Overview

• President Trump posted on Truth Social on July 29 calling Fox News host Jessica Tarlov a “real loser” during her segment on The Five.
• Tarlov delivered a somber reflection on New York City shooting victims and cited a 70 percent drop in mass shootings under the 1994 assault weapons ban.
• As one of the few liberal voices at Fox News, Tarlov frequently challenges co-hosts who defend the president or downplay his scandals.
• Trump’s legal team has requested Rupert Murdoch’s deposition in a lawsuit over a Wall Street Journal story about a purported Jeffrey Epstein letter.
• The exchange underscores growing polarization in cable news and intensifies scrutiny of media accountability in the Trump era.