In a fiery and no-holds-barred post on Truth Social, President Donald Trump didn’t hold back in blasting Fox News Channel’s Jessica Tarlov, calling her a “disgrace to television” and taking the network to task for letting her spread woke nonsense on one of its flagship shows, The Five.
Tarlov, a longtime liberal commentator on *The Five*, is known for her frequent clashes with the show’s conservative stalwarts like Jesse Watters and Greg Gutfeld. Her nonstop attacks on Trump and MAGA policies have long irked the conservative base, but now the frustration has boiled over — straight from the top.
“Why does Fox News allow failed TV personality Jessica Tarlov to ‘soil’ *The Five*?” Trump opened. “Her voice, her manner, and above all else, what she says, are a disgrace to television broadcasting.”
Trump didn’t just criticize Tarlov’s style — he tore into her narrative, pointing out that her claims of his political weakness couldn’t be further from the truth. Citing a string of recent polls, Trump proudly declared, “I’ve had the best poll numbers that I’ve ever had. The just out highly respected Rasmussen Poll is at 56%, Insider Advantage 54%, and many others are at 56% to 68%!”
He reminded Americans of his crushing 2024 victory, saying, “Sadly, the audience has to listen to her spew that I am doing poorly in the polls, while I am beating the Democrats by 15%+ points. More importantly, I just won an election against two candidates, Sleepy Joe and Kamala, in a landslide — winning all 7 swing states and the popular vote by millions, with records broken everywhere!”
Trump didn’t stop there. He acknowledged that his conservative *Five* co-hosts, Greg Gutfeld and Jesse Watters, might not always have access to the latest poll numbers, so they can’t always defend him properly on-air. But he’s ready to step in: “In all fairness to Jesse and Greg, who are terrific, they don’t see all of these poll numbers and can’t, therefore, come to my defense. But I can!”
The president then slammed Fox News for allowing Tarlov’s constant “lies” to go unchecked, fueling growing anger among MAGA supporters. “Nobody can stand Tarlov! She lies over and over again, and MAGA is complaining, BIG LEAGUE, that she’s all over Fox.”
The ratings tell the story, Trump said: “Watch their ratings go down by keeping her on the show — nobody wants to listen to her.” Loyal conservatives, frustrated by the network’s tolerance of woke voices like Tarlov, are tuning out — many even cutting the cord.
Trump finished with a reminder of the real issues Tarlov refuses to address. “Why doesn’t she talk about the fact that I had ZERO illegal aliens come into our country last month, whereas Sleepy Joe Biden allowed 62,000 people in — many from prisons, mental institutions, and gangs? People like Jessica Tarlov make MAGA absolutely hate Fox!”
In an era when Fox News claims to be the home for conservative voices, Trump’s harsh words make clear that a large chunk of the MAGA base feels the network is losing its way — and Jessica Tarlov is at the center of the controversy.
