Fox News viewers and MAGA supporters are furious with the network’s decision to fire popular pro-Trump host Maria Bartiromo, who hosted three programs across Fox and Fox Business, all the while ignoring calls from their audience to boot radical leftist pundit Jessica Tarlov, who is a co-host on The Five. Viewers took to social media platform X to air their grievances.
On September 3rd, Fox News announced that they had parted ways with Bartiromo, but neglected to provide any meaningful details as to why she was let go. The announcement contained a thank you for the 12 years of work she poured into the network and what the fate of her three programs would be in the future.
Strangely, the following day, Bartiromo’s attorney, Bryan Freedman, said that the host wasn’t fired. “The irresponsible reports that have been published stating that Maria Bartiromo was fired or is no longer an employee of Fox are absolutely and unequivocally false,” the attorney said. “Make no mistake, we have the receipts and witnesses and they will come out whether through the courthouse or otherwise.”
“Those reporting her firing or the incredulous facts supporting that fiction have exhibited a complete and utter reckless disregard for the truth,” he added. Fox responded by doubling down on its previous statement. Fans immediately criticized the news outlet for getting rid of Bartiromo while keeping left-wing co-host Tarlov, with many saying that she is the reason they stopped watching The Five.
One user noted that not only had Tarlov led to his no longer being a viewer of that program, but the loss of Bartiromo meant he would no longer be watching the other programs the longtime anchor hosted. “I quit watching The Five because of Jessica Tarlov and now I’ve quit watching Sunday Morning,” the individual commented.
Others joined the user in expressing their disdain for Tarlov and their admiration for Bartiromo. “No thanks,” one user wrote, adding, “I want to watch Maria.” Someone else also stated that with Maria Bartiromo gone, they would be tuning out of Fox Sunday programming. “I refuse to watch Fox Sunday,” the person commented.
“Exactly. Now, They put Arthel Neville on @Outnumbered = Wrong. So, That show’s cooked. @foxandfriends is horrible. @seanhannity is so arrogant and his pen clicking and his whistle tooth is insufferable. @BretBaier is boring and arrogant. Sick of seeing Pence on there,” user Jules Malone went on to comment.
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One individual held nothing back as they expressed their true feelings about Tarlov. “#JessicaTarlov is a #DemocraticParty nut case,” the user said. “I stopped watching for the same reason can’t stand Jessica when they fired Maria I stopped Fox all together watching Newsmax and reading News subscribing to good publications Epoch Times, Daily Wire etc.,” another user said.
Another person slammed Tarlov’s voice, a common complaint among many viewers, going on to say, “Tarlov has a voice only a mother could love.” Someone else wrote, “Might be time to quit watching Faux News all together? After all, they’re just as fake news as the rest of the fake news media and they were fully complicit in the stolen election, AKA a COUP, of 11/3/2022.”