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Jake Tapper

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1510 total appearances

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Fresh Air
Inside The "Cover-Up" Of President Biden's Decline

So I think one of the issues here also, and it's kind of a theme in the book, is what were Donilon and Ricchetti sharing with Joe Biden? I mean, Joe Biden is ultimately responsible for his for his fate. He's not a husk of a man. He's able to know what's going on most of the time. although decreasingly so. But what did Donilon and Reschetti share? There are a lot of concerns.

Fresh Air
Inside The "Cover-Up" Of President Biden's Decline

So I think one of the issues here also, and it's kind of a theme in the book, is what were Donilon and Ricchetti sharing with Joe Biden? I mean, Joe Biden is ultimately responsible for his for his fate. He's not a husk of a man. He's able to know what's going on most of the time. although decreasingly so. But what did Donilon and Reschetti share? There are a lot of concerns.

Fresh Air
Inside The "Cover-Up" Of President Biden's Decline

So I think one of the issues here also, and it's kind of a theme in the book, is what were Donilon and Ricchetti sharing with Joe Biden? I mean, Joe Biden is ultimately responsible for his for his fate. He's not a husk of a man. He's able to know what's going on most of the time. although decreasingly so. But what did Donilon and Reschetti share? There are a lot of concerns.

Fresh Air
Inside The "Cover-Up" Of President Biden's Decline

By the end, you have separately Obama, Pelosi, Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer, all of them trying to make sure that President Biden gets the voting data, the polling to show that the floor has fallen out, that He will not win. He cannot recover because it's unrecoverable.

Fresh Air
Inside The "Cover-Up" Of President Biden's Decline

By the end, you have separately Obama, Pelosi, Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer, all of them trying to make sure that President Biden gets the voting data, the polling to show that the floor has fallen out, that He will not win. He cannot recover because it's unrecoverable.

Fresh Air
Inside The "Cover-Up" Of President Biden's Decline

By the end, you have separately Obama, Pelosi, Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer, all of them trying to make sure that President Biden gets the voting data, the polling to show that the floor has fallen out, that He will not win. He cannot recover because it's unrecoverable.

Fresh Air
Inside The "Cover-Up" Of President Biden's Decline

Because the biggest concern people had about Biden before the debate, the reason he was trailing, was they worried about his age and acuity along with inflation. What he did at the debate, what he demonstrated is that their fears were correct. And he never was able to demonstrate otherwise. And so the race was unwinnable, according to his pollsters.

Fresh Air
Inside The "Cover-Up" Of President Biden's Decline

Because the biggest concern people had about Biden before the debate, the reason he was trailing, was they worried about his age and acuity along with inflation. What he did at the debate, what he demonstrated is that their fears were correct. And he never was able to demonstrate otherwise. And so the race was unwinnable, according to his pollsters.

Fresh Air
Inside The "Cover-Up" Of President Biden's Decline

Because the biggest concern people had about Biden before the debate, the reason he was trailing, was they worried about his age and acuity along with inflation. What he did at the debate, what he demonstrated is that their fears were correct. And he never was able to demonstrate otherwise. And so the race was unwinnable, according to his pollsters.

Fresh Air
Inside The "Cover-Up" Of President Biden's Decline

Well, I mean, you described the terrain correctly, and the president has shown himself to be rather litigious, whether it's the lawsuit against George Stephanopoulos and ABC News that Disney settled to the tune of something like $16 million, or the lawsuit against Paramount for the 60 Minutes edits of the Kamala Harris interview, a case that most legal experts say is entirely without merit.

Fresh Air
Inside The "Cover-Up" Of President Biden's Decline

Well, I mean, you described the terrain correctly, and the president has shown himself to be rather litigious, whether it's the lawsuit against George Stephanopoulos and ABC News that Disney settled to the tune of something like $16 million, or the lawsuit against Paramount for the 60 Minutes edits of the Kamala Harris interview, a case that most legal experts say is entirely without merit.

Fresh Air
Inside The "Cover-Up" Of President Biden's Decline

Well, I mean, you described the terrain correctly, and the president has shown himself to be rather litigious, whether it's the lawsuit against George Stephanopoulos and ABC News that Disney settled to the tune of something like $16 million, or the lawsuit against Paramount for the 60 Minutes edits of the Kamala Harris interview, a case that most legal experts say is entirely without merit.

Fresh Air
Inside The "Cover-Up" Of President Biden's Decline

But that one informed source told me they expect it to settle for something between $30 and $50 million. It's something to keep in mind, but that just means get your facts right. I do not like what he's doing with NPR or PBS or the Corporation for Public Broadcasting or Voice of America or Radio Free Europe or any of them. I don't like it. We've had guests on to talk about it.

Fresh Air
Inside The "Cover-Up" Of President Biden's Decline

But that one informed source told me they expect it to settle for something between $30 and $50 million. It's something to keep in mind, but that just means get your facts right. I do not like what he's doing with NPR or PBS or the Corporation for Public Broadcasting or Voice of America or Radio Free Europe or any of them. I don't like it. We've had guests on to talk about it.

Fresh Air
Inside The "Cover-Up" Of President Biden's Decline

But that one informed source told me they expect it to settle for something between $30 and $50 million. It's something to keep in mind, but that just means get your facts right. I do not like what he's doing with NPR or PBS or the Corporation for Public Broadcasting or Voice of America or Radio Free Europe or any of them. I don't like it. We've had guests on to talk about it.

Fresh Air
Inside The "Cover-Up" Of President Biden's Decline

I tried explaining to a Republican congressman how Sesame Street and Mr. Rogers and the Electric Company basically taught me how to read and write by age three. Those shows are so incredible. And I just saw that Sesame Street's coming to Netflix, which is great, although not something accessible to every American with a TV.

Fresh Air
Inside The "Cover-Up" Of President Biden's Decline

I tried explaining to a Republican congressman how Sesame Street and Mr. Rogers and the Electric Company basically taught me how to read and write by age three. Those shows are so incredible. And I just saw that Sesame Street's coming to Netflix, which is great, although not something accessible to every American with a TV.

Fresh Air
Inside The "Cover-Up" Of President Biden's Decline

I tried explaining to a Republican congressman how Sesame Street and Mr. Rogers and the Electric Company basically taught me how to read and write by age three. Those shows are so incredible. And I just saw that Sesame Street's coming to Netflix, which is great, although not something accessible to every American with a TV.

Fresh Air
Inside The "Cover-Up" Of President Biden's Decline

So, I mean, it's disturbing, but I think we just have to keep doing our job. And most importantly... Just keep our head down, not get emotional, not take it personally. Make sure that we report the facts. You know, the news media is in a crisis. And I don't count you in this, Terry, because you are your own industry and people revere you.

Fresh Air
Inside The "Cover-Up" Of President Biden's Decline

So, I mean, it's disturbing, but I think we just have to keep doing our job. And most importantly... Just keep our head down, not get emotional, not take it personally. Make sure that we report the facts. You know, the news media is in a crisis. And I don't count you in this, Terry, because you are your own industry and people revere you.