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'Let Me Finish'! Tarlov Falsely Accuses Gutfeld Of Not Giving Her Equal Time To Speak
If you have been a regular viewer of Fox News's The Five, you may have noticed the tension which has been exhibited multiple times, between Greg Gutfeld and left wing panelist Jessica Tarlov, who have battled over Graham Platner, The SPLC, Israel's role in the start of the Iran war, Hasan Piker, and more. On Monday's show, Tarlov falsely accused Gutfeld of giving her less time to speak then the other panelists, and the two clashed over an insult aimed at Michelle Obama Sunday night at UFC Freedom 250.
The topic was Trump's deal with Iran, and after Dana Perino spoke for 2:23, Emily Compagno for 1:40, and Jesse Watters for 2:45, it was Tarlov's turn, and Gutfeld, who was running the segment, stepped in, after she spoke for 2:22.
TARLOV: This is a one-way or two-way agreement between the U.S. and Iran. You say how great the Gulf states are involved in this, JCPOA was all of Europe, the Chinese and the Russians were signed on to it. Right now we don't have any friends--
GUTFELD: : Of course they would sign on to it.
TARLOV: What?
GUTFELD: Of course they would sign onto it, it wasn't America first.
TARLOV: And the money question really matters.
GUTFELD: We've got to go.
TARLOV: I've spoken less than everybody else, don't....Let me finish!
GUTFELD: Compared to who?
TARLOV: Everybody else on the panel except maybe Dana.
GUTFELD: You mean combined? That's a little weird. We all have our little time frames. I haven't talked as much as you.
TARLOV: It's your block.
Tarlov had a point, it was Gutfeld's job to run the segment and ask questions, but she was not shortchanged as she had claimed. Gutfeld then quickly looked to bring the temperature down.
GUTFELD: I'm just sitting here looking great.
And Tarlov followed his lead.
TARLOV: When I asked you about robot dogs, or whatever, I only say like four words in the D block.
As Gutfeld laughed, it was apparent that Tarlov got the green light in her ear from the control room to continue, and she did for another 28 seconds which gave her a total of 2:52, to present her point of view, which was the most on the panel by 7 seconds.
When she finished, Gutfeld continued his playfulness with her.
GUTFELD: Anything else, you want to talk about anything else? Did you have a good weekend?
TARLOV: I was in Maine, it was beautiful.
GUTFELD: That's fantastic. Did you run into your old friend Platner?
TARLOV: I did not.
In the following segment on Sunday night's UFC event at the White House, Tarlov brought up what fighter Josh Hokit said about Michelle Obama to Joe Rogan, and Gutfeld was quick to point out her selective outrage.
TARLOV: You gotta mention and I know we don't want to....Josh Hokit, steps up there and says Michelle Obama is a man....Joe Rogan, maybe he was paralyzed in the moment and didn't think, oh I should emphasize that Michelle Obama, a former first lady, since we're talking patriotism and paying our respects to the White House, and those who come before us, is not a man.
GUTFELD: He's not running for Senate.
TARLOV: The White House today won't even clean it up....Dana White is out there saying this is no good. Portnoy, Shane Gillis. Everybody knows that it is repulsive. And I presume that you know this as well. That shouldn't be --
GUTFELD: : How about Platner?
TARLOV: : Why can't you say that the guy--
GUTFELD: : Because I'm merely pointing out, there's nobody on the left that has any credibility to ask us that question. I can --
TARLOV: Because we don't know what a woman is? Is that what you're trying--
GUTFELD: No, because you guys have kept silent on everything.
Then Gutfeld pulled out the ammunition.
GUTFELD: I seem to remember not long ago how often I heard that Melania Trump was an escort. From a lot of people that are now, oh, oh, oh, huffing and huffing. People who say that a black kid who stabs a white kid, that was just him defending himself. People faking Charlie Kirk getting stabbed in the neck thinking it's funny. People hoping for another Luigi Mangione, to take out Elon Musk or perhaps Trump or maybe both.
Gutfeld summed up.
GUTFELD: See we don't have to listen. In fact, we enjoy it when you're upset. That guy is a troll. He showed up at the weigh-in pretending he was drunk. ....You lost your credibility!
As usual, a great job by Gutfeld in pointing out the hypocrisy of Jessica Tarlov.