The Election

Washington Post -   Before Democrats started bagging win after win on election night, President Donald Trump was already laying into Fox News, taking to task a perceived ally and a constant fixation in the news media. By the end of the night, Trump blamed the network outright, before calling in for an extended interview in the first hour of Wednesday morning.

The critiques started hours earlier when he launched a personal attack on Jessica Tarlov, known as the liberal co-host on the Fox News panel show “The Five.”

“Watching the Pre-Election Results on FoxNews, but I can’t stand Jessica Tarlov’s voice — DUMB AS A ROCK, but it’s the voice that gets me,” Trump posted on Truth Social. “Have to go somewhere else until that LOSER is off the air — I’ll be back later!”

Shortly after, co-host Greg Gutfeld read aloud a text message he said he received from Trump, detailing additional critiques of Tarlov’s comments on high gas prices. 

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Tarlov later wrote on X: “I realize my comments highlighting the highest gas prices on any Election Day aggravated the president, but reality is a tricky thing and he should get better at dealing with it.”

Soon after, Trump posted another Truth Social post about Fox. “The FoxNews Poll, always the worst, is so insulting with the questions they ask,” Trump wrote, who has criticized Fox polling over the years when it has showed Democratic strength. “Every question is a hit job, and every answer is “BULLSHIT!” This has been going on for years.”