Tapper Pressed on Biden Coverage, DOJ Charges Dem Rep, Rubio's Fiery Senate Hearing: AM Update 5/21

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What does Jake Tapper say about Biden's cognitive decline?

Megyn Kelly 0:16
CNN's Jake Tapper admitting legacy media needs to do some soul-searching over their coverage of the very obvious cognitive decline of President Joe Biden.
Alina Hopper 0:25
Alina Hopper wanted me to admit to doing something that I did not do, and I was not going to do that.

What charges does the New Jersey Democrat Congresswoman face?

Megyn Kelly 0:31
A New Jersey House Democrat facing charges following an altercation at an ICE detention center earlier this month. New voices in the courtroom. Witnesses take the stand in the criminal case against Sean Diddy Combs, shedding light on what they say really happened. and Marco Rubio battles with Democrat senators in a fiery hearing. All that and more coming up in just a moment on your AM Update.

What new details emerged in the Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial?

Megyn Kelly 0:57
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How did Marco Rubio defend foreign aid in the Senate hearing?

Megyn Kelly 1:15
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Megyn Kelly 2:14
CNN's Jake Tapper and Axios reporter Alex Thompson joining The Megyn Kelly Show on Tuesday for their first extended interview, promoting their new book, Original Sin. The book, citing interviews with more than 200 Democrat insiders and Biden White House staffers, details the behind-the-scenes efforts to conceal the true state of President Joe Biden's cognitive decline, including threatening or retaliating against reporters who dared to question Mr. Biden's mental fitness. Many in legacy media caving to that pressure or not needing any pressure at all to protect Mr. Biden, ignoring what was apparent to this listening audience for years. President Biden was undergoing significant cognitive decline. your humble reporter questioning Mr. Tapper on his role in the cover-up. It could only ever work if you allowed it, if the press allowed it.
Megyn Kelly 3:04
Some of us tried not to, and some of us were complicit.
Jake Tapper 3:07
The Biden White House did not like me, okay? This is, I do not have great connections with the Biden White House.

What does the book 'Original Sin' reveal about Biden's presidency?

Megyn Kelly 3:14
Well, clearly you have a lot of sources. You say you talked to over 200 sources for this book. You have some you could have called and worked.
Jake Tapper 3:21
No, that's the point, is that they were not being honest.
Megyn Kelly 3:25
Well, how did the Wall Street Journal get it in June of 2024? And Jake Tapper and CNN couldn't find sources for this story then before he dropped out?
Jake Tapper 3:33
Annie Linsky and Siobhan Hughes did an amazing job in their reporting. And they should be heralded. And I heralded them. I had them on my show right after the debate to talk about their great reporting.
Megyn Kelly 3:47
But you did not put them on when they published that story, which was before the debate.
Jake Tapper 3:51
Correct. If we're going to do this, let's just stick to the facts here, okay?
Megyn Kelly 3:56
Jake, that's what I've been doing all along. One of us didn't miss the biggest story of the century when it comes to presidential politics, and one of us did. Mr. Tapper called the book reporting process humbling, admitting that he should have pushed harder on the Biden White House and revealing he called Lara Trump to apologize for dismissing her 2020 concerns about Mr. Biden's cognitive decline.

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