Fox News host Jessica Tarlov stepped in it on Friday after taking her tirade to X where she lit into President Donald Trump for poor inflation just three weeks on the job.
“Golf, Gulf of America and tariffs aren’t bringing down inflation…who knew?!” snapped “The Five” host in response to CNN analyst Harry Enten’s explanation on new Treasury data showing that inflation ticked up to 3% in the month of January. Thirty-four percent of Americans continue to rank inflation as the most salient issue for Trump’s focus over his first year back in office.
Golf, Gulf of America and tariffs aren’t bringing down inflation…who knew?! https://t.co/UrsLBuqPVl
— Jessica Tarlov (@JessicaTarlov) February 13, 2025
Conservative podcaster Michele Tafoya spotted Tarlov’s not-so-witty remark and quickly chided her for rushing to blame Trump for what she said is poor residual economic results from the Biden-Harris administration.
“I genuinely respect @JessicaTarlov… But she knows better than this,” Tafoya said, quoting the Fox host’s original post.
I genuinely respect @JessicaTarlov… But she knows better than this. https://t.co/3idWxs7JkY
— Michele Tafoya (@Michele_Tafoya) February 13, 2025
As more social media users began to tune into the catty exchange, Tarlov upped the ante