{"id":2596796,"date":"2026-04-29T16:50:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T20:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/flashback-jake-tapper-defends-kimmels-jokes-but-melted-down-when-aaron-rodgers-linked-abc-host-to-epstein\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T16:51:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T20:51:56","slug":"flashback-jake-tapper-defends-kimmels-jokes-but-melted-down-when-aaron-rodgers-linked-abc-host-to-epstein","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/flashback-jake-tapper-defends-kimmels-jokes-but-melted-down-when-aaron-rodgers-linked-abc-host-to-epstein\/","title":{"rendered":"Flashback: Jake Tapper Defends Kimmel&#8217;s &#8216;Jokes,&#8217; but Melted Down When Aaron Rodgers Linked ABC Host to Epstein"},"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\">34<\/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%2Fflashback-jake-tapper-defends-kimmels-jokes-but-melted-down-when-aaron-rodgers-linked-abc-host-to-epstein%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=2596796&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>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/european-vacation\/\" title=\"European getaway\">text argues<\/a> that Jake Tapper applies a double standard when condemning jokes allegedly tied to violence or dehumanization. It claims Tapper defends Jimmy Kimmel and treats Kimmel\u2019s \u201cexpectant widow\u201d remarks as harmless comedy, yet becomes upset when similar kinds of jokes are made about Kimmel-especially <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >involving allegations related<\/a> to Jeffrey Epstein.<\/p>\n<p>It recounts that Tapper criticized Aaron Rodgers in 2024 for joking that people (including Kimmel) hoped an \u201cEpstein list\u201d would not be revealed, calling Rodgers\u2019 comments false, defamatory, and irresponsible, and even suggesting ESPN should remove Rodgers from the air. The article contrasts that with how Tapper frames Kimmel\u2019s earlier joke as not being a call for violence.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, the piece concludes that the issue is less about public safety or journalistic ethics and more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/definition-of-fully-vaccinated-alters-as-coronavirus-booster-shot-mandates-begin\/\" title=\"Definition of Fully Vaccinated Alters as Coronavirus Booster Shot Mandates Begin\">inconsistent standards<\/a>, noting that Kimmel and Tapper are portrayed as friends and presenting that as part of the explanation.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Jokes that implicitly call for violence aren\u2019t calling for violence, to hear Jake Tapper tell it. At least, not if they\u2019re told by Jimmy Kimmel.<\/p>\n<p>If they\u2019re told <em>about<\/em> Jimmy Kimmel, even if they don\u2019t implicitly call for violence, they\u2019re \u201cfalse, defamatory, wildly irresponsible and not funny.\u201d At least if they\u2019re told by Aaron Rodgers.<\/p>\n<p>Got that?<\/p>\n<p>Well, we really don\u2019t, either, but Tapper is a man who can keep a straight face through his inconsistencies. Heck, he can even sound Very Serious, as if he\u2019s some sort of Walter Cronkite, when he\u2019s 1) defending a late-night host who called the first lady an \u201cexpectant widow\u201d just days before her husband faced his third credible assassination attempt in two years and 2) calling for NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers to be taken off the air for joking about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fcc-takes-unprecedented-action-disney-response-jimmy-kimmels-melania-trump-comment-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jimmy Kimmel<\/a> being linked to Jeffrey Epstein.<\/p>\n<p>So, in case you missed it, here\u2019s the joke Kimmel made during his fake White House Correspondents\u2019 Association dinner monologue on his show, before Trump was almost killed at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-ally-katy-perry-dines-with-justin-trudeau-in-montreal-stirring-speculation-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris ally Katy Perry dines with Justin Trudeau in Montreal, stirring speculation - Washington Examiner\">real dinner<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container = document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script = document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src = \"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement = document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex = paragraphs.findIndex(p => p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex === -1 || targetIndex < x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer = new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries) => { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry => { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve = findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Jimmy Kimmel: \u201cOur First Lady is here. Mrs. Trump\u2026 you have a glow like an expectant widow!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>From his mock WHCD: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/roDEttBxVN\">pic.twitter.com\/roDEttBxVN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EndWokeness\/status\/2048465670182977700?