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Trump turns off Fox News over Tarlov’s ‘dumb voice’
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President Donald Trump said he turned off Fox News after hearing Jessica Tarlov, a co-host of The Five, during its 16 April 2026 broadcast. In a Truth Social post written while travelling on Air Force One, he called her voice “grating and terrible”, criticised her appearance and ability, and urged the network to take her off the air. He also accused her of inventing polling figures, without identifying a specific figure he said was false.
Tarlov had said on the programme that Trump’s approval rating was about 35 per cent in most polls. She later stood by her comments, writing that her figures were not fake. The exchange was part of a continuing dispute: earlier that month, Trump had publicly called on Fox News executives to remove Tarlov from the programme. Fox News continued to list her among The Five’s co-hosts.
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In short
- Trump said he switched off Fox News while Tarlov was speaking.
- He attacked her voice and disputed her polling claims.
- Tarlov stood by the figures she cited on air.
How this story developed
- 1 hour ago President Donald Trump said he turned off Fox News after hearing Jessica Tarlov, a co-host of The Five, during its 16 April 2026 broadcast.
Full account
Donald Trump attacked Fox News commentator Jessica Tarlov in a Truth Social post dated 16 April, saying he had been watching her on television while travelling aboard Air Force One to Nevada and Arizona. He wrote that her voice was grating, disputed her use of polling figures and called on the network to remove her from the air. The post also criticised Megyn Kelly, Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens, whom Trump described as having poor audience numbers and as “fake MAGA”.
TheWrap reports that Trump’s message was directed at Fox executives and included a separate attack on Fox News Sunday host Shannon Bream. He objected to her interviewing Democratic congressmen, naming Jake Auchincloss, and accused her of failing to challenge their claims. He also corrected the programme’s description of voting legislation, insisting it should be called the “Save America Act”.
The reports place the remarks in the context of Trump’s previous criticism of Tarlov. TheWrap notes that he had recently said, during a call to The Five while Tarlov was absent, that the programme would be better without her. It also recounts her criticism of Trump and Melania Trump in connection with coverage of the Epstein files. The article further refers to Trump’s earlier remarks about CNN correspondent Kaitlan Collins, which prompted CNN to publicly defend her journalism.
The available accounts differ in scope and detail. The archived Truth Social post focuses on Tarlov, her voice and polling, and the other commentators Trump named; it does not mention Bream. TheWrap describes a broader set of complaints aimed at both Fox presenters, supplies background on earlier disputes and says it was unclear what prompted the latest criticism. Its account also says Fox News had not immediately responded to a request for comment.
Where outlets differ
From the full account, which is AI-written from the sources:
The archive gives the post’s date and text and records Trump’s stated travel plans; it does not include the claims about Shannon Bream reported by TheWrap.
TheWrap says Trump sent a message “for Fox executives only”, and reports criticism of Bream as well as Tarlov. It adds context about previous exchanges and an unsuccessful request for comment, which is absent from the archive.
The source reports describe the post as appearing on Monday evening, while the archive dates it to Thursday, 16 April 2026. The supplied material does not explain this discrepancy.
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