We don’t watch CNN, so we didn’t know anchor Jake Tapper had gone Ultra MAGA over the past few months. You see, the Washinton Examiner’s Salena Zito — one of the only journalists to understand the appeal of Donald Trump — published a piece about the Pennsylvania Senate race between the Trump-endorsed Dr. Mehmet Oz and Democrat John Fetterman. Zito argued that Oz couldn’t out-meme Fetterman, but he could out-work and defeat him:
Zito writes:
Fetterman’s campaign for the U.S. Senate has been an endless stream of snarky memes mocking Oz. He has rented planes to troll him along the New Jersey shore. He devotes endless messaging to vegetable trays and the amount of homes Oz owns. He’s even employed the antics of rocker Steven Van Zandt to taunt him on Twitter. He also likes to cuss a lot and use the poop emoji.
It is a sandbox Oz can never compete in, nor should he. It’s Fetterman’s playground, and there is no upside in getting down in the dirt with him, said David Urban, a D.C.-based Republican strategist and Beaver County native.
“You can’t out-meme Fetterman, because he is human meme,” said Urban, who has worked as an adviser on several statewide races in the state. “It’s all he does.”
That’s dead on, and maybe that’s why Tapper shared it:
Zito: Oz cannot out-meme Fetterman, but he can out-work and defeat him https://t.co/vMpH1EGFgr
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) August 24, 2022
Uh oh.
Why are you retweeting a Washington Examiner opinion piece? This isn’t journalism; this is pandering to the new boss. I assumed you were one of the good ones. An honest journalist. What a joke. Chris Cuomo looks like he has more integrity than you at this point.
— Brad Wollack (@BradWollack) August 24, 2022
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You’re tripping all over yourself and undermining your own profession for this new guy. Is CNN really worth it for you to sacrifice all your values and morals?
— Brad Wollack (@BradWollack) August 24, 2022
Jake making sure he isn't the next to be axed at the new CNN. Sad.
— Chris D. Jackson (@ChrisDJackson) August 24, 2022
I'm old enough to remember when people called you a respected journalist. Did you run out of Jared book reviews to retweet, Jake?
What a total disgrace.
— BrooklynDad_Defiant!☮️ (@mmpadellan) August 24, 2022
Jake “the Flake” Tapper’s a sellout. I’m never watching CNN ever again.
— Lakota Man (@LakotaMan1) August 24, 2022
You and a lot of other people. But why were you watching it in the first place?
The Washington Examiner is trending because progressives are outraged that Jake Tapper tweeted one of their articles. This is happening because the left correctly expects people in media to be on their side. https://t.co/JKW2T9Yy6b
— Mike LaChance (@MikeLaChance33) August 24, 2022
Goodbye @jaketapper – I'd like to wish you the best but you are now officially a media sellout and not a journalist.
— jen brehm (@brehmjen) August 24, 2022
UNFOLLOWED
— Rebecca P. (@khepsendj) August 24, 2022
Your lack of objectivity is showing.
— Brooke Binkowski (@brooklynmarie) August 24, 2022
Maybe his account is hacked?
If not, I'll be sure to inform as many prior CNN fans as possible.
— Steve Guluk (@SteveGuluk) August 24, 2022
I have known you were horrible for years but I will admit it’s refreshing that you aren’t hiding it anymore and showing how horrible you are in the open.
— Tony Posnanski (@tonyposnanski) August 24, 2022
So, the rumours I heard about you have been confirmed. What a disappointment.
— Dawn Alene 🇺🇸🇨🇦 (@DawnAlene64) August 24, 2022
Go work for FOX, already.
— Beachbaby5473 (@Beachbaby5473) August 24, 2022
Why would you tweet this?
— Corey Rockower (@crockower) August 24, 2022
Jake, please don’t be a “yes man” to the new CNN management team. Licht is wrong if he demands staff report/tweet both sides of everything. It turns people off of CNN and their staff.
— Lorenzo (@Mile_Marker_0) August 24, 2022
We’ve been assured that there is no “both sides” — there’s the liberal viewpoint and then there’s being wrong.
Tapper's got to be in hog heaven now that CNN is officially moving right. He can let that already-wasn't-doing-much-to-hide-his-real-self mask slip altogether.
— PopulismNeverEndsWell (@clt92) August 24, 2022
So what all of these people are saying is they’re disappointed because Tapper used to lean Left and now he’s betrayed them by sharing one article from the Washington Examiner. We’re just glad Selena Zito is getting some exposure — she’s a great writer. And if anyone actually read the piece, she’s actually giving solid campaign advice to Fetterman.
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LOL! Oliver Darcy pledges to keep holding ‘powerful people and institutions accountable’ as Brian Stelter leaves CNN https://t.co/6OfoVjQ1EL
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) August 18, 2022
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