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'You can't govern': CNN anchor confronts GOP lawmaker ahead of vote on spending bill

Attempts by Rep. Mike Lawler to shift blame on the looming government shutdown on President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats provoked a testy exchange from a CNN host who immediately called out the lawmaker – and his Republican colleagues. He's the sitting president of the United States, nobody has heard a word from Joe Biden or the White House, and …

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2 days, 20 hours ago

'Never-ending chaos': Ex-GOP lawmaker says Musk and Trump on a 'collision course'

Raw Story

A Republican former lawmaker said Donald Trump and ally Elon Musk appear to be on a "collision course" and warned Americans that another close adviser of Trump's is promising "never-ending chaos." Former Rep. Charlie Dent told CNN anchor Jake Tapper on "The Lead" that Steve Bannon is "essentially promising never-ending chaos." Dent later said he suspects Trump and Musk are …

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4 days, 19 hours ago

Musk — 'Trump's id' — just previewed what's ahead for Mike Johnson: CNN panel

Raw Story

CNN anchor Jake Tapper joked on Wednesday that tech billionaire Elon Musk has become President-elect Donald Trump's "id." As Holmes noted Musk has become a "mouthpiece" for Trump, Tapper interjected and called Musk Trump's "id," adding: "As if Donald Trump weren't enough of an id." As such House Speaker Mike Johnson must get enough GOP votes, but also secure enough …

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1 week, 1 day ago

"MAGA is the Republican Party": Romney admits to Tapper that he's a dinosaur

Salon

While Democratic Party strategists seem stuck in a loop of chasing down the last remaining Never Trump Republicans, some of the GOP's biggest names are willing to admit that the old conservatism is a thing of the past. Sen. Mitt Romney, a choice straight out of central casting for the sort of blue-blood establishment Republican that once defined the party, …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

GOP senator offers curious defense for Pete Hegseth drinking claims: ‘There’s a lot of alcohol that flows through Washington’

The Independent

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin offered up an unusual defense for …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

'That's a drinking problem': CNN's Tapper shoots down GOP lawmaker covering for Hegseth

Raw Story

On Sunday morning CNN's Jake Tapper corrected a GOP lawmaker who tried to dismiss a video of Fox News personality Pete Hegseth boasting about drinking beer first thing in the morning as perfectly normal behavior. During an appearance on CNN's "State of the Union," Sen. Markwayne Mullin was shown two clips of Donald Trump's embattled nominee to be secretary of …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

‘Watch this!’ CNN’s Jake Tapper hailed for hitting back at Republican’s attacks

Raw Story

President-elect Donald Trump's choice of Fox News personality Pete Hegseth to lead the Department of Defense is on life support amid allegations of sexual assault and alcohol abuse, backed up by police reports and the testimony of colleagues. But Sen. Rick Scott told CNN's Jake Tapper he's still all in on the nomination, demanding Hegseth's accusers come forward and talk …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

'I've never paid hush money to anyone!' Jake Tapper grills GOP senator on Hegseth defense

Raw Story

CNN's Jake Tapper cornered Sen. Eric Schmitt on Wednesday, as Schmitt tried to defend Donald Trump's right to nominate Fox News personality Pete Hegseth to lead the Pentagon, despite allegations of sexual misconduct and drinking problem — which has led several Republican senators to waffle on whether they'll vote to confirm him, and Hegseth resorting to drastic measures to try …

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GOP senator downplays Pete Hegseth allegations: I'm interested in who he is today

Raw Story

Sen. Kevin Cramer appears unfazed by allegations against Donald Trump's Pentagon chief nominee — and had an interesting choice of words when pressed on the matter by CNN congressional correspondent Manu Raju on Tuesday. The nomination of Pete Hegseth, a Fox News personality, is currently in jeopardy over payoffs and a newly unveiled police report that details allegations of sexual …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

'Not entirely what happened': CNN's Jake Tapper shreds White House's pardon explanation

Raw Story

When President Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter Biden on federal tax and gun charges — in contradiction to months of both he and his White House press team saying he would not interfere in the case — he offered up an explanation that he was forced to act because federal prosecutors tore up a fair plea deal to target …

