Jesse Watters
Role at the time: Fox News host and co-host of The Five
Defended or excused
Response to this claim
Ilhan Omar is worth more than $44 million.
“All of a sudden, $30 million winds up in her bank account.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Jesse Watters says $30 million landed in Omar's bank account · Media Matters for AmericaEmbedded clip from The Five, January 22, 2026, 5:22 p.m. ET
Media Matters preserves a clip from The Five in which Watters says $30 million entered Omar's bank account.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used this label
Relative to the case's claim that Omar had multimillion-dollar wealth, Watters presents $30 million as money in her bank account. This supports the broader premise but not Trump's exact $44 million figure.