# Jesse Watters Mocks Trump-Backed Candidate

> Fox News host Jesse Watters calls out Texas Senate candidate Ken Paxton's 'lazy eye' and 'whiff of corruption' ahead of election.
- Title: Jesse Watters Mocks Trump-Backed Candidate · HuffPost
- Summary: Fox News host Jesse Watters calls out Texas Senate candidate Ken Paxton's 'lazy eye' and 'whiff of corruption' ahead of election. Fox News host Jesse Watters…
- Keywords: ken paxton, james talarico, fox news, the five, jessie watters, texas senate, republican, trump, midterm election, corruption, lazy eye, news
- Source: HuffPost — https://huffpost.com/entry/jesse-watters-calls-out-ken-paxton_n_6ad2266ae4b0dccf572adc16
- Published: 2026-10-16T17:25:21+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: ken paxton, james talarico, fox news, the five, jessie watters, texas senate, republican, trump, midterm election, corruption, lazy eye, news
## Jesse Watters Criticizes Ken Paxton
Fox News host Jesse Watters called out Republican Texas Senate candidate Ken Paxton for having a lazy eye and a whiff of corruption.

> Right, but he’s running against Paxton, and Paxton has a lazy eye and this whiff of corruption around him.
## Paxton Faces Controversies
The Trump-backed candidate faces backlash including leaked audio about Iran war dragging his campaign down and partying in Dubai with U.S. fugitives.

> Even though he was, like, the best attorney general in the country for the last eight years, there’s just something off-putting about him.
## Watters Claims Talarico Weak
Watters said Talarico’s flu recovery days killed his campaign momentum and he can’t cut it in Texas despite poll leading.

> This guy just can’t cut it in Texas.
## Key takeaway

Fox News host Jesse Watters criticized Republican Texas Senate candidate Ken Paxton for having a lazy eye and corruption concerns ahead of November elections.