‘That Creek Looks Clean’: Jesse Watters Defends RFK Jr. Swimming in Sewage-Contaminated Water

Fox News host Jesse Watters defended Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for swimming in a sewage-contaminated creek on Tuesday, arguing the water looked “clean.”

Reacting on The Five to Kennedy’s controversial dip at Rock Creek in Washington, D.C., where swimming is banned due to “high levels of bacteria,” Watters said he had seen Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth swim in dirtier water wearing just a pair of Speedos.

“That creek looks clean. It doesn’t look like it’s filled with sewage,” said Watters. “And I have seen Pete Hegseth swim miles and miles in a Speedo in the Hudson River, which, like, you can’t even see through. This you can see right through. I think it’s fine.”

Co-host Greg Gutfeld weighed in, “We asked him to drain the swamp, not swim in it, but at least he has all his vaccinations. I love this guy, he’s what we used to call in the old days an eccentric. You know, he’s lived like 12 lives at once.”

Guest co-host Katie Pavlich argued, “Hey, it’s good for your immune system. I myself have swam in the Potomac,” adding, “It’s probably just as bad as this creek.”

After Fox News commentator Marie Harf pointed out that Kennedy brought his grandchildren into the sewage-contaminated creek, Pavlich asked, “What’s worse, having kids swimming in a creek or on an iPhone all day, or an iPad? This is not as bad.”

The National Park Service warns visitors to the creek that “swimming and wading are not allowed due to high bacteria levels” and “other infectious pathogens that make swimming, wading, and other contact with the water a hazard to human (and pet) health.”

According to a 2021 report, “high E. coli values” were found at the creek, indicating “sewage pollution” in the water.

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