Watters made an on-air plea to President Donald Trump on Wednesday’s (February 19) episode of The Five, urging him to be “less callous” when it comes to making these cuts. This came after a report revealed that the Pentagon had drawn up a list of probationary employees who could be targeted.

In a matter of days, Fox News host Jesse Watters went from commending DOGE for culling the federal workforce to asking his colleagues to be "less callous" when discussing layoffs.

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In an effort to cut costs for the US government, Elon Musk’s DOGE officials have been looking into the Department of Defense for areas they deem fit for a

Jesse Watters unleashed an emotional rant aim at Trump's administration's decision to lay off federal employees after his military veteran friend was "DOGE'd".