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For Some, Debate's 'Biggest Failure' Wasn't Biden

Lack of live fact checking from moderators may have given Trump a leg up

(Newser) - Jon Stewart isn't the only one finding fault in the moderation of Thursday's presidential debate. Criticism is coming in hot, particularly from the left, of moderators Dana Bash and Jake Tapper. Of his opponent, President Biden said, "I can't think of one thing that he...

On-Air Sparring May Be Preview of Debate Strategy
CNN Anchor Abruptly
Boots Trump Spokesperson
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Jun 25, 2024 6:42 AM CDT

CNN Anchor Abruptly Boots Trump Spokesperson

Karoline Leavitt accused this week's debate moderators of anti-Trump bias

(Newser) - The first presidential debate is Thursday, and things already are turning nasty between host CNN and the camp of Donald Trump. On Monday, CNN anchor Kasie Hunt abruptly cut off an interview with Trump spokesperson Karoline Leavitt, reports Mediaite . After Leavitt called debate moderators Jake Tapper and Dana Bash biased...

Haley: Trump's Birther Nonsense Shows I'm a Threat

Spreading of false claim that Haley is ineligible for presidency viewed as 'all too familiar'

(Newser) - No, it's not 2011. But yes, Donald Trump is again spreading a baseless "birther" conspiracy theory about one of his foes. At a Thursday town hall with the former UN ambassador, CNN's Jake Tapper highlighted the former president's sharing of an article from a conspiracy-peddling website...

Kayleigh McEnany Feuds With Jake Tapper

CNN anchor explained why he never books her

(Newser) - Jake Tapper won't have those closest to President Trump on his show because there's "no value" in interviewing them, the CNN anchor told host Brian Stelter Sunday on Reliable Sources. Tapper specifically called out White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany, who he said "lies the way...

O'Rourke: 'Racist' Words Made This Happen
O'Rourke: 'Let's
Be Very Clear
About What Is
Causing This'
sunday talk shows
Aug 4, 2019 12:30 PM CDT

O'Rourke: 'Let's Be Very Clear About What Is Causing This'

Other Democrats also react strongly to the latest mass shootings

(Newser) - Democratic candidates are hitting President Trump—and hitting him hard—after two mass shootings gut-punched America over the weekend. Beto O'Rourke appeared on CNN's State of the Union: "Let's be very clear about what is causing this and who the president is," said the former...

Assault on Right-Wing Writer Calls Attention to Antifa

Andy Ngo ended up in the ER after being roughed up during protest

(Newser) - Portland had a volatile weekend , one that police have officially termed a civil disturbance, though not a riot, reports the Oregonian . In all, three people were arrested and three were hospitalized in clashes between " antifa ," or anti-fascist demonstrators, and far-right groups such as the Proud Boys . But the...

Twitter Bans Roger Stone After CNN Tirade

Trump adviser wasn't pleased over reports that Mueller had filed first charges

(Newser) - Roger Stone has one less social media account at his fingertips, reports the Hollywood Reporter , after Twitter banned the longtime political consultant and Trump ally over a tirade aimed at CNN anchors on Friday. It seems that news that Robert Mueller had filed the first charges in his Russia investigation...

In Jake Tapper's First Novel, a Mysterious Car Accident

CNN anchor's first work of fiction is due out in 2018

(Newser) - Jake Tapper is working on a book that you could call fake news: It's his debut novel. The CNN anchor and chief Washington correspondent has a thriller scheduled to come out in the summer of 2018, Little, Brown and Company told the AP on Monday. The novel is called...

Jake Tapper Is Having a Moment
Jake Tapper Is
Having a Moment
the rundown
Feb 9, 2017 1:48 PM CST

Jake Tapper Is Having a Moment

CNN anchor is drawing a lot of attention over fights with Trump team

(Newser) - If it feels like you've been seeing or hearing about CNN's Jake Tapper a lot recently, it's not your imagination. Tapper has emerged front and center in the media spotlight, particularly after a testy 25-minute interview with Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway on Tuesday in which he told...

Chuck Todd Chickens Out on Goatee Bet

Dodger-loving reporter donates to charity rather than shaving

(Newser) - Chuck Todd isn’t shaving off his goatee, despite having lost a baseball bet to Jake Tapper. The NBC talking head has taken the coward’s way out and will donate to charity instead. Todd was supposed to shed his trademark goatee if the Dodgers lost the NLCS; had they...

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