Fox News host Jesse Watters debuted his show Jesse Watters Primetime in its new 8 p.m. ET timeslot Monday night, officially taking over the hour previously hosted by Tucker Carlson until his dramatic ouster back in April. As he closed the hour, he took a call from “a very special guest, a Democrat, my Mom.”

“I want to say congratulations, honey bun, we are so proud of you and your accomplishments—and you’ve worked so hard,” Anne Watters said, before seeming to allude to Carlson’s firing by urging her son to be careful. “I do have some suggestions. Do not tumble into any conspiracy rabbit holes. We do not want to lose you and we want no lawsuits.”

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Watters’ mom joked that “humble is a stretch,” but said “we need you to be kind and respectful...use your voice responsibly to promote conversation that maintains a narrative thread.”

Mrs. Watters then went on to detail a few stories she thought her son should focus on, and a longer list of topics she urged him to avoid, including “Biden-bashing” and Hunter Biden’s laptop:

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“I have a list here. In keeping with the Hippocratic Oath, do no harm. We need you to be kind and respectful,” she said. “You yourself mentioned that humble is a stretch, so I get that. Use your voice responsibly to promote conversation that maintains a narrative thread. There really has been enough Biden-bashing and the laptop is old. Perhaps you could suggest that your people take less interest, for example, in other people’s bodies and talk about that.”

Mrs. Watters also took a shot at former President Donald Trump, telling her son “I want you to seek solutions versus fanning the flames. You could encourage that Bedminster friend of yours to return to his earlier career on television. Everyone in his audience could wear a red hat, and I’m sure his ratings would soar. Although never as high, my darling, as yours on Jesse Watters Primetime.”

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