Some of Gayle King’s fans would have probably loved to be a fly on the wall during her recent flight with conservative political commentator Jesse Watters.

“Two TV people from competing networks walk on to a plane and to the surprise of them both, they’re seated right next to each other for over four hours,” King, 70, captioned a smiley photo with Watters, 47, via Instagram on Monday, October 20. “How did it go? Speaking for @jessewatters here: A good time was had by all! Hi, Jesse…saving your number!”

Watters donned a baseball cap and glasses as King, seen grinning from ear to ear, leaned in to snap the photo with her seatmate. The post certainly garnered some mixed reactions from King’s followers. Some were quick to criticize King, urging her to “read the room.”

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