Overview
- The president phoned into Fox News’ The Five during Thursday’s broadcast and asked if liberal co-host Jessica Tarlov had been “kicked off” the show.
- Co-host Jesse Watters replied that Tarlov had a prior scheduling conflict and invited the president to appear in studio next time to sit beside her.
- Trump said he is “not a fan” of Tarlov and accused her of using “fake numbers,” with Mediaite highlighting a Fox poll reporting 59% disapproval and the Daily Caller leaning on his aside that she is “a lovely person.”
- He also joked the show would be “a lot better” without her, and Tarlov later posted that she would have answered by citing Fox’s 42% approval figure.
- The moment echoed a July Truth Social post in which Trump called Tarlov “a real loser,” extending his pattern of targeting media critics who challenge him.