Fox News Panel Explodes After Tarlov Suggests U.S. Should Take In 2 Million Gazans
Liberal commentator Jessica Tarlov caused uproar on Fox News’s The Five on Tuesday, when she floated an eyebrow-raising proposal that the United States — under President Donald Trump’s leadership — should resettle 2 million Palestinians displaced by the war in Gaza.
The panel was in the midst of debating President Trump’s strategic approach to stabilizing the region, including reports that his team is considering post-war solutions for the Gaza Strip. But Tarlov’s suggestion that America should take in Gaza’s entire displaced population sent shockwaves across the table.
“Listen, the two-state solution that we have all wanted for decades is illusive, and unfortunately, I think it will continue to be so,” Tarlov said, before launching into her controversial point.
“So, no, I personally do not have a better solution at this moment. But I know that this solution is untenable, certainly to the Arab countries that surround Palestine… And if he is such a humanitarian, then you take those 2 million people and you bring them here to the U.S., which is the country you are in charge of, and you resettle them.”
Her comments immediately drew pushback from her co-hosts, particularly Dana Perino, who noted that some countries had already expressed willingness to help.
“But other countries have said they will take them. The Albanians are saying, ‘We could help,’” Perino interjected.
Tarlov wasn’t buying it.
“They could take a few. But you’re talking about 2 million people,” she snapped back.
Jesse Watters, never one to let a moment slip, offered a sarcastic retort:
“Spread them out. Maybe some can go to Greenland.”
Tarlov, clearly heated, continued her rant, citing reactions from Trump staffers and pushing the notion that the Gaza population needed to be absorbed somewhere — and that the U.S. should lead the effort.
“There is a great shot of [Susie Wiles], his chief of staff, the ice maiden, I think they call her, looking very expressive, like, ‘Oh, my God, what is he saying?’...
But the point is, is that you can’t just —”
She doubled down on her emotional plea:
“But then if you are the one who is going to drop in and save everybody for it, don’t you have to put some of your money where the mouth is?”
Watters pushed back, emphasizing that the U.S. had already done more than its share:
“We have funded Gaza more than any other country —”
But Tarlov wasn’t finished, insisting the humanitarian burden couldn’t simply fall on surrounding nations:
“But what are you doing with the good people?...
You cannot say to all of the neighboring countries that they just need to make room for millions of people that they don’t want. Then you are the world’s policeman... Then you are interventionist and you’re going back on every promise that you made on the campaign trail.”
When she insisted, “You can’t make Jordan open up,” Perino answered back firmly:
“This makes the Arab world have to step up. It is smart.”
In a final jab, Watters quipped:
“And instead, Jessica, of saying, ‘No, we can’t,’ let’s try, ‘Yes, we can.’”
The debate once again showcased the stark divide between leftist ideology and pragmatic national security policy. While President Trump focuses on America First solutions — strengthening borders, protecting national interests, and demanding accountability from global actors — some on the left appear eager to sacrifice sovereignty in the name of open-ended humanitarian experiments.
Tarlov’s proposal, if taken seriously, would flood American communities with individuals from a region ruled for decades by Hamas, a U.S.-designated terrorist organization. Fortunately, under President Trump’s leadership, such radical ideas are unlikely to go far.