Monday on CNN’s “The Lead,” host Jake Tapper said the man who beheaded his co worker in Oklahoma on Thursday, Alton Nolen, was “clearly an Islamic extremist.” Tapper said, “Some call this a case of workplace violence. The suspect’s devolution
From Jake Tapper at CNN’s The Lead: The terrorist group has gained strongholds in eastern Syria and northeastern Iraq, and, according to a former CIA operative, ISIS cells have already infiltrated the U.S. “The people who collect tactical intelligence on
Monday on CNN’s “The Lead with Jake Tapper,” Democratic State Sen. Jeff Roorda, a former chief of police, defended Missouri law enforcement tactics that have come under criticism for an over militarization by saying, “You can’t worry about the crowd’s
CNN anchor Jake Tapper ripped the police response to protests in Ferguson, MO on Monday night after another confrontation between police and protesters took place. Tapper reported, “Nobody is threatening anything. Nobody is doing anything. None of the stores here
CNN’s “The Lead” anchor Jake Tapper mocked President Obama for his hypocrisy on the treatment of reporters on Thursday. After playing a clip of President Barack Obama’s statement that “here in the United States of America, police should not be
Kuwaiti Cleric Othoman Al-Khamis urged Hamas leaders to “show some regard” for the Muslims killed in the Gaza-Israel conflict. The terrorist group often places civilians, including women and children, in the middle of a fight. “For God’s sake, show some
CNN’s “The Lead” broadcasted video from Indian TV station NDTV showing what they believe are Hamas militants firing rockets from “a packed civilian area” in Gaza on Tuesday. Anchor Jake Tapper said that NDTV reported that they shot the video
With due respect to CNN’s Jake Tapper, who is one of the best and fairest journalists in the American media today, it was more than a bit odd to see him host a debate Monday evening between Israel critic Reza
CNN “The Lead” host Jake Tapper grilled Ambassador Maen Rashid Areikat, a Representative of the PLO’s General Delegation on Thursday. After Areikat argued that the Israelis are the real terrorists because Hamas has not killed a large number of Israeli
On Thursday’s broadcast of “The Lead” CNN anchor Jake Tapper slammed former PLO spokeswoman Diana Buttu for her smears against Israel. After Buttu dodged Tapper’s question about Hamas targeting Israeli civilians by launching into a screed against the Israelis, Tapper
Tuesday on CNN’s “The Lead” with host Jake Tapper Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) who said Sunday the Obama administration is “one step behind’ on the border crisis today slammed the president by urging him to maker the time after his
Heckling a Live Performance: Shia LaBeouf Is No Robert Downey Jr. Obviously 28-year-old millionaire movie star Shia LeBeouf has some kind of psychological and/or dependency problem. He needs help and is, in his own obnoxious way, crying out for it.
CNN’s “The Lead” anchor Jake Tapper closed out his show on Thursday by fact-checking Sen. Harry Reid’s (D-NV) claim that the Democratic Party doesn’t have any billionaire donors. Tapper responded “the left doesn’t have many billionaire backers? Oh really? You
During the introduction to a June 12 segment on CNN’s The Lead, host Jake Tapper lumped attacks with one fatality together with attacks resulting in multiple deaths to suggest an increase in “mass shootings.” According to Tapper: In the past
Update: Via Twitter, Jake Tapper noted previous news that the Pittsburgh VA director was put on leave. Pittsburgh VA dir. put on admin leave. (The 1 who fretted she’d be punished for telling USReps about waiting list) http://t.co/fJqr6sHBsJ —
Former Navy psychologist Dr. Paul Ragan told CNN’s Jake Tapper that he believes it is possible that Bowe Bergdahl may have left his base because he had a “messiah complex” that made him think he would broker a peace deal
Chris Voss, a former FBI lead international kidnapping negotiator, told CNN’s Jake Tapper on Wednesday that he “would have been embarrassed” over the exchange for US soldier Bowe Bergdahl. He declared that a “five for one” deal is not a
Staff Sgt. Justin Gerleve was Bowe Bergdahl’s squad leader in Afghanistan. In an interview today he says Bergdahl “deserted” and needs to be held accountable. CNN’s Jake Tapper spoke to Sgt. Gerleve today saying, “I believe that he totally deserted
The NY Times weighed in on the Bergdahl story Tuesday, questioning whether or not soldiers died searching for him in the summer of 2009. The Times says the answer is “murky,” but multiple soldiers who were there have all told
Sgt. Evan Buetow was Bowe Bergdahl’s team leader in Afghanistan. Buetow says radio chatter shortly after Bergdahl deserted indicated he was seeking someone in the Taliban who could speak English. In an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper, Buetow says shortly
U.S. Army Sgt. Evan Buetow, Bowe Bergdahl’s former team leader said that he suspected the night that Bowe Bergdahl disappeared that he walked away voluntarily. Buetow told CNN’s “The Lead” anchor Jake Tapper that he “immediately” said “[Bergdahl] walked away.”
