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agingdem

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8. Jake Tapper's inability to control Trump at the debate was
Tue Aug 20, 2024, 05:24 AM
Aug 2024

not only a blow to Tapper's reputation but the beginning of the end of cable gasbags integrity and relevance...add to that, the never-ending 24/7 loop questioning Biden's age, mental acuity, gaffes, senior moments, physical health, will he/won't he withdraw while praising Trump's supposed stamina and ignoring Trump's unchecked toxic stream of lies, insults, conspiracies, racism, nonsensical blathering....and then came that Sunday in July...Joe stepped down and handed the torch to Kamala throwing the MSM into chaos...with Joe out of the race, Jake Tapper, CNN, and to some extent MSNBC, had no choice but to cover Trump in all his psychotic glory..

Jake, try as he might, could no longer parse and sell Trump's Hitler-speak, race-baiting, antisemitic slurs, hate-filled/revenge-fueled verbal vomit as something resembling meaningful discourse..and an angry Jake could no longer admonish viewers for expressing their displeasure with CNN "normalizing" Trump's descent into madness ...like the dog chasing a car, Jake caught the car...oh shit, now what????

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