Greg Gutfeld appears during Former 2024 presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy’s visit to “Gutfeld!” at Fox News Channel Studios on Jan. 22, 2024, in New York City. (Roy Rochlin / Getty Images)
By Samuel Short March 27, 2026 at 5:22am
President Donald Trump called into Fox News’ “The Five,” and his conversation with host Jesse Watters gave co-host Greg Gutfeld a laugh, as he was almost in disbelief of the subject matter.
The ongoing conflict with Iran has the president fielding a constant stream of questions from media outlets, and he’s eager to respond.
The war isn’t the singular reason for that as Trump regularly appears on Fox News and other networks proving how accessible this administration is to the public.
In the footage below, Watters asks Trump about the new supreme leader of Iran, Mojtaba Khamenei, who succeeded his father as ayatollah after the latter was killed last month by an airstrike.
Although the conflict is a serious matter, Watters’ question wasn’t met with a serious reaction from Gutfeld.
“Did the CIA tell you that Ayatollah Jr’s gay?”
Gutfeld started cracking up as Trump replied, motioning to a cameraman and putting his hands up in amusement.
“Well they did say that… which puts him off to a bad start in that particular country,” Trump replied. Gutfeld was alone in his reaction as co-host Dana Perino did not even crack a smile.
“Did the CIA tell you that Ayatollah Jr. is gay?”@POTUS: “They did say that… I think a lot of people are saying that — which puts him off to a bad start in that particular country.” pic.twitter.com/Gd5miHN6vQ
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) March 26, 2026
Indeed, homosexual behavior is not exactly smiled upon in Islamic countries.
In Watters’ defense, a New York Post exclusive reported on this very subject on March 16 after learning about the administration’s discovery through intel officials.
Although it’s important to learn as much as possible about Iran’s leadership, and the intel gathering process is an indispensable aspect of this conflict, it’s also just amusing that Trump is being asked about gay Muslim theocrats and willing to oblige with an answer.
On the note of accessibility, this is something about the Trump administration that can’t go overstated.
After the president’s first term, former President Joe Biden’s acute lack of media appearances was obvious in having his staff do most of the talking.
Trump puts himself out there for both his friends and his enemies.
Secondly, his comments speak to the often neglected topic of homosexuality and tolerance — or lack thereof — for sexually deviant behavior generally in Islamic countries.
This is something leftists strangely ignore in allying themselves with Muslim activists and officials.
For Muslims themselves, leftists are just useful idiots.
They are more than happy to find a support base from Westerners who blindly embrace them in the name of diversity and tolerance. It’s all just a means of building a caliphate outside of the east.
Sam Short is an Assistant Professor of History with Motlow State Community College in Smyrna, Tennessee. He holds a BA in History from Middle Tennessee State University and an MA in History from University College London. The views expressed in his articles are his own and do not reflect the views or opinions of Motlow State Community College.
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