CNN's Jake Tapper declines RFK Jr. debate challenge because he's 'not going to lend credence to a conspiracy theorist'

Doug P. | 3:48 PM on December 22, 2021

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has challenged CNN’s Jake Tapper to a debate about vaccine mandates:

.@jaketapper We both feel passionate about our views on vaccine mandates. Let's have a debate for the benefit of Americans. We can debate your enthusiastic support of censorship and our divergent opinions on Dr. Fauci's effectiveness as the covid pandemic manager. #MakeJakeDebate

— Robert F. Kennedy Jr (@RobertKennedyJr) December 21, 2021

Tapper declined, saying he’s “not going to lend credence to a conspiracy theorist”:

Truly embarrassing.

No, I’m not going to lend credence to a conspiracy theorist whose views are so false, unhinged, and dangerous to public health his own siblings feel the need publish op-eds against him.https://t.co/sLCLs3OQ7n https://t.co/zKNZifvI1s

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) December 22, 2021

People started to then remember times when CNN didn’t have much of an issue with that.

https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/1473743966558429187

How many times has Rep. Adam Schiff been allowed to spout his BS on CNN?

Yet @jaketapper will continue to have Adam Schiff, "I saw Russia collusion in plain sight" on.

— 𝓛𝓸𝓵𝓪 (No/nope/nah) (@DroppedmicAgain) December 22, 2021