Jake Tapper’s reputation took a final, fatal blow on Tuesday. Once considered a serious journalist, the CNN anchor is now widely seen as a partisan figure whose recent attempts to rebrand himself as a truth-teller have backfired spectacularly.
Tapper’s downfall stems from his central role in covering up President Joe Biden’s cognitive decline. For years, he and other corporate media figures dismissed concerns about Biden’s condition, ridiculing anyone who pointed to the obvious signs. Now, Tapper is promoting a book claiming he was misled by sources and is bravely exposing the “truth”—a truth millions of Americans already knew and that he helped suppress.
What made matters worse was Tapper’s arrogant media tour to promote his book. In a tense interview with Megyn Kelly, he was visibly unprepared and repeatedly cornered by facts he couldn’t refute. Kelly systematically dismantled his narrative, exposing the gap between Tapper’s claims and his track record.
Tapper’s attempt to spin himself as a victim who was fooled, rather than a willing participant in a partisan media machine, has only deepened public distrust. Critics say his new stance is nothing more than damage control after realizing he can no longer control the narrative in the age of independent media.
In a further embarrassment, Tapper reportedly hired the same crisis manager used by disgraced former Congressman Anthony Weiner, and began parroting the word “humility” in interviews, hoping it would soften the backlash.
Many conservatives now view Tapper not just as a biased reporter, but as someone who knowingly misled the public while posturing as a principled journalist. His credibility lies in ruins—not because he made a mistake, but because he refuses to own up to the truth.
