It’s hardly an untold truth that Jessica Tarlov is the only Democrat on Fox News. Au contraire, she’s spoken about it in the past and even shared that, at times, it caused some trouble for her. Sadly, in some cases, she’s found the criticism hard to shake off.
While some reporters would have ignored the nastiness (at least publicly), Jessica was refreshingly open about the impact it had on her personally. In a piece for Bustle, she wrote that his attack had been a shock to wake up to. She also shared that she’d already been a little uncomfortable about the sound of her voice, which made the jab hurt even more. Another thing Jessica admitted? Her first instinct was to fire back with the same level of nastiness. “It pulls you down into the mud,” she wrote. Jessica ultimately decided to be the bigger person, blowing off steam in a SoulCycle sesh. Jessica also shouted out her “The Five” colleague Dana Perino, sharing that she’d told her one positive aspect of the situation was that whether he liked her or not, Trump certainly had noticed her. “I was doing a good enough job that he couldn’t focus on the facts. He had to go after a superficial thing,” Jessica wrote. She wasn’t wrong!
Two years prior to Donald Trump’s attack on her, Jessica Tarlov had another not-so-great moment — and though she laughed it off soon after, her facial expression at the moment made it clear she wasn’t super happy about it. Of course, we’re talking about the time Dana Perino awkwardly revealed her pregnancy live on air.
Heartbreakingly, while Jessica Tarlov was able to laugh off Dana Perino’s misstep, things weren’t all smooth sailing in the coming months. Conversely, her father passed away when she was just over halfway through her pregnancy.
Like we said, Jessica Tarlov has been open about struggling with the challenges she faced as a result of both her dad’s passing and her postpartum experience. However, she’s also shared that mom guilt has gotten to her from time to time. “I felt guilty that breastfeeding wasn’t for me — I lasted six weeks and could maybe pump one bottle per day at best — and I went on a business trip for a week to South Korea when my daughter was just four months old,” she told Carry. She added that both of those things led to some not-so-subtle judgment from others and said that being a public figure likely meant she got even more criticism than some others would get. “It feels like everyone has an opinion — and a criticism for how you’ve decided to raise your baby and manage your life,” she said.
Even with all the tough things Tarlov has endured, it’s pretty clear she always manages to come out smiling on the other side. Even so, here’s hoping she doesn’t have too many more sad moments to contend with. President Trump, we’re talking to you.
