Fox News host Jessica Tarlov served up strong rebuttals of various claims Vice President JD Vance made about homeownership, President Donald Trump and the so-called “fraudsters and criminals” in the Democratic Party at a Friday rally in his hometown.
“We got a lot of work to do, but we’re finally seeing that American dream of homeownership become accessible again to our young people,” Vance declared Friday in Middletown, Ohio.
“I believe that this November … we’re going to face a choice,” Vance continued. “Do we demand that our government serve us and our children rather than fraudsters and criminals? Do we demand that the American president fight for the American people first?”
Tarlov, the sole liberal on the conservative panel discussion show “The Five,” was discussing an apparent progressive shift in the Democratic Party before targeting Vance’s talking points during Friday’s show.
“He says we’re finally seeing the American dream of homeownership accessible again to young people,” she said. “The average age of homeownership just hit 40 years old in this country. Mortgage rates are up. Construction is down … That’s directly related to the war in Iran.”
Trump launched the war in February, and Iran responded with the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world’s oil passes. The resulting rise in fuel prices has reportedly led to skyrocketing shipping costs for construction materials.
A CNN-SSRS survey released last month showed 66% of U.S. adults disapprove of how Trump is doing his job — and that 70% disapprove of how he’s handling the economy.
Tarlov noted “70% of Americans say Donald Trump isn’t focused on lowering costs, doesn’t care about people like me, and 70% say that he has businesses influence how he makes political decisions. He’s made $2.2 billion. JD Vance is describing his own government.”
A 927-page disclosure form released in June showed Trump made more than $1 billion in cryptocurrency ventures last year, including nearly $600 million in income from World Liberty Financial — which he co-founded with his sons — and made at least $2.2 billion in total.
“The ‘fraudsters and the criminals,’” Tarlov said. “And Americans will vote based on that.”
Co-host Greg Gutfeld countered Tarlov’s mention of fraud by praising the work of the now-defunct Department of Government Efficiency, arguing it was specifically created to root out wasteful public spending. It is perhaps best known for gutting key federal agencies, including the Department of Education.