Critics tore apart Fox News host Jesse Watters on Thursday after he mocked Representative Ilhan Omar's divorces, apparently forgetting the marital history of his own political idol, former President Donald Trump.
Watters' Comments on Omar
On Thursday's episode of The Five, Watters said, "Omar has been married three times. What do you say about a woman who has been married three times?" This came after President Donald Trump slammed Omar during a speech at the Villages Charter School in Florida the previous week. Trump stated, "I would imagine they're looking at her. Isn't she despicable? We ought to get those people the hell out of our country."
Hypocrisy Exposed
Critics were quick to point out the apparent double standard. Watters himself has been divorced once, while Trump has been married three times and divorced twice. Social media users highlighted this irony, with one user noting, "Tell me again which happy marriage Donald Trump is currently on?" Another remarked, "I don't know Jesse Watters, but I know that an orange man with 34 felony counts of fraud, was married and divorced three times, and appears in the Epstein files 38,000 plus times is called something."
Other comments included, "But it's okay for a man to have been married three times, and cheated on all three of them?" and "Hasn't this smarmy asshole been married twice himself?" One user succinctly stated, "Donald Trump has been married three times you fucking idiot." Another added, "Married 3 times - Trump, Hegseth, RFK. Your glass house is shrinking."
Broader Context
Watters' remarks are part of a pattern of conservative commentators targeting Omar, a progressive Democrat from Minnesota. However, the backlash highlights the perceived hypocrisy of criticizing Omar's personal life while ignoring similar or more extensive marital histories of conservative figures.
