Jake Tapper

But that's just not how the Justice Department operates.

But that's just not how the Justice Department operates.

In retrospect, what she said aged well and what I said aged poorly. A hundred percent. And I've called Laura Trump and told her that and apologized. What did she say? She said that, well, I don't want to betray an off-the-record conversation, but basically she said that she's not the type of person that she would ever mock anybody's stutter.

In retrospect, what she said aged well and what I said aged poorly. A hundred percent. And I've called Laura Trump and told her that and apologized. What did she say? She said that, well, I don't want to betray an off-the-record conversation, but basically she said that she's not the type of person that she would ever mock anybody's stutter.

In retrospect, what she said aged well and what I said aged poorly. A hundred percent. And I've called Laura Trump and told her that and apologized. What did she say? She said that, well, I don't want to betray an off-the-record conversation, but basically she said that she's not the type of person that she would ever mock anybody's stutter.

And so, I mean, which I said, I have no reason to doubt that. And so, look, she was right and I was wrong. And I look back at that exchange, and not just that, but my coverage in general, with humility, right? I don't, I mean, I did cover this. I can point to times where, you know, I asked him this or I asked him that or I pointed this out to this person or whatever, but knowing what I know now

And so, I mean, which I said, I have no reason to doubt that. And so, look, she was right and I was wrong. And I look back at that exchange, and not just that, but my coverage in general, with humility, right? I don't, I mean, I did cover this. I can point to times where, you know, I asked him this or I asked him that or I pointed this out to this person or whatever, but knowing what I know now

And so, I mean, which I said, I have no reason to doubt that. And so, look, she was right and I was wrong. And I look back at that exchange, and not just that, but my coverage in general, with humility, right? I don't, I mean, I did cover this. I can point to times where, you know, I asked him this or I asked him that or I pointed this out to this person or whatever, but knowing what I know now

I barely scratched the surface. Very few people outside the conservative media world were doing so. Some people were. Annie Lasky and Siobhan Hughes with The Wall Street Journal had a really important piece in The Wall Street Journal in May or June of 2024 behind the scenes about Biden showing signs of deterioration.

I barely scratched the surface. Very few people outside the conservative media world were doing so. Some people were. Annie Lasky and Siobhan Hughes with The Wall Street Journal had a really important piece in The Wall Street Journal in May or June of 2024 behind the scenes about Biden showing signs of deterioration.

I barely scratched the surface. Very few people outside the conservative media world were doing so. Some people were. Annie Lasky and Siobhan Hughes with The Wall Street Journal had a really important piece in The Wall Street Journal in May or June of 2024 behind the scenes about Biden showing signs of deterioration.

And again, they got lambasted, not just by the Biden White House, but by the influencers and all that. Democratic senators went on the record attacking the story. And it was really... A brushback pitch. Just really, like, do not address this issue. And my heart goes out to Annie and Siobhan, who I think are amazing reporters. But that had to have been traumatizing.

And again, they got lambasted, not just by the Biden White House, but by the influencers and all that. Democratic senators went on the record attacking the story. And it was really... A brushback pitch. Just really, like, do not address this issue. And my heart goes out to Annie and Siobhan, who I think are amazing reporters. But that had to have been traumatizing.

And again, they got lambasted, not just by the Biden White House, but by the influencers and all that. Democratic senators went on the record attacking the story. And it was really... A brushback pitch. Just really, like, do not address this issue. And my heart goes out to Annie and Siobhan, who I think are amazing reporters. But that had to have been traumatizing.

And very few people followed up their reporting. And they had all these colleagues, not me, but other colleagues, other people at CNN, questioning their professionalism, questioning the journalism. And they, too, were right. And I mean, I have learned a tremendous lesson about covering these issues from the humility I feel from this experience. But I will say this also.

And very few people followed up their reporting. And they had all these colleagues, not me, but other colleagues, other people at CNN, questioning their professionalism, questioning the journalism. And they, too, were right. And I mean, I have learned a tremendous lesson about covering these issues from the humility I feel from this experience. But I will say this also.

And very few people followed up their reporting. And they had all these colleagues, not me, but other colleagues, other people at CNN, questioning their professionalism, questioning the journalism. And they, too, were right. And I mean, I have learned a tremendous lesson about covering these issues from the humility I feel from this experience. But I will say this also.

One of the things that we learned after we started writing this book after the election, me and Alex Thompson of Axios. is that there was a real deterioration and that the non-functioning Biden that would rear his head over and over in 2023, 2024 was not as present in 2019. But that said, I think that reporters and I'm mainly talking to myself, so please, nobody think I'm being sanctimonious.

One of the things that we learned after we started writing this book after the election, me and Alex Thompson of Axios. is that there was a real deterioration and that the non-functioning Biden that would rear his head over and over in 2023, 2024 was not as present in 2019. But that said, I think that reporters and I'm mainly talking to myself, so please, nobody think I'm being sanctimonious.

One of the things that we learned after we started writing this book after the election, me and Alex Thompson of Axios. is that there was a real deterioration and that the non-functioning Biden that would rear his head over and over in 2023, 2024 was not as present in 2019. But that said, I think that reporters and I'm mainly talking to myself, so please, nobody think I'm being sanctimonious.