Posted 45 minutes agoSubscribe to Screen Time NewsletterCaret DownKid Rock Just Used A Slur To Describe His Halloween Costume In This Uncomfortable Fox News MomentFox News host Jesse Watters laughed at the offensive moment.by Lee MoranHuffPost WriterFacebookPinterestLinkHot Topic🔥 Full coverage and conversation on Politics Kid Rock unveiled an offensive Halloween costume idea on Fox News, and host Jesse Watters lapped it up. Andrew Harnik / Getty Images The pro-Trump musician, whose real name is Robert James Ritchie, told Watters that he planned to dress as a "retard," using an ableist slur that Donald Trump supporters praised but which drew condemnation elsewhere. Stephen J. Cohen / Getty Images Kid Rock set up the exchange by first asking Watters what he'd be wearing for Halloween. John Lamparski / Getty Images "My whole family is doing Scooby-Doo," Watters replied. "My son's going to be Scooby-Doo. I'm Shaggy, kind of dressed like you, big baggy clothes, long hair, just gonna have a little flask while I walk around." Fox News / Via youtube.com BuzzFeed TrendingHot TopicLet's chat about all things PoliticsSee our Politics Discussions The singer then pulled out a face mask, put it over his mouth and excitedly asked, "Guess what I'm gonna be? Guess what I'm gonna be?" Fox News / Via youtube.com Watters guessed "Fauci," referring to Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases who oversaw the U.S. COVID-19 response and who became a bogeyman for the political right. Fox News / Via youtube.com "A retard, a retard," Kid Rock replied. Fox News / Via youtube.com Watters laughed and said, "OK, I guess you can be anything for Halloween." Fox News / Via youtube.com Kid Rock added, "Greatest costume ever." Fox News / Via youtube.com Watch the clip below: View this video on YouTube Fox News / Via youtube.com This article originally appeared on HuffPost.
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Kid Rock Just Used A Slur To Describe His Halloween Costume In This Uncomfortable Fox News Moment
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