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Rosé, Bruno Mars' viral APT track is actually based on a Korean drinking game: Here are the rules

Hindustan Times

And that's on BLACKPINK Rosé's limited but banging list of singles. It is literally inspired from a Korean drinking game. Rosé and Bruno Mars' viral APT is not just a foot-tapper, it's also literally inspired from a Korean drinking game: Here's how to play! That's it, that's the game, and it sounds like the perfect little cutesy detour for an …

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1 month ago

'Oh my God!' Outraged CNN anchor shouts and laughs at conservative defending Trump

Raw Story

CNN anchor Jake Tapper expressed rare frustration Thursday as he shouted and openly laughed at a conservative commentator on live television. Tapper took pundit Shermichael Singleton to task over his attempts to dismiss President-elect Donald Trump's nomination of Matt Gaetz as attorney general and Republicans' response that he would cost too much political capital. Tapper appeared infuriated that Sen. Kevin …

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1 month ago

'Cutesy time is over': CNN panel laughs as host pokes fun at Trump short-lister's threats

Raw Story

CNN's Jake Tapper was taken aback Wednesday — and slightly amused — by the threats made by one of Donald Trump's key loyalists, Dan Bongino, who is reportedly in contention to head up the Secret Service. " CNN is reporting that right-wing media personality and former Secret Service agent Dan Bongino — by the way, like years ago, we would …

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1 month ago

'That's insane': CNN's Jake Tapper stunned as he mocks RFK's 'plandemic' conspiracy theory

Raw Story

The normally straight-faced CNN host Jake Tapper couldn't hold back his skepticism after airing a newly unearthed video of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suggesting the U.S. government secretly orchestrated the COVID-19 pandemic. The video, revealed by The Bulwark on Tuesday, shows Kennedy — President-elect Donald Trump's choice to head the Department of Health and Human Services — talking about the …

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1 month ago

'You're a man of God': Jake Tapper calls out Mike Johnson for blocking Gaetz sex report

Raw Story

CNN host Jake Tapper called out House Speaker Mike Johnson's Christian faith after the influential Republican lawmaker tried to scuttle a sexual misconduct investigation into attorney general nominee Matt Gaetz. During a Sunday interview on CNN, Tapper noted that Gaetz had faced a House Ethics Committee investigation "over numerous allegations, including one that he had sex with a 17-year-old." "The …

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CNN

House Speaker Mike Johnson is pictured during an interview with CNN on November 17. CNN House Speaker Mike Johnson says he has not spoken with President-elect Donald Trump about the House Ethics Committee report on sexual misconduct allegations against Matt Gaetz, Trump’s choice for the next attorney general. “My understanding is that the report is not finished, it’s in a …

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1 month ago

"Are morals still important?": Tapper questions Johnson over Trump Cabinet picks

Salon

Jake Tapper thinks Republicans are trying to have it both ways. The CNN host laid into House Speaker Mike Johnson on Sunday, asking the Louisiana Republican if the GOP can claim to have any morals if they confirm some of Donald Trump's more controversial Cabinet nominees. RFK Jr. famously said he has “so many skeletons" in his closet and was …

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1 month, 1 week ago

'Not allowed': Jake Tapper shames Dem election official over ‘sleazy’ ballot counting

Raw Story

CNN’s Jake Tapper on Friday shamed a Democratic election board official in Pennsylvania after she voted to willingly violate a Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling regarding undated and misdated ballots in Bucks County, PA. Bucks County chairman Robert Harviie Jr. and commissioner Diane Marseglia on Tuesday voted against a third colleague to count ballots that were misdated or undated, in defiance …

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1 month, 1 week ago

‘Allegations can be tossed around like lollipops’: Ex-Trump attorney defends AG pick

Raw Story

Donald Trump’s former personal attorney Joe Tacopina isn’t concerned about his former client’s choice to be the country’s next attorney general. In a CNN interview Friday, Tacopina launched into a fierce defense of President-elect Donald Trump’s decision to tap former Rep. Matt Gaetz, telling host Jake Tapper that investigations don’t mean anything to him because Gaetz was ultimately never charged …

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1 month, 1 week ago

'Not a fully honest accounting': CNN anchor calls out Trump pick over measles outbreak

