, they gotta get in between the sheets.”"

"Watters continued, “Spanish, they're coming north, they're having tons of kids. And at this point, they have almost the same amount of House seats as Blacks. The [Congressional] Hispanic Caucus is almost as big as the [Congressional] Black Caucus. So if you guys need to solve that problem, you know what you need to do.”"

"Harold Ford Jr. pushed back, saying, “I'm not arguing for more Black congressmen, Ford said. I'm arguing, just don't draw districts that advantage a party. No, you're just discriminating against whites, Watters insisted.”"

"The Supreme Court ruled that the Voting Rights Act does not require Louisiana to consider race as the basis when drawing its electoral maps. The decision gutted Section 2 of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, which prohibited discrimination based on race, while also sometimes mandating consideration of race when redistricting for the purpose of fair representation for racial minorities."

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