{"id":2437186,"date":"2025-05-20T19:29:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T23:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jake-tapper-lara-trump-and-conservative-media-was-right-about-biden\/"},"modified":"2025-05-20T19:30:31","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T23:30:31","slug":"jake-tapper-lara-trump-and-conservative-media-was-right-about-biden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jake-tapper-lara-trump-and-conservative-media-was-right-about-biden\/","title":{"rendered":"Jake Tapper: Lara Trump and \u2018conservative media was right\u2019 about Biden"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><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%2Fjake-tapper-lara-trump-and-conservative-media-was-right-about-biden%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=2437186&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>In a recent interview on Sirius XM&#8217;s &#8220;The Megyn Kelly Show,&#8221; CNN&#8217;s Jake Tapper acknowledged that Lara trump and conservative media were correct in their assessments of President Joe Biden&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/inside-the-democrats-push-to-dump-biden\/\" title=\"Inside the Democrats&#039; Push to Dump ...\">declining mental acuity<\/a>. Reflecting on a past interview from 2020 where he scolded Lara Trump for suggesting Biden was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dementia-risk-spikes-from-this-nighttime-occurrence\/\" title=\"Dementia Risk Spikes from This Nighttime Occurrence\">experiencing cognitive decline<\/a>, Tapper admitted that his comments have &#8220;aged poorly&#8221; and expressed humility regarding his coverage. <\/p>\n<p>Kelly challenged Tapper, accusing him of offering biased coverage that shielded Biden during his presidency and not adequately addressing concerns about the president&#8217;s mental fitness. Tapper conceded that he wished he had covered those issues more thoroughly. This admission comes in the wake of President Biden&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >recent health announcement<\/a> regarding his prostate cancer. Tapper emphasized the need for introspection among the media, stating that both he and others in legacy media should consider their past coverage and its implications.  <\/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><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Jake Tapper admits to Megyn Kelly: Lara Trump and &lsquo;conservative media was right&rsquo; about Biden<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2126228\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>CNN&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jake-tapper\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Jake Tapper <\/a>admitted that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lara-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Lara Trump<\/a> and conservative media were right&nbsp;about former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Joe Biden<\/a>&rsquo;s failing mental acuity.<\/p>\n<p>While appearing on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@MegynKelly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Sirius XM&rsquo;s <em>The Megyn Kelly Show<\/em><\/a>, Tapper said he feels &ldquo;humility about my coverage,&rdquo; admitting that he was incorrect about scolding the president&rsquo;s daughter-in-law during an interview in 2020 when she suggested Biden was experiencing &ldquo;cognitive decline.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3417711\/venezuela-releases-joseph-st-clair-detained-months\/\">Venezuela releases Air Force veteran detained for months<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3417634\/joe-biden-cancer-last-tested-psa-prostate-2014\/\">Biden last tested for prostate cancer in 2014<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/national-security\/3417346\/rand-paul-exposes-federal-air-marshals-followed-tulsi-gabbard-flights\/\">Rand Paul exposes how Biden administration had federal air marshals follow Tulsi Gabbard on flights<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Her comments have aged well,&rdquo; Tapper said. &ldquo;My comments have aged poorly. I own that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"j4bTACqceLI\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title='Jake Tapper Tells Megyn Kelly Lara Trump \"Was Right\" While Reflecting on Viral 2020 Interview' width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j4bTACqceLI?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Kelly lambasted Tapper for &ldquo;running cover&rdquo; for Biden during several interviews while the former president was in the White House.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You covered the Biden presidency aggressively throughout the four years, and you didn&rsquo;t cover mental acuity hardly at all,&rdquo; the host told Tapper. &ldquo;Time and time again, when issues came up, you seem to be running cover for the president.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Over here in my ecosphere, we were covering all of these,&rdquo; Kelly also said. &ldquo;It wasn&rsquo;t just falling down, it was getting lost. &hellip; We knew and we were reporting on, like the multi-jump cuts in the videos of him, where it was obvious he couldn&rsquo;t get through a one-minute take, so they had to use those. It was clear to us that he was using a teleprompter, and there was some reporting on that at the time, all of which the White House was denying. Now, with the current White House, I have some connections. With the Joe Biden White House, I had none, but you did. You did. &hellip; There was no effort, none, to get to the bottom of this. And now you write this book like, &lsquo;There was a cover-up.&rsquo; It could only ever work if you allowed it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"2lBTx2TfomY\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title='\"Tough and Fair Question\": Megyn Kelly Asks Jake Tapper if He Was Part of Biden Decline Cover-Up' width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2lBTx2TfomY?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>While Tapper acknowledged that inquiring about whether he &ldquo;chose willful blindness instead of honest reporting&rdquo; was &ldquo;a tough and fair question,&rdquo; he also pointed to his work regarding coverage of the Biden administration&rsquo;s foreign and national policies.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s not like I was asking him his favorite movie or his favorite color,&rdquo; Tapper said. &ldquo;We were talking about Putin. We were talking about other issues of national importance. But yeah, I mean, of course, I&rsquo;ve said, I look back at my coverage with humility, and I wish I did cover the issues of age and acuity, but I wish I had covered them much more.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3417332\/the-view-joe-biden-blasts-tapper-and-trump-administration-amid-cancer-bombshell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>&lsquo;THE VIEW&rsquo; BLASTS TAPPER AND TRUMP ADMINISTRATION AMID BIDEN CANCER BOMBSHELL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"nKjrpnlj4Kk\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title='Jake Tapper Says \"Conservative Media Was Right\" and Legacy Media Needs to Do Some Soul-Searching' width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nKjrpnlj4Kk?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Tapper&rsquo;s conversation with Kelly comes two days after Biden&rsquo;s office revealed that the former president has an &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3415589\/jd-vance-joe-biden-honest-evaluation-health-cancer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">aggressive<\/a>&rdquo; form of prostate cancer.&nbsp; It also follows the Tuesday release of his and <em>Axios <\/em>reporter<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3392737\/white-house-correspondents-dinner-biden-coverage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> Alex Thompson<\/a>&rsquo;s book, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3416919\/tapper-thompson-original-sin-book-biden-handlers-increasingly-deceitful-health-worsened\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><em>Original Sin: President Biden&rsquo;s Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Alex and I are here to say that conservative media was right and conservative media was correct, and that there should be a lot of soul-searching &mdash; not just among me, but among the legacy media to begin with, all of us &mdash; for how this was covered or not covered sufficiently, 100%,&rdquo; Tapper told Kelly. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m not here to defend coverage that I&rsquo;ve already acknowledged I wish I could do differently.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2126228\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2126228\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jake Tapper acknowledges Lara Trump and conservative media were correct about Biden&#8217;s mental decline during an interview with Megyn Kelly<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2689,"featured_media":2437187,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/megyn-kelly-jake-tapper-joe-biden.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,38157,32444,33397,32171],"class_list":["post-2437186","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-conservative-media","tag-jake-tapper","tag-lara-trump","tag-political-commentary"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/megyn-kelly-jake-tapper-joe-biden.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2437186","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2689"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2437186"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2437186\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2437190,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2437186\/revisions\/2437190"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2437187"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2437186"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2437186"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2437186"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}