Jessica Tarlov is not letting Jesse Wattersâ hypocrisy surrounding the Texas floods and 2024âs Hurricane Helene go unnoticed.
Tarlov went after her âThe Fiveâ co-host for not holding President Trump to the same standard regarding the Texas flood that he did when Hurricane Helene made landfall under the Biden administration. Particularly when it came to the lies Trump was peddling about FEMA in the aftermath of the September 2024 storm.
Jessica: We were here around the table when hurricane Helene struck. I did not hear Jesse Watters saying that Donald Trump should stop spreading lies about the Biden administration and the FEMA funds. pic.twitter.com/pcDEGcK3yD
â Acyn (@Acyn) July 7, 2025
âI donât think that talking about preparedness or what might have helped qualifies as impugning the memory of those that have been lost or detracting from the thoughtful conversation that needs to take place because this river has been flooding for a very long time,â Tarlov said. âWe were here around the table when hurricane Helene struck. I did not hear Jesse Watters saying that Donald Trump should stop spreading lies about the Biden administration and the FEMA funds.â
She continued: âTrump came out and he said âtheyâre giving your FEMA dollars to illegals, theyâre housing them with your FEMA dollars.â Then he said youâre only going to get $750 from FEMA â which was a complete lie and there are Republican officials who have testified to the fact that people did not get their FEMA assistance because of what Trump and other Republicans were saying.â
Tarlov concluded that GOP legislature rejected âover $54 billion in identified needs in terms of disaster resistanceâ that could have helped mitigate the damage from the Texas floods.
âThat is something that they can work on to move forward and hopefully avoid a tragedy like this again,â she finished.
The flash flood disaster struck Texas over the Fourth of July weekend with a current death toll of more than 100, according to the Associated Press, including 27 campers and counselors from Camp Mystic. That number is expected to climb as officials continue to search for survivors amongst the devastation.
âWe have been in communication with local and state authorities who are tirelessly deploying extensive resources to search for our missing girls,â Camp Mystic shared in a Monday statement. âWe are deeply grateful for the outpouring of support from community, first responders and officials at every level.â
You can watch Tarlovâs segment in the video above.
