Fox News cuts feed in panic after guest lobs Trump-Epstein claim: 'Always back to Trump!'

Fox News host Trace Gallagher prematurely cut a guest's feed Thursday after President Donald Trump was called a pedophile and linked to Jeffrey Epstein live on air.

The guest was Oliver Larkin, a union organizer running as a Democratic Socialist to unseat Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) in Florida's 25th Congressional District primary on August 18.

While appearing on Gallagher's program, Larkin called for Immigration and Customs Enforcement to be abolished.

"And the criminals should stay?" Gallagher shot back.

"…the ICE agents that are killing people should be prosecuted, held accountable under United States courts of law," Larkin replied.

"Should the criminals stay?" Gallagher pressed again.

"Let's be clear about who we're ascribing criminality to, because my concern is the out-of-control federal law enforcement agency," Larkin said.

Gallagher then asked how many child rapes would be acceptable relative to the size of the immigrant community.

"If we're going to talk about children being raped, then we need to hold this pedophile president Donald Trump accountable — and all those that have been implicated by the Epstein files that the Department of Justice is still not leaking —" Larkin said.

"Got it," Gallagher said, talking over him.

"— for having the temerity to hold accountable the pedophiles that are in control of our government," Larkin said.

Fox News quickly cut Larkin's feed, leaving the host scrambling for a transition.

Gallagher immediately brought in political strategist Mark Penn — the former Clinton pollster and chairman and CEO of Stagwell — skipping any commercial break.

"I mean, the problem is, Mark, you know, it always pivots. It's always back to Trump," Gallagher lamented.

No court has found Trump guilty of any offense involving minors.

More than 20 women have accused Trump of sexual misconduct over the years. A federal jury found him liable for sexually abusing writer E. Jean Carroll in 2023, and the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear his appeal in June, CNBC reported. Trump has denied all accusations.

Trump is also named in Epstein files released by the Department of Justice in December 2025, including flight records placing him on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's private jet in the 1990s, OPB noted. Trump has not been formally accused of wrongdoing in connection with Epstein.

Larkin faces Moskowitz in the Florida Democratic primary on August 18.