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Miles Archer

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Sun Feb 15, 2026, 11:13 AM Sunday

I realize there is $$$$$$$$ in being hated, in being reprehensible, divisive, smug, cruel...but I'll never "get" it. [View all]

WHY would someone WANT TO BE Jesse Watters or Greg Gutfeld. WHY would someone WANT to invent and cultivate that persona?

And yeah, I do realize that some people think that pissing people off and offending them is hilarious.

I'm not going to post the article that inspired this post. Short version, Gutfeld thinks the Bondi screech-fest in front of Congress...and the Epstein victims in general...is "funny."

I don't know what's worse...Gutfeld, or the viewers that provide the ratings that provide his salary.

From a Google search:

Greg Gutfeld’s annual salary at Fox News in 2025 is reported to be approximately $7 million to $9 million. As the host of the top-rated late-night show Gutfeld! and co-host of The Five, his salary reflects his high-value position at the network. He signed a new multi-year contract in 2024.

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