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CNN host Jake Tapper called out Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance for baselessly claiming that retired Gen. John Kelly coordinated with Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign before calling former President Donald Trump a fascist. "You said the other day, quote, I guarantee John Kelly talked to somebody on Kamala Harris' campaign beforehand, before he did this interview," Tapper noted …

LOADING ERROR LOADING CNN’s Jake Tapper recalled on Thursday, on NBC’s “Late Night,” his stunned, real-time response to President Joe Biden’s disastrous performance against Donald Trump during the June presidential debate that Tapper moderated with colleague Dana Bash. “Late Night” host Seth Meyers noted to Tapper how “to a lot of viewers it became clear early on that it wasn’t …

Another major TV network host is slamming a viral The ad, posted by the independent presidential candidate, uses clips of CNN anchors Jake Tapper, Wolf Blitzer, Dana Bash, and Anderson Cooper, as well as MSNBC anchors Joy Reid and Rachel Maddow, among other cable hosts. In the ad, Reid's voice says: "He's a lifelong Democrat. Reid said she would "never …

On Thursday afternoon, CNN host Jake Tapper lashed out at a viral 2024 presidential ad that used his voice and those of other cable hosts trashing President Joe Biden after the first presidential debate. The ad, posted by independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., also uses clips of the cable anchors praising Biden — with Biden's name excised — …

Presidential debate: It’s easy to forget the other massive failure at the Biden-Trump debate. You shouldn’t.

A few minutes after the conclusion of Thursday night’s presidential debate, media reporter Brian Stelter, formerly of CNN, posted the following reaction from an unnamed executive at the network: A CNN exec in the control room texts me: "We are very proud of Jake and Dana. CNN’s failure to meaningfully fact-check, follow up, or push back on Trump’s lies and …

During an interview on CNN this weekend, host Jake Tapper made a passing reference to guest Sen. Tim Scott as one of a handful of Republican “vice presidential hopefuls.” And, goodness, was the South Carolina senator shocked to hear that. “I didn’t know that I was a vice presidential hopeful,” Scott said. Scott’s vice presidential campaign began in earnest when …

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LOADING ERROR LOADING Sen. Tim Scott on Sunday dodged CNN anchor Jake Tapper’s question on whether he would have certified President Joe Biden’s 2020 election win over Donald Trump had he been vice president on Jan. 6, 2021. Scott said he wasn’t “going to answer hypothetical questions,” claimed he “didn’t know that I was a vice presidential hopeful,” and thanked …

LOADING ERROR LOADING CNN’s Brianna Keilar on Monday suggested the 2024 GOP presidential field is like a crowded Jacuzzi and colleague Jake Tapper wasn’t there for it. Keilar’s description came as the pair discussed the growing number of Republicans seeking to take on current GOP front-runner Donald Trump. “I feel a lot of ‘mentum,’” Keilar responded in a video posted …