The Five viewers watched Greg Gutfeld lose his composure in spectacular fashion.
The normally comedic host doesn’t often show genuine anger on camera.
But Greg Gutfeld exploded on live TV after his liberal co-host made one infuriating comment about the Russia collusion revelations.
Gutfeld explodes over Democrat double standards on Russia collusion hoax
The heated exchange erupted during Wednesday’s episode of The Five when Jessica Tarlov tried to dismiss the bombshell revelations about the Russia collusion investigation.
According to the source material, DNI Tulsi Gabbard recently revealed documents showing that Barack Obama directed then-CIA Director John Brennan to manufacture assertions about Trump-Russia collusion for the 2016 election.¹
For nearly a decade, Democrats and their media allies pushed this narrative as fact.
But now that documents suggest this was a political operation, suddenly Democrats want everyone to just "move on."
Tarlov tried that exact strategy with Gutfeld – and it backfired spectacularly.
"It is preposterous that we are talking about Hillary Clinton’s emails again. We are in 2025," Tarlov whined, attempting to shut down any discussion of the revelations.²
That’s when Gutfeld reached his breaking point.
"We spent years on this story, and it was false!" Gutfeld fired back, his voice rising with controlled fury.³
Liberal co-host attempts damage control after Russia hoax facts emerge
What happened next perfectly captured the frustration that millions of conservatives have felt watching the media bury this story.
Gutfeld laid out the timeline that Democrats desperately want Americans to forget.
"When Trump won in 2016, the intel community concluded that Russia didn’t have a hand in his victory," Gutfeld explained. "Instead of accepting the conclusion, Obama determined and wanted a new conclusion. So he sent Brennan running to come up with a new collusion, that there was some kind of trivial involvement, that they could then feed out to the media."⁴
The Fox News host wasn’t finished exposing the conspiracy.
"Coincidentally, dozens of news organizations said Trump was in bed with Putin, and that somehow, Brennan knew. How did he know? There was no proof!" Gutfeld continued, his voice dripping with the kind of righteous anger that resonates with viewers who lived through years of false accusations.⁵
Tarlov tried to deflect by bringing up John Durham’s investigation, asking why Durham "did nothing" if the Russia collusion story was fabricated.
But Gutfeld wasn’t having any of her desperate attempts to change the subject.
"There was no proof, there was no proof!" he shot back.⁶
Gutfeld calls out the media’s pattern of lies and cover-ups
Then Gutfeld delivered the knockout punch that left Tarlov speechless.
Gutfeld then drew parallels to the media’s coverage of President Biden’s mental acuity, arguing that outlets had consistently portrayed Biden as cognitively sharp for years before eventually acknowledging concerns about his condition.
Gutfeld accused his liberal colleagues of a convenient trick – whenever damaging revelations surface, they suddenly want everyone to "look forward" instead of examining what actually went wrong.¹⁷
And honestly? That hit home for a lot of viewers who’ve watched this exact playbook before.
Think about it – for years, CNN and MSDNC couldn’t stop talking about every single Russia rumor that came down the pike. Anonymous sources became gospel. Unverified reports got treated like Watergate-level scoops.
But the moment official documents prove the entire narrative was a fabricated political weapon, these same outlets either ignore the story completely or dismiss it as "old news."
The pattern is identical to how they handled Biden’s obvious cognitive decline – gaslight the public for years, then act like everyone should just forget about it when the truth becomes undeniable.
The Russia collusion documents raise serious questions
What makes these document revelations significant is that they provide official government documentation of claims that conservative outlets have been investigating for years.
According to the source material, the intelligence community’s own experts initially concluded Russia didn’t influence Trump’s 2016 victory, but Obama reportedly wanted a different conclusion and directed Brennan accordingly.
This represents a documented pattern of political interference in intelligence assessments that was used to generate years of investigations and media coverage targeting Trump’s presidency.
Tarlov’s desperate attempt to shut down discussion by claiming it’s "preposterous" to talk about these revelations shows exactly why Republicans refuse to let this story die.
Democrats spent years demanding investigations, special prosecutors, and congressional hearings based on these intelligence assessments.
Now that documents suggest the origins were politically motivated, they want to declare the topic off-limits.
Gutfeld’s explosive response Wednesday gave voice to the frustration that conservatives feel watching this pattern play out in real time.
The Russia collusion story wasn’t just a media narrative – according to these revelations, it was a coordinated intelligence operation with political origins.
And liberal attempts to dismiss new documentation as "old news" only reinforces why Republicans refuse to let this story disappear.
¹ Bonchie, "Greg Gutfeld Reaches His Breaking Point With Co-Host, Encapsulates GOP Anger Over Russia Collusion Hoax," RedState, July 24, 2025.
² Ibid.
³ Ibid.
⁴ Ibid.
⁵ Ibid.
⁶ Ibid.
⁷ Ibid.
