Recently, Fox News\u2019 \u201cThe Five\u201d had a chaotic segment where the panel devolved into a heated argument about the presidential campaigns of Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump. Co-hosts Jesse Watters and Jessica Tarlov engaged in a heated exchange when Watters brought up an opinion on the Biden administration.<\/p>\n
Watters pointed out several challenging circumstances Biden\u2019s campaign will have to contend with, such as the state of the economy where many Americans feel dissatisfied with the macroeconomic backdrop. Furthermore, the Fox News host slammed Biden for \u201cclinging\u201d to pop star Taylor Swift\u2019s endorsement.<\/p>\n
Watters was referencing a report from the New York Times that discussed historic lows in disapproval ratings that Biden is enduring. Apparently, Biden\u2019s campaign is hoping to inject youthful energy into his reelection strategy, seeking to obtain the endorsement of cultural icons such as Swift.<\/p>\n
\u201cNothing to do with each other. I read this article in The New York Times, this is the Biden reelection strategy, are you ready? Don\u2019t run on \u2018Bidenomics\u2019, leave the White House more than once a week, ask Bill and Barack to raise money for you and hope a pop star endorses you. Jessica, this is not the reelection strategy of a winning campaign. This smacks of desperation and the fact that he\u2019s clinging to Taylor Swift, who he couldn\u2019t even pick out of a lineup without Jill going like this \u2014 \u2018that\u2019s Taylor\u2019 \u2014 tells me everything you know about Joe Biden,\u201d Watters said.<\/p>\n
Tarlov immediately hit back at Watters, bringing up the E. Jean Carroll controversy surrounding Trump. A New York jury recently ordered Trump to pay over $83 million in legal damages to Carroll, who claimed the former president damaged her reputation by calling her a liar for accusing him of sexual assault.<\/p>\n
\u201cIs the strategy to owe $83 million for defaming a woman that you sexually assaulted?\u201d Tarlov said. \u201cI would love Taylor Swift\u2019s endorsement. Any politician would. (crosstalk) But I like people like Kid Rock,\u201d Watters retorted. \u201cI love that you ignored what I just said. Because that was the news from the weekend on that side. And then Joe Biden was 15 minutes \u2014\u201c Tarlov said, pressing Watters.<\/p>\n
The panel proceeded to squabble back and forth, arguing with Tarlov on the controversial verdict on the E. Jean Carroll case. Donald Trump recently spoke out against the jury\u2019s decision, expressing that he disagrees with the decision and intends to appeal the case.<\/p>\n