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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 …

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

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 …

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

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 …

Jake Tapper laughs at JD Vance’s claim for why Mike Pence distanced himself from Trump

CNN anchor Jake Tapper had a blunt response to new sentiments from House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell essentially accusing Vice President Kamala Harris of inviting another assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump by criticizing his obsession with Adolf Hitler's generals. We have both been briefed on the ongoing and persistent threats to former President …

Watch: Jake Tapper takes parting shot at GOP's Mike Johnson as contentious interview ends

At the conclusion of a combative interview with House Speaker Mike Johnson, CNN's Jake Tapper ended the 15-minute segment with a not-too-subtle potshot at the senior Republican official. The "State of the Union" host was repeatedly rebuffed by Johnson when he asked about Donald Trump's antics, including his speech in Pennsylvania where the Republican nominee for the presidency started off …

'Don't say that!' Mike Johnson flips out on CNN's Tapper over Trump's vulgar rally story

An attempt by CNN's Jake Tapper to get a reaction from House Speaker Mike Johnson on Donald Trump's vulgar storytelling at a Pennsylvania rally on Saturday was first met with bluster and then anger on Sunday morning. Johnson was booked for "State of the Union" long before Trump spent over ten minutes regaling his rally crowd with a story about …

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House Speaker Mike Johnson defended ex-President Donald Trump’s decision to spend his final days in the campaign discussing Arnold Palmer’s genitals over the weekend. “Is this really the closing message you want voters to hear from Donald Trump, stories about Arnold Palmer’s penis?” Tapper asked. “If President Biden had gone on stage and spoke about the size of a pro …

GOP lawmaker tells CNN's Jake Tapper he is 'very disappointed' in Mike Johnson

As a mutiny appears to be building from the right flank to clip House Speaker Mike Johnson from his post, the Louisianan is forging ahead to put a U.S. national security aid package to back war-torn Ukraine and Israel. One of those Republicans who has been an outspoken critic of Johnson is Rep. Chip Roy who appeared on CNN's "The …