{"id":354387,"date":"2026-06-29T13:53:36","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T13:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/354387\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T13:53:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T13:53:36","slug":"fox-news-host-jesse-watters-to-headline-el-paso-church-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/354387\/","title":{"rendered":"Fox News host Jesse Watters to headline El Paso church event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Fox News host and conservative political commentator Jesse Watters has been announced as the headliner of a church event in El Paso.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Watters will speak at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cielovista.church\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Cielo Vista Church;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Cielo Vista Church&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Cielo Vista Church<\/a> as part of Turning Point USA&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cielovista.church\/tpusa-make-heaven-crowded\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Make Heaven Crowded Tour;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Make Heaven Crowded Tour&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Make Heaven Crowded Tour<\/a> on Saturday, Aug. 26, according to a social media post by the church. Other speakers include John Amanchukwu, a preacher and activist, and Lucas Miles, a pastor and author, the post said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Christian. Culture shaker. Prime time voice. Jesse Watters brings bold, unfiltered commentary to FOX News every night as host of Jesse Watters Primetime and co-host of The Five. His newly lit fire for Christ is inspiring,&#8221; the post stated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The event is free and promises a &#8220;powerful, gospel-centered evening filled with worship, encouragement, and impactful speakers.&#8221; Attendees will have to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.makeheavencrowdedtour.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:register online.;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;register online.&quot;}\" class=\"link \">register online.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Who is Jesse Watters?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As the post mentions, Watters currently hosts &#8220;Jesse Watters Primetime&#8221; and co-host of &#8220;The Five&#8221;\u00a0on the FOX News Channel.\u00a0He made his on-camera debut at the network in 2003 as a correspondent for\u00a0&#8220;The O\u2019Reilly Factor.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/person\/w\/jesse-watters\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Fox News biography,;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Fox News biography,&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Fox News biography,<\/a> Watters is widely known for his &#8220;Mom Texts&#8221; segment, which showcases colorful messages that &#8220;his liberal mother has fired off to him while he\u2019s on the air.&#8221; He&#8217;s also played a role in major political events, including coverage of the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump and the 2024 Republican National Convention, according to his biography.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Fox News anchor Jesse Watters speaks during AmericaFest in Phoenix on Dec. 20, 2025.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/699f76b3440e40b5f19c37da887d4b35.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Fox News anchor Jesse Watters speaks during AmericaFest in Phoenix on Dec. 20, 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Watters has faced criticism for several comments over the years. Most recently, in 2025, he privately apologized after suggesting the United Nations should be &#8220;bombed&#8221; or &#8220;gassed&#8221; following technical issues involving President Donald Trump&#8217;s escalator ride and teleprompter during a U.N. visit, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/media-telecom\/un-says-fox-news-host-apologized-after-calling-world-body-be-bombed-2025-09-26\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:according to Reuters.;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;according to Reuters.&quot;}\" class=\"link \">according to Reuters.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In 2023, the White House called on Fox News to apologize after Watters made what it described as &#8220;unacceptable&#8221; and &#8220;sickening&#8221; remarks about Arab Americans and Muslims in the wake of the Hamas attack on Israel, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/media\/2023\/nov\/02\/fox-news-jesse-watters-arab-americans-white-house?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:The Guardian.;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;The Guardian.&quot;}\" class=\"link \">The Guardian.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">El Paso Times reached out to Cielo Vista Church for additional comment on Watters&#8217; visit.<\/p>\n<p>The organization behind the Make Heaven Crowded Tour<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Make Heaven Crowded Tour is organized by Turning Point USA Faith, according to its website. Other stops along the tour include Dallas and Austin and other cities across the United States. Speakers vary by event, with some including Erika Kirk, the wife of Charlie Kirk, who founded Turning Point USA.<\/p>\n<p>Watters visit to El Paso is already drawing reaction<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The announcement from Cielo Vista Church has prompted a range of reactions online, with some commenters welcoming the conservative commentator&#8217;s visit while others express criticism.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I am very excited! TPUSA will be at our church, and Jesse Watters will be there as well. What a treat! This promises to be a truly memorable event. We are truly blessed,&#8221; one comment read.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;When I think of Jesse Watters and his messaging it\u2019s never about love and compassion but contempt and condescension,&#8221; another person wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Natassia Paloma may be reached at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/us\/articles\/mailto:npaloma@gannett.com\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:npaloma@gannett.com;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;npaloma@gannett.com&quot;}\" class=\"link \" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">npaloma@gannett.com<\/a>, @NatassiaPaloma on X; natassia_paloma on Instagram, and Natassia Paloma on Facebook.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">More: <a href=\"https:\/\/shopping.yahoo.com\/general\/articles\/america-250-coins-celebrating-us-115017069.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:America 250 coins celebrating US history to be released. 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How to buy<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This article originally appeared on El Paso Times: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elpasotimes.com\/story\/news\/2026\/06\/29\/fox-news-set-to-host-jesse-watters-at-el-paso-church\/90735666007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Fox News host Jesse Watters to headline El Paso church event;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Fox News host Jesse Watters to headline El Paso church event&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Fox News host Jesse Watters to headline El Paso church event<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fox News host and conservative political commentator Jesse Watters has been announced as the headliner of a church&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":354388,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[126094,126093,138,140,139,13339,126092,110992,3311,9109],"class_list":["post-354387","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-el-paso","tag-church-event","tag-cielo-vista-church","tag-el-paso","tag-el-paso-headlines","tag-el-paso-news","tag-fox-news","tag-jesse-watters","tag-jesse-watters-primetime","tag-president-donald-trump","tag-turning-point-usa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/354387","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=354387"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/354387\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/354388"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=354387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=354387"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=354387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}