Jesse Watters called out for trying to dunk on | TV Shows

As the Fox News political commentary program The Five celebrated its fifteenth anniversary on air, host Jesse Watters grew to become embroiled in another tense conflict with frequent panelist Jessica Tarlov.

The 42-year-old Democratic political strategist appeared on the Tuesday, July 21, section of The Five alongside conservative panelists Greg Gutfeld, Dana Perino, and Emily Compagno. Jessica accused Jesse of trying to “dunk on” Kamala Harris during a dialogue about the 2028 presidential election.

This comes after the Fox News panel turned on Jessica Tarlov over her critique of Donald Trump in a earlier episode.

Jessica’s clapback got here after the host confirmed a clip package deal of Harris’s current social media posts as the other 4 panelists accused the previous vice president of aligning herself with “commies” in order to win the election in 2028.

The pressure began to bubble as Emily groaned, “Ugh, Jessica,” as Dana laughed after exhibiting the footage of Harris, to which Jessica sarcastically replied, “Is there anything more…Or?”

Emily then posed a query about Harris being the frontrunner, turning to Jessica to ask, “Is it because people can find no one better, that there isn’t a clear leader and that simply it’s based on name recognition?”

The panelist replied dryly, “Yeah. That – yeah. We haven’t started yet,” noting that Kamala has not formally announced her candidacy, nor has any other politician at this time.

Jessica then turned to Jesse and said, “I understand running these segments is fun for those who want to dunk on her, um, but, you know, she’s out there.”

Jesse proceeded to continue his claims that Harris is “embracing communism” for “popularity,” calling her “commie curious,” before pointing to Jessica and saying, “You’re cooked. You are cooked. I am pointing at you,” in an uncomfortable second that performed out live on the air.

“I know what you’re doing. I’m fine,” Jessica fired back, before the show cut to a business break.

Viewers took to X to talk about the section, with one commenting, “Yall report no real news and facts and speak as if the country doesn’t see you’re reading a script no matter how ridiculous it sounds,” as another wrote, “U people are a joke.”

Others complained about the left-leaning panelist, demanding that she be taken off the show with feedback like, “Show is unwatchable when JT is on. Hopefully, tomorrow I can watch,” and “Congrats on 15 years! Now get rid of @JessicaTarlov who makes the show unwatchable. I tune out when she is on.”

Another added, “It has gotten very obvious the disdain that the rest of the panel on @TheFive have for Jessica Tarlov. It has gotten very sad.”

The latest on-air conflict comes after Jesse Watters confronted online backlash from viewers and critics alike after he made a joke about girls being raped by U.S. servicemen after Pete Hegseth’s new testosterone mandate goes into impact.