Fox News host Jessica Tarlov inadvertently diminished the gay community while trying to poke fun at co-host Jesse Watters.

Following Watters’ contentious 25-minute interview with Michigan Dem-socialist Senate candidate, the Fox host said he actually liked El-Sayed despite vehemently disagreeing with him on politics.

“I like him. I don’t want to like him. I like him for some stupid reason,” Watters told The Five on Wednesday.

Watters and co-host Greg Gutfeld proceeded to chide Tarlov over the Democrat Party’s embrace of socialism as she argued it’s part of Democrat experiment. Then she let loose a childish and nonsensical slam against Watters.

“My god, you guys are annoying,” Tarlov said. “It’s about speaking to the concerns of the populace, and that is something that actually these candidates from the DSA or from the progressive left, like Jesse’s new boyfriend, Abdul, are doing a lot more effectively than the center of the party.”

“Are you gay-shaming me?” Watters asked.

“I am gay-priding you every day, Jesse,” she responded.

Unsurprisingly, Leftists cheered Tarlov’s bizarre dig because they don’t have a lot to get excited about these days:

LMAOOO, Jessica Tarlov slammed Jesse Watters firmly into a locker when she brought up his man crush on Abdul E-Sayed.

Watters: Are you gay-shaming me?

Tarlov: I’m gay-priding you!💀🔥🔥pic.twitter.com/9qo92ua3OC

— BrooklynDad_Defiant!☮️ (@mmpadellan) August 26, 2026

Meanwhile, Watters was a class act in response to the so-called slam. Perhaps it’s because he’s been actively working on getting his “JDS, Jessica Derangment Syndrome” under control as he later revealed on the show.

Move over, TDS. @JesseBWatters reveals he once suffered from “JDS: JESSICA DERANGEMENT SYNDROME.” 😂 Now, he says he has it under control and their chemistry has never been better. pic.twitter.com/IkAVIr46Q2

— The Five (@TheFive) August 26, 2026

In these trying days, however, Fox News watchers aren’t down for the warm and fuzzy stuff:

Quit trying to normalize Jessica. She’s smug, condescending, grating (vocal fry), and stuck up. The icky factor is real.

— WiseCorgi (@WiseCorgi23) August 27, 2026

No. The only reason the 5 is watchable with Tarlov running her mouth is Jesse and Greg correct her and set her straight. Today Jesse officially became a wimp. Now it is up to Greg. If he is not on and Tarlov is, the show is unwatchable.

— Jim Pulaski (@jpula23687) August 27, 2026

I’m so tired of them trying to be Comedy Central. It’s all giggling these days.

— E. Locke (@SandSteelCotton) August 26, 2026

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