JESSE WATTERS: FEMA booked themselves in the five-star luxury Hawaiian resorts

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Jesse Watters: FEMA has turned the Maui tragedy into a 'junket'

Fox News host Jesse Watters calls out FEMA for staying at luxury resorts in Hawaii following the wildfires on 'Jesse Watters Primetime.'

Fox News host Jesse Watters shreds government officials for their response to the Hawaii wildfires on "Jesse Watters Primetime." 

JESSE WATTERS: Fire raged through Maui, Hawaii, leaving 115 dead, 850 Americans missing, hundreds of which are kids, for what's the deadliest wildfire in U.S. history in over a century. 

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The government is once again disrespecting us. According to a report in photos obtained by the Daily Mail, FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the team that's supposed to be digging through the ashes and delivering aid, has turned the tragedy into a junket. FEMA booked themselves in the five-star luxury Hawaiian resorts, relaxing at the cocktail bar, knocking back drinks, 45 minutes away from Lahaina, the city consumed by an inferno. They're shacking up at the Maui Four Seasons, beachfront of course. Rooms there are $1,000 a night. The presidential suite goes for $29,000 a night. We sure hope they're not staying there.  

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Hopefully, FEMA officials aren't getting spa treatments like the $225 one at the Lomi Mohala Massage. We pray they're not poolside sipping Laurent-Perrier champagne since there's nothing to celebrate. The Mai Tai at the Maui Four Seasons is $32, gratuity not included. Now we have boots on the ground there on the island. ... It's not just the Four Seasons. FEMA agents are also posting up at the Fairmont Kea Lani in Maui, where rooms range there from $1,300 to $4,500 a night. Scuba, surf and paddle lessons are not complimentary. Neither are the Sunset Pilates classes. 

FEMA released the following statement to Fox News in response:

"In the immediate aftermath of the tragic Maui wildfires, FEMA surged personnel, including hundreds of search and rescue teams, to provide relief to the survivors and support to the state and local governments as quickly as possible. To complete that mission, FEMA selects hotels where all responders can be centrally located to ensure the most effective response possible. Due to the lack of available lodging, FEMA negotiated government rates, at the lowest possible cost, for staff temporarily staying in the available hotels. As we transition into recovery, staff will move to longer term, more affordable responder lodging as they fulfill our commitment to support Maui."