The Propaganda FilesJake Tapper
CNN anchor since 2013 after serving as ABC News senior White House correspondent. Co-author of the 2025 book Original Sin about President Biden's decline.
The receipts (4)
Called Lara Trump to apologize over Biden-decline exchange
Tapper said he called Lara Trump to apologize for rebutting her 2020 on-air claims about Biden's mental decline, saying 'she saw something I did not.'
Source: Salon →Co-wrote Original Sin on Biden's decline
Tapper and Alex Thompson's book documented Biden's decline and his team's efforts to conceal it; Tapper conceded the press had not pushed hard enough before the 2024 debate.
Source: The Propaganda Files →CNN corrected 'Comey expected to refute Trump' story
Tapper shared the byline on a CNN report that Comey would dispute Trump's claim he had been told he was not under investigation. Comey's statement confirmed the assurances and CNN corrected the story.
Source: The Propaganda Files →Press secretary for a Democratic congressional candidate
In 1992 Tapper was campaign press secretary for Democrat Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky (PA-13) and then her congressional press secretary.
Source: Wikipedia →