Trump Attacks Fox Host Tarlov Over Low Approval Ratings

President Donald Trump unleashed a personal attack on Fox News cohost Jessica Tarlov via Truth Social on Thursday, calling her one of the least attractive and talented people on television after she cited his low approval ratings during a segment on the network's program The Five. The post came as Trump traveled aboard Air Force One en route to events in Las Vegas and Arizona focused on his no-tax-on-tips policy proposal.

The exchange stemmed from a heated discussion on The Five, where Tarlov, a Democratic strategist, debated her conservative colleagues, including former Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway and cohost Greg Gutfeld. Tarlov argued that criticisms of the previous Biden-Harris administration rang hollow given Trump's current challenges, pointing out that he held a 35 percent approval rating in most polls. When Gutfeld described Trump as not a politician but rather the former host of The Apprentice who entered politics to help the country, Tarlov countered, "He is! Stop saying that he's just the host of The Apprentice who came to save us." Gutfeld replied that Trump's decisions blended personal, patriotic, and political motives, prompting Tarlov to reference allegations...