Atlanta (CNN Business) A Fox News host said the political activism and outspokenness of members of the U.S. Women's National Team is hurting their case for equal pay.

"The women are not helping their case by their behavior," Jesse Watters said Monday on Fox News' "The Five."

Jesse Watters

"If you go out and you disparage the president, you act in unpatriotic ways and then complain about not getting paid equally, well, what do you think is going to happen? People are not going to watch," Watters said.

Watters claimed their criticism of President Trump led to lower ratings and said he talked to "...many, many people this weekend who said, 'I love soccer, I'm not watching the U.S. women because I didn't like what they said.'"

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