Jake Tapper

Jake Tapper is CNN's chief Washington correspondent and the host of The Lead with Jake Tapper and the Sunday show State of the Union. Tapper previously served as senior White House correspondent for ABC News during the Obama administration.

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CNN’s Jake Tapper fact-checks the hell out of Trump’s error-filled climate comments

01/30/18 11:12 AM EST
Jake Tapper fact checks Trump's fearmongering about migrant caravan: “The president's spreading falsehoods in rapid fashion”

10/22/18 5:01 PM EDT
“White supremacist rallies, child molesters, domestic abusers”: Jake Tapper points out Rob Porter is another predator Trump has defended

02/07/18 4:48 PM EST

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Major US newspapers and broadcast TV news outlets often failed to report on Jim Jordan’s role in undermining the 2020 election – and ignored the risk to certification in 2024 if he becomes speaker

10/20/23 10:49 AM EDT
Watch Jake Tapper explain the connection between climate change and more extreme storms during a segment on Hurricane Idalia

08/30/23 6:54 PM EDT
CNN's Jake Tapper calls Fox News “Donald Trump's defense network”

08/14/23 10:54 PM EDT
Watch CNN's Jake Tapper explain Fox News' responsibility in spreading the election lies that led to Donald Trump's indictment

08/02/23 7:58 PM EDT
CNN's Jake Tapper notes that Fox News’ next 8 o’clock host “was one of the biggest spreaders of elections lies”

05/04/23 6:52 PM EDT
CNN's Bakari Sellers: Dominion filings show Fox hosts “get the leeway to say whatever they want to say whether or not it has veracity”

03/01/23 8:17 PM EST
CNN's Jake Tapper calls out House Oversight Chairman James Comer for his hypocrisy on Biden documents

01/15/23 11:39 AM EST
CNN panelist says it would be “in the spirit of forgiving and giving” for Joe Biden to invite Donald Trump to Queen Elizabeth II's funeral

09/09/22 6:39 PM EDT
John Bolton brags about his experience helping “plan coup d’etat” while downplaying the January 6 riot

07/12/22 5:26 PM EDT
American media need to admit imposing a “no-fly zone” over Ukraine would mean open war with Russia

03/08/22 1:21 PM EST
Sunday shows treat McConnell’s “Russian roulette” on debt ceiling with kid gloves

09/26/21 2:41 PM EDT
Jake Tapper calls out Fox for orders to not call Biden president-elect: “You can't be taken seriously as a journalist”

11/06/20 10:34 AM EST

Featured

CNN’s Jake Tapper fact-checks the hell out of Trump’s error-filled climate comments

Jake Tapper fact checks Trump's fearmongering about migrant caravan: “The president's spreading falsehoods in rapid fashion”

“White supremacist rallies, child molesters, domestic abusers”: Jake Tapper points out Rob Porter is another predator Trump has defended

The Latest

Major US newspapers and broadcast TV news outlets often failed to report on Jim Jordan’s role in undermining the 2020 election – and ignored the risk to certification in 2024 if he becomes speaker

Watch Jake Tapper explain the connection between climate change and more extreme storms during a segment on Hurricane Idalia

CNN's Jake Tapper calls Fox News “Donald Trump's defense network”

Watch CNN's Jake Tapper explain Fox News' responsibility in spreading the election lies that led to Donald Trump's indictment

CNN's Jake Tapper notes that Fox News’ next 8 o’clock host “was one of the biggest spreaders of elections lies”

CNN's Bakari Sellers: Dominion filings show Fox hosts “get the leeway to say whatever they want to say whether or not it has veracity”

CNN's Jake Tapper calls out House Oversight Chairman James Comer for his hypocrisy on Biden documents

CNN panelist says it would be “in the spirit of forgiving and giving” for Joe Biden to invite Donald Trump to Queen Elizabeth II's funeral

John Bolton brags about his experience helping “plan coup d’etat” while downplaying the January 6 riot

American media need to admit imposing a “no-fly zone” over Ukraine would mean open war with Russia

Sunday shows treat McConnell’s “Russian roulette” on debt ceiling with kid gloves

Jake Tapper calls out Fox for orders to not call Biden president-elect: “You can't be taken seriously as a journalist”