Appearing Sunday on CNN’s State of the Union, US National Security Advisor Susan Rice heralded the release of five terrorist masterminds for the return of an army private whose desertion caused the death of at least six US servicemen killed
A former U.S. officer who served in Afghanistan with Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl claims that soldiers were threatened by U.S. authorities if they questioned his story. After he was captured, Bergdahl said on a video from his captors that he lagged
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY) said that he was “fed up” with the ongoing scandal at the VA and called for a criminal investigation of the department along with Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki’s resignation. Israel
Monday in an exclusive interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel blamed “partisan political narrow interests” for blocking modernization of the U.S. military. Earlier in the year, Hagel delivered the Pentagon’s fiscal 2015 budget to Congress which
Friday on CNN’s “The Lead,” host Jake Tapper pushed State Department Deputy Spokeswoman Marie Harf about President Barack Obama setting up a “red line” for Russian President Vladimir Putin “meddling” with the elections this weekend in the Ukraine. Tapper asked
Just over a year ago, I called on Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki to step down. Despite having said repeatedly that he had more than adequate resources to fix the host of problems in his Veterans’ Affairs department, nothing seems
(CNN) – The hunt for 300 kidnapped girls in Nigeria continues, and how the government there has limped into action to find them. Boko Haram, the terror group that kidnapped 300 girls from their schools in Nigeria is known as
Adopting his stand-up comic persona, Barack Obama used the opportunity of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner to whine about how he is treated by reporters, in particular Jake Tapper of CNN. Referring to Richard Sherman, the All-Pro cornerback seated in
Thursday on his radio show Hugh Hewitt asked CNN’s “The Lead” host Jake Tapper about White House press secretary Jay Carney’s claims this week that the “smoking gun’ email from White House adviser Ben Rhodes pushing the false narrative that
Aaron Sorkin is apologizing for The Newsroom. No, the liberal screenwriter isn’t making amends for unfairly mocking the right via the HBO drama. Instead, he’s trying to mend fences with the same media scribes he captures–for better and worse–on the
Wednesday on CNN’s “The Lead,” host Jake Tapper harkened back to President Barack Obama claiming since the killing of Osama bin Laden that al Qaeda is on the run when discussing a new video showing a large gathering of al
Thursday the Weekly Standard reported that a CBS reporter from Arizona revealed that President Obama’s press secretary, Jay Carney, receives questions from the White House Press Corps in advance of his daily briefings. She quoted Carney as her source: “And
CNN announced that Piers Morgan will end his show at the end of March and will be replaced, at least temporarily, by the rotating team of Jake Tapper and Bill Weir. Morgan’s evening talk show, Piers Morgan Live, has consistently
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry told CNN’s Jake Tapper that France had been placed “on notice” for its violations of sanctions against Iran, according to an interview to be broadcast Wednesday on The Lead with Jake Tapper. Kerry said:
CNN’s “State of The Union” played a clip of Jake Tapper’s interview with President Obama in which he discusses Richard Sherman’s post-playoff game rant…
During an a preview portion of Jake Tapper’s exclusive interview with President Barack Obama, the president downplayed both Ted Cruz and House GOP efforts to stop his so-called executive order power grab:
CNN’s “The Lead” host Jake Tapper showed a preview of his exclusive interview with President Barack Obama. Tapper asked Obama if he was naive as a candidate in promising his presidency would help heal the nation…
On CNN’s “The Lead with Jake Tapper,” conservative talk show host Hugh Hewitt made an appearance to promote his latest book, “The Happiest Life: Seven Gifts, Seven Givers, and the Secret to Genuine Success.” But also in that appearance, Hewitt
In an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) responds to the State of the Union address by pointing out his perceptions of President Barack Obama’s executive overreach…
