Fox News host Jesse Watters rants about masculinity after Biden eats ice cream in public

Fox News host Jesse Watters was lampooned on social media for complaining about Joe Biden eating an ice cream in public on Monday, saying it did not make the president look masculine.

The US president has been vehemently criticised for talking about the Israel-Hamas war while eating a cone of ice cream in New York City but Watters had a different bone to pick with Mr Biden over his public act.

Mr Biden visited Van Leeuwen’s artisanal ice cream shop after filming an appearance for Late Night With Seth Meyers when he was asked about the war in Gaza by reporters. He responded as he ate a mint chip ice cream.

While his actions were described as “tone deaf” and “irresponsible” in light of the more than four-months-long war that has ravaged Gaza, Watters’s criticism of Mr Biden focused on masculinity and the correct age for eating ice cream.

“This ice cream – you know my rule about men eating soup in public. I don’t think it’s manly to go like that with the soup, and you’re blowing on it, it’s just not a good look," said Watters, mimicking the act of spooning up soup. «I think the same thing for ice cream. You should save that for vacation.»

«A grown man – especially the president – should not be licking ice cream in public,» he added.

Watters also lashed out at Mr Biden for wearing black sunglasses during his appearance on the show. Mr Biden pulled out his sunglasses and wore them in a bid to mock a right-wing conspiracy theory after Mayers asked him about «Dark Brandon» meme.

The “Dark Brandon” is a cartoon meme of Mr Biden with red lasers coming out of his eyes.

He drew laughter from the studio crowd as he put on the black sunglasses and said: «No, I resent the hell out of it”.

During his show, Watters asked “Why are people