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CNN’s Tapper defends his reporting for Biden book amid backlash

Headline from The Hill, from the development of May 20, 2025

Newest development May 21, 2025 · 3 reportsTapper admits feeling 'humility' about past Biden coverage as liberals disparage new book

CNN anchor Jake Tapper beat back questions about what he knew about former President Biden’s mental acuity before the 2024 election ahead of the release of his new book about the former president’s decline.

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  1. Names this update

    CNN’s Tapper defends his reporting for Biden book amid backlash

    Headline from The Hill ·

  2. Newest

    Tapper admits feeling 'humility' about past Biden coverage as liberals disparage new book

    Headline from Fox News ·

Reports & sources

10 articles, oldest first.

  1. New York Post

    Jon Stewart rips CNN over Jake Tapper’s book ‘Original Sin’ on Biden’s decline: ‘How f–king weird’ (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Jon Stewart tore into CNN, blasting the network for aggressively promoting anchor Jake Tapper’s new book about President Joe Biden’s health.

  2. The Washington Free Beacon

    The Tapper Dossier: How the CNN 'Journalist' Covered (Up) the Biden Cover-Up—Before Writing a Best-Selling Book About It (opens The Washington Free Beacon)

    Published

    The Washington Free Beacon's feed description

    CNN host Jake Tapper has been under fire since announcing he was writing a book about President Joe Biden's cognitive decline and the extensive efforts to conceal that decline from public view. Many have pointed out that Tapper, his network, and the mainstream media in general were active participan…

  3. The Hill

    CNN’s Tapper defends his reporting for Biden book amid backlash (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    CNN anchor Jake Tapper beat back questions about what he knew about former President Biden’s mental acuity before the 2024 election ahead of the release of his new book about the former president’s decline.

  4. NewsBusters

    Megyn Kelly Rips Jake Tapper a New One for His Biden Cover-Up Complicity (opens NewsBusters)

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    NewsBusters's feed description

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  5. The Daily Caller

    Charlamagne Says CNN, Jake Tapper ‘Complicit’ In Biden Cover-Up (opens The Daily Caller)

    Published

    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Radio host Charlamagne Tha God accused CNN and anchor Jake Tapper on Tuesday of participating in the cover-up of President Joe Biden’s health decline.

  6. Breitbart News

    Watch: Megyn Kelly Grills CNN's Jake Tapper over His Biden Coverage (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Tuesday on her podcast, host Megyn Kelly interviewed CNN host and author Jake Tapper over his network's coverage of the Biden presidency on the heels of the release of his book "Original Sin." | Clips

  7. Fox News

    Tapper admits feeling 'humility' about past Biden coverage as liberals disparage new book (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    Jake Tapper's book on Biden's presidency faced bipartisan criticism as some question the CNN host's coverage and other take issue with the "cover-up" accusation.

  8. Fox News

    Radio host Charlamagne accuses CNN, Jake Tapper of being 'complicit' in Biden cover-up (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    Charlamagne Tha God accused CNN and Jake Tapper of being complicit in covering up President Biden's mental decline, as discussed in Tapper's new book 'Original Sin'.

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