Fox News host Jesse Watters torched co-host Jessica Tarlov during a fiery Monday episode of The Five, delivering a viral takedown that’s ricocheting across conservative media after Tarlov attempted to downplay the deportation of Kilmar Abrego García, the Salvadoran national dubbed “Maryland Dad” by liberal outlets—despite his alleged ties to the MS-13 gang, and a slew of crimes.
Watters didn’t hold back.
“Well, Jessica keeps on saying there’s all these mistakes,” Watters said. “First, she said this guy was picked up because he had a bull’s hat. And then he has tattoos on his hand that spell MS-13.”
Tarlov immediately interrupted: “That’s not true.”
“Yes, it is,” Watters fired back. “Read the symbolism, Jessica.”
From there, Watters laid out the timeline that completely dismantles the left’s narrative.
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“And suddenly his name isn’t Maryland Dad,” Watters jabbed, “it’s Due Process. You transitioned pretty quickly, Jessica.”
The deportation of Abrego García by ICE has sparked a left-wing meltdown, with Democrats portraying him as a victim of injustice rather than a national security threat. Watters wasn’t buying it—and neither are millions of Americans tired of watching dangerous criminals treated as political martyrs.
“And to say this administration never admits a mistake,” Watters said, turning his aim toward Biden’s border failures. “You guys never admitted you opened the border for four years.”
When Tarlov weakly tried to push back, Watters mocked the Left’s newfound obsession with procedural fairness for illegal aliens.
“You can’t break into the country and ignore the process of coming here and then want a process to leave,” he said. “If you guys are going to be the defense attorneys for every criminal gangbanger in America, after you’ve allowed the gangs to invade and now say all of them need lawyers, it’s gonna be an eternity, Jessica, to get these people out of here.”
And when Tarlov pulled out the tired “slippery slope” argument, Watters slammed it shut.
“If they deport an MS-13 terrorist, you’re next?” he mocked. “Who? The Puerto Ricans? Anybody with a tan, Jessica? Are you next? No one believes that. This is the dictator hoax all over again, and you lost on that the last time.”
The segment is going viral for good reason. The American people are fed up, and Watters said what millions are thinking: Enough with defending criminals. It’s time to defend our country.
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