\">April 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jimmy-kimmel-doubles-amid-backlash-melania-joke-people-arent-buying-explanation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kimmel himself<\/a> has excused this as a joke about Trump\u2019s age, which totally makes sense when you consider all of those \u201cexpectant widow\u201d jokes about Jill Biden, which total, um, zero. But anyway, people calling for ABC to take some sort of action against Kimmel need to get their priorities in check, so sayeth Tapper.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is a big problem of calls for violence and dehumanization, and it\u2019s getting worse. But it is not a problem to be wielded like a cudgel to try to stop journalism or jokes,\u201d he said Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJournalism and jokes are not calls for violence, calls for violence are calls for violence, and far too many Americans in positions of power and influence are too blas\u00e9 and too glib about those who make them.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">CNN\u2019s Jake Tapper says journalists and comedians like Jimmy Kimmel are not the ones hurling incendiary rhetoric and are not irresponsible for the rise of political violence\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is a big problem of calls for violence and dehumanization, and it\u2019s getting worse. But it is not a\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AoWGCcZYO0\">pic.twitter.com\/AoWGCcZYO0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CurtisHouck\/status\/2048884257964044386?\">April 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>However, when those jokes are being made about Kimmel, Tapper flips. Back in 2024, during one of his appearances on \u201cThe Pat McAfee Show\u201d on ESPN, Rodgers made a joke as the so-called Epstein list was about to be unsealed by a judge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of people, including Jimmy Kimmel, who are really hoping that doesn\u2019t come out,\u201d he quipped.<\/p>\n<p>Kimmel didn\u2019t find jokes about him funny, threatening to sue, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/jimmy-kimmel-threatens-aaron-rodgers-with-lawsuit-after-quarterback-suggests-host-was-on-epsteins-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mediaite<\/a>. And you know who else didn\u2019t find it funny? Tapper.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is child sex trafficking we\u2019re talking about,\u201d said an incensed Tapper. \u201cThat\u2019s not funny!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>No, certainly not like \u201cexpectant widow\u201d is funny. Instead, he said this was \u201cfalse, defamatory, wildly irresponsible, and not funny.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And get this: He also thought that since ESPN was a property of ABC\u2019s parent company, Disney, it was time for them to get Rodgers off the air.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy is Disney even allowing this to happen?\u201d Tapper asked Deadspin\u2019s Julie DiCaro. \u201cDoes [CEO Bob Iger] allow ESPN and this nitwit \u2026 to continue to have this forum, even when they are smearing someone who has been working for ABC for more than 20 years now?\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">January, 2024. Jake Tapper freaks out because Aaron Rodgers made a joke on a podcast about Jimmy Kimmel being on the Epstein list.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFalse, defamatory, and wildly irresponsible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tapper said the comment was dangerous and called for ESPN to keep the \u201cnitwit\u201d off the air.<\/p>\n<p>For\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VVpPYiRkRq\">pic.twitter.com\/VVpPYiRkRq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MAZE (@mazemoore) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mazemoore\/status\/1990508654303289405?\">November 17, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>What about those \u201cjokes,\u201d Jake? C\u2019mon. Using Epstein as a cudgel to stop a jocund reference to Kimmel seems a little less problematic than \u201cexpectant widow,\u201d especially since nobody seriously thinks Jimmy Kimmel was on the list. But we all know that Kimmel would never joke about Epstein, especially as it relates to Trump.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Jimmy Kimmel reacts to Melania Trump\u2019s Epstein denials by saying \u201cShe brushed the dry wall off her business suit and delivered a doozy of a prepared statement demanding that we stop talking about something no one was talking about.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s rewind, shall we? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lwrjx0zkji\">pic.twitter.com\/lwrjx0zkji<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alex Christy (@alexchristy17) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alexchristy17\/status\/2042594192526876913?\">April 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Oh.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, this is yet another case of no standards but double standards. And as for journalistic objectivity, it\u2019s worth noting that Kimmel and Tapper <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/videos\/entertainment\/2024\/03\/08\/jimmy-kimmel-oscars-jake-tapper-lead-vpx.cnn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">are friends<\/a>, which is probably one of the explanations for this. 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