Trump Attacks Fox News and Jessica Tarlov on Election Day

President Donald Trump attacked Fox News and commentator Jessica Tarlov on Election Day, criticizing the network’s coverage and saying he was changing the channel because he disliked her voice. He also claimed Fox’s ratings had fallen because it devoted too much attention to Democrats, though the posts did not provide evidence for that assertion. In a series of Truth Social posts Tuesday afternoon, Trump called Tarlov “dumb as a rock” and a “loser,” and said he would watch elsewhere until she was off the air. He later returned to the network’s coverage, according to his posts. The remarks were directed at Tarlov, a co-host of Fox’s The Five. Trump also attacked Fox’s election polling, calling its questions insulting and alleging they were designed to harm him. He said the network’s ratings were “way down 27” and blamed its coverage of Democrats. The posts did not clarify the period or measure behind that figure, and the articles did not provide ratings data that could verify his claim. In separate posts, Trump cited a CNN poll that he said put his standing among Republicans at 99 and compared him with past Republican presidents. He also accused Fox’s parent company of donating...