{"id":2248234,"date":"2024-05-19T20:48:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T00:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/greta-van-susteren-and-others-question-jake-tappers-bias-ahead-of-debate\/"},"modified":"2024-05-19T20:48:50","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T00:48:50","slug":"greta-van-susteren-and-others-question-jake-tappers-bias-ahead-of-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/greta-van-susteren-and-others-question-jake-tappers-bias-ahead-of-debate\/","title":{"rendered":"Greta Van Susteren and others question Jake Tapper&#8217;s bias before debate"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgreta-van-susteren-and-others-question-jake-tappers-bias-ahead-of-debate%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2248234&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Newsmax host Greta Van \u200bSusteren and others <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/unc-activists-demand-school-use-anti-racist-alerts-for-white-supremacists-examples-include-pro-life-groups\/\" title=\"UNC Activists Demand School Use \u2018Anti-Racist Alerts\u2019 For \u2018White Supremacists,\u2019 Examples Include Pro-Life Groups\">expressed doubts<\/a> about CNN anchor Jake Tapper&#8217;s suitability \u2062to moderate\u2064 the upcoming debate between President Biden and former President Trump. Van Susteren, a former CNN employee, raised concerns about Tapper&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/morgan-stanley-requests-employees-fulfill-diversity-quota-in-job-application-process\/\" title=\"Morgan Stanley Requests Employees Fulfill \u2018Diversity\u2019 Quota In Job Application Process\">potential bias<\/a> \u2064towards Trump, questioning his ability to moderate\u200b fairly. She highlighted Tapper&#8217;s\u2063 public statements and called\u200d for impartiality\u200d in the debate.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>Newsmax host Greta Van Susteren \u2014 and several others \u2014 questioned whether CNN anchor Jake Tapper was the right choice to moderate the agreed-upon debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Van Susteren, who worked at CNN for a time herself, raised the question of Tapper\u2019s personal bias \u2014 specifically when it came to former President Trump \u2014 and wondered whether he would be able to set aside his views and moderate fairly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIs Jake Tapper really the right one at CNN to moderate the debate?\u201d she asked. \u201cIf you review his texts, he certainly has \u2018put his cards on the table.\u2019 Whether you are for or against Trump, it is imperative that the debate not only be fair but have the appearance of it \u2026 and if someone has already \u2018put his cards on the table,\u2019 is this really the right choice? Below from 2021:\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Van Susteren shared a post from Tapper that read, \u201cOnce a politician spreads the Big Lie, he\u2019s in. And it often leads to more lies, and conspiracy theories, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-falsely-labels-police-military-veterans-as-white-supremacists\/\" title=\"Biden falsely labels police, military veterans as \u2018white supremacists\u2019\">insulting police officers<\/a> who tried to protect the Capitol on January 6.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Is Jake Tapper really the right one at CNN to moderate the debate? If you review his texts, he certainly has \u201cput his cards on the table.\u201d Whether you are for or against Trump, it is imperative that the debate not only be fair but have appearance of it..and if someone has already\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cVM3f5A5RL\">https:\/\/t.co\/cVM3f5A5RL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Greta Van Susteren (@greta) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/greta\/status\/1791856455227765111?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 18, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>And Van Susteren was not the only one to raise the question regarding Tapper. Fox News media reporter Joseph Wulfsohn published a number of things Tapper has said about Trump, captioning his post, \u201cA look back at comments made by CNN debate moderator Jake Tapper, who called Trump\u2019s presidency a \u2018nightmare,\u2019 linked him to Hitler, retweeted that he\u2019s \u2018100% insane,\u2019 and spearheaded CNN\u2019s Russiagate coverage.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEW: A look back at comments made by CNN debate moderator Jake Tapper, who called Trump\u2019s presidency a \u201cnightmare,\u201d linked him to Hitler, retweeted that he\u2019s \u201c100% insane,\u201d and spearheaded CNN\u2019s Russiagate coverage.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zuInMC9YGY\">https:\/\/t.co\/zuInMC9YGY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joseph A. Wulfsohn (@JosephWulfsohn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JosephWulfsohn\/status\/1791150075772596266?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 16, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Just The News also posted a <a href=\"https:\/\/justthenews.com\/politics-policy\/holdcnns-jake-tapper-has-trashed-trump-years-now-hes-moderating-debate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lengthy list<\/a> of \u00a0comments and statements from Tapper about Trump that showed his personal feelings and cast doubt on his ability to be impartial while moderating a debate in which Trump was participating.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greta Van Susteren and others, including Newsmax host, raised concerns about Jake Tapper&#8217;s suitability to moderate the Biden-Trump debate. 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