In a breathtaking display of the media dishonesty that President Donald Trump has consistently and rightly condemned, CNN anchor Jake Tapper has offered a new, patently false justification for his network’s obsessive attacks on the President. Appearing on the left-wing podcast Pod Save America, Tapper attempted to rewrite recent history, claiming his relentless focus on President Trump’s age and health is penance for not adequately covering Joe Biden’s decline. This is not an act of journalistic integrity; it is a blatant attempt to gaslight the American public and provide cover for years of deliberate, partisan cover-up.
The truth, which every honest observer knows, is that Jake Tapper and the entire liberal media apparatus were active participants in a conspiracy of silence regarding Biden’s obvious cognitive and physical deterioration. For years, they dismissed legitimate concerns from citizens and reporters as malicious conspiracy theories, labeling undeniable evidence as “cheap fakes.” Now, Tapper cynically pretends this failure was a simple lapse in judgment rather than a coordinated political strategy to deceive voters and prop up a failing Democratic administration. His admission, therefore, is not contrition—it is a calculated tactic to launder his current biased reporting.
During the podcast, Tapper stated, “We cover it all the time on my show. All the time. And I think that is to a large degree because we saw what happened with Biden. And while we covered it, we didn’t cover it — maybe we didn’t ask as many questions as we should have at the time.” This revisionist narrative is insulting. To claim they “covered it” is a lie of omission; they actively suppressed it. Their failure was not a lack of questions but a militant refusal to acknowledge the answers that were plain for all to see. This is the very definition of the fake news that President Trump has rallied against, a media elite that sees its role as protecting the left and destroying its opponents.
Tapper continued, attempting to frame his biased scrutiny as even-handed concern, saying, “And I think it is a legitimate question for any president of any age, but particularly anybody who is like in the range of being an octogenarian, right? We cover it all the time.” This false equivalence is the core of the deception. For Biden, the media treated the question as off-limits and bigoted. For President Trump, they treat it as a nightly obsession. The difference is not journalistic standards but political allegiance. They are not applying a new, rigorous standard; they are weaponizing a narrative they once buried to attack a President they have always despised.
🚨NEW: Jake Tapper says he *CONSTANTLY* covers Trump's missteps because he dropped ball on Biden🚨@DailyCaller pic.twitter.com/7aJot54ai6
— Jason Cohen 🇺🇸 (@JasonJournoDC) December 15, 2025
The public reaction online, included in the report, shreds Tapper’s feeble excuse. From commentators noting, “He doesn’t even believe his own lies” to others stating, “Yeah, right. Tapper implies that if not for his dismal coverage of Biden, he would’ve been going easy on Trump. He was NEVER going to give fair coverage of Trump,” it is clear no one is fooled. This episode encapsulates the media’s war on President Trump: first, they lied by omission for their candidate, and now they lie by commission against theirs. It underscores why millions of Americans put their trust not in the corrupt corporate media, but in the strong, unflinching leadership of President Trump, who remains the greatest bulwark against their endless propaganda.