Speaking on CNN during an interview with CNN personality Jake Tapper, United States Senator from Ohio and 2024 Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance skewered Tapper over his network’s coverage of hoaxes, leading to the internet going wild for Sen. Vance.
During the contentious interview, as The American Tribune previously reported, Sen. Vance called out CNN’s truthfulness and journalistic integrity, snapping to Jake Tapper, “Ask yourself a basic question about network integrity. You guys talked about the Russia hoax. Non-stop.”
Tapper stammered, in response, “The FBI was investigating it. The FBI was investigating it. We so we loop, so we covered that.” Vance said, “And so you took the words of unnamed FBI agents and put them on your network as if they were the Gospel truth. You did it again and again. A viewer of your network would have believed that Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin conspired in 2016, that was totally and preposterously false.” Tapper then maintained the same point, saying, “We covered an FBI investigation. I don’t know why you want to talk about the FBI investigation.”
Vance told him, rebutting that claim completely, “You covered it in a way that gave credence to anonymous sources, accusations. You did it yourself, your network did it, Jake. But again, can we talk about the issues that Americans…” Tapper cut him off, saying, “I’m talking about things that Donald Trump has said,” the CNN host cut in. He continued, “If you have an issue with whether or not he’s talking about the economy, enough that’s between you and your running mate.”
Vance said, “He talks about how he wants to unleash American energy so we can lower the cost of groceries. He talks about the fact that housing has become unaffordable.” He continued, “He talks about the wide open border, Jake. Kamala Harris and our allies, you know, it’s interesting. Kamala Harris and her media allies, and I would put CNN in this category, you guys.”
Tapper, disagreeing, said, “They wouldn’t… I’ll tell you that, they wouldn’t.” Unfazed, Vance fired back, “Well, they should watch your network more, because you guys seem to care more about Donald Trump’s past than the future of the American people. We’re running this campaign on making of the American dream…he’s gonna pursue economic policies that lower the cost of groceries and make life more affordable again.”
Watch the spat here:
Twitter loved it, as could be expected. Amongst those who chimed in was Turning Point USA’s Charlie Kirk, who characterized the interaction as the pro-Trump Senator an dVP candidate turning Tapper to mincemeat. Kirk said, “JD Vance just absolutely demolished Jake Tapper and CNN.”
One commenter on his post said, “Trump/Vance want to focus on policies that will positively affect the most amount of Americans whereas Kamala/CNN want to focus on discredited gossip and clips taken out of context. This should tell voters all they need to know. America first!”
Similarly, another commenter argued that Vance is quite smart and well-spoken and so can demolish the MSM, saying, “JD Vance is the most skilled, intelligent, and well spoken politician that legacy media has ever encountered and none of them are capable of taking him on. 🔥🔥”
On much the same note, another commenter praised Sen. Vance for how great he is and how he will complement another Trump administration, saying, “JD Vance is a rockstar, and I am so glad Trump chose him as his running mate!! I am especially excited to see what he can do over the next twelve years.”
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