Raw Story

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the notorious conspiracy theorist tapped by Donald Trump to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, is not telling the truth about his involvement in a measles outbreak in Samoa, CNN health correspondent Meg Tirrell told anchor Jake Tapper on Friday. "Renewed reports are emerging about Kennedy's alleged role in a deadly 2019 measles outbreak …

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1 month, 1 week ago

'The country asked for measles?' GOP House whip struggles to defend Trump nominee

Raw Story

House Majority Whip Rep. Tom Emmer faced tough questions Friday on CNN about sick kids in his state that left him struggling to defend President-elect Donald Trump. CNN anchor Jake Tapper asked Emmer about Trump's selection of vaccine-denier Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services — and put it in the context of …

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'Unprecedented': Analyst says Trump is torching normal procedure to test his Senate allies

Raw Story

Former President Donald Trump is now urging the Senate to go into recess so he can make executive branch appointments without requiring congressional approval — potentially including controversial picks like Rep. Matt Gaetz for attorney general. This move has left some GOP allies uneasy, and one of Trump's own White House press secretary candidates has noted it would be "pushing …

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1 month, 1 week ago

"I hope you like measles": Medical doctors in "horror" over RFK Jr. pick

Salon

The idea of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an outspoken vaccine skeptic who has also made baseless claims about fluoride and other scientific issues, serving as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services has the medical community panicking over the potential implications. President-elect Donald Trump has said that he would let Kennedy “go wild on health” and on “the …

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1 month, 1 week ago

New GOP Senate majority leader again has his 'hands full' with 'Donald Trump 2.0': analyst

Raw Story

A CNN analyst said Thursday that Donald Trump’s controversial cabinet picks that continue to stun Capitol Hill are just another example that the president-elect better be taken “at his word.” CNN’s Jamie Gangel revealed Republicans' private views about Trump’s still-evolving administration Thursday as news broke he'd offered Robert Kennedy Jr. the role of Health and Human Services secretary. It’s a …

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'You can't govern': CNN anchor confronts GOP lawmaker ahead of vote on spending bill

'Never-ending chaos': Ex-GOP lawmaker says Musk and Trump on a 'collision course'

Musk — 'Trump's id' — just previewed what's ahead for Mike Johnson: CNN panel

"MAGA is the Republican Party": Romney admits to Tapper that he's a dinosaur

GOP senator offers curious defense for Pete Hegseth drinking claims: ‘There’s a lot of alcohol that flows through Washington’

'That's a drinking problem': CNN's Tapper shoots down GOP lawmaker covering for Hegseth

‘Watch this!’ CNN’s Jake Tapper hailed for hitting back at Republican’s attacks

'I've never paid hush money to anyone!' Jake Tapper grills GOP senator on Hegseth defense

GOP senator downplays Pete Hegseth allegations: I'm interested in who he is today

'Not entirely what happened': CNN's Jake Tapper shreds White House's pardon explanation

Rosé, Bruno Mars' viral APT track is actually based on a Korean drinking game: Here are the rules

'Oh my God!' Outraged CNN anchor shouts and laughs at conservative defending Trump

'Cutesy time is over': CNN panel laughs as host pokes fun at Trump short-lister's threats

'That's insane': CNN's Jake Tapper stunned as he mocks RFK's 'plandemic' conspiracy theory

'You're a man of God': Jake Tapper calls out Mike Johnson for blocking Gaetz sex report

Live updates: Trump presidential transition news

"Are morals still important?": Tapper questions Johnson over Trump Cabinet picks

'Not allowed': Jake Tapper shames Dem election official over ‘sleazy’ ballot counting

‘Allegations can be tossed around like lollipops’: Ex-Trump attorney defends AG pick

'Not a fully honest accounting': CNN anchor calls out Trump pick over measles outbreak

'The country asked for measles?' GOP House whip struggles to defend Trump nominee

'Unprecedented': Analyst says Trump is torching normal procedure to test his Senate allies

"I hope you like measles": Medical doctors in "horror" over RFK Jr. pick

New GOP Senate majority leader again has his 'hands full' with 'Donald Trump 2.0': analyst