| − | '''Jacob Paul “Jake” Tapper''' (born March 12, 1969 (age {{age|1969|3|12}})) is the host of [[CNN]]'s ''The Lead'' and Sunday ''State of the Union''. The shows feature and promote [[Democrat]] talking points and [[propaganda]] which it refers to as "news" to its viewers.<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2021/12/13/watch-jake-tapper-prove-hes-more-of-a-partisan-hack-than-an-actual-democrat-senator/</ref> Critics refer to him as Fake Yapper or Tapp Jaker<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viZJuCtkILM Tapp Jaker Suddenly Realizes Biden Is A Terrible Candidate]</ref>. Reports indicate that Tapper's producer for ''State of the Union'', Rick Saleeby, was accused of soliciting nude photographs of underage girls on [[social media]]. As of December 2021, Saleeby had not been fired nor had CNN responded to press inquiries.<ref>https://youtu.be/hQLXesFRxLc</ref> The scandal came on the heels of the arrest of another CNN producer for [[grooming]] young girls for sexual abuse, the re-hiring of [[Jeff Toobin]] who was suspended for masturbating in public while on a Zoom chat, the firing of [[Chris Cuomo]] for attempting to intimidate victims of his brother, [[Democrat]] Gov. [[Andrew Cuomo]]'s sexual abuse as well as allegations of Chris Cuomo's own personal sexual misconduct toward co-workers, and [[homosexual]] sexual assault accusations against CNN anchor [[Don Lemon]]. Jake Tapper's interactions with women have led to claims of sexism.<ref>https://thehill.com/319140-trump-aide-sees-sexism-in-tappers-conway-interview</ref><ref>https://www.shorenewsnetwork.com/2020/11/08/jake-tappers-launches-sexist-verbal-slight-to-white-house-press-secretary-kayleigh-mcenany/</ref> | + | '''Jacob Paul “Jake” Tapper''' (born March 12, 1969 (age {{age|1969|3|12}})) is the host of [[CNN]]'s ''The Lead'' and Sunday ''State of the Union''. The shows feature and promote [[Democrat]] talking points and [[propaganda]] which it refers to as "news" to its viewers.<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2021/12/13/watch-jake-tapper-prove-hes-more-of-a-partisan-hack-than-an-actual-democrat-senator/</ref> Critics refer to him as Jake Tapeworm, Fake Yapper or Tapp Jaker<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viZJuCtkILM Tapp Jaker Suddenly Realizes Biden Is A Terrible Candidate]</ref>. Reports indicate that Tapper's producer for ''State of the Union'', Rick Saleeby, was accused of soliciting nude photographs of underage girls on [[social media]]. As of December 2021, Saleeby had not been fired nor had CNN responded to press inquiries.<ref>https://youtu.be/hQLXesFRxLc</ref> The scandal came on the heels of the arrest of another CNN producer for [[grooming]] young girls for sexual abuse, the re-hiring of [[Jeff Toobin]] who was suspended for masturbating in public while on a Zoom chat, the firing of [[Chris Cuomo]] for attempting to intimidate victims of his brother, [[Democrat]] Gov. [[Andrew Cuomo]]'s sexual abuse as well as allegations of Chris Cuomo's own personal sexual misconduct toward co-workers, and [[homosexual]] sexual assault accusations against CNN anchor [[Don Lemon]]. Jake Tapper's interactions with women have led to claims of sexism.<ref>https://thehill.com/319140-trump-aide-sees-sexism-in-tappers-conway-interview</ref><ref>https://www.shorenewsnetwork.com/2020/11/08/jake-tappers-launches-sexist-verbal-slight-to-white-house-press-secretary-kayleigh-mcenany/</ref> |
| | Tapper took the lead in promoting the [[Trump-Russia conspiracy theory]] based on illegal [[leak]]s he received from [[Obama]] [[DNI]] [[James Clapper]]. | | Tapper took the lead in promoting the [[Trump-Russia conspiracy theory]] based on illegal [[leak]]s he received from [[Obama]] [[DNI]] [[James Clapper]]. |