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CNN’s Tapper Might Bar GOP Leaders Who Don’t Meet His Criteria For ‘Standards And Facts’

"Why should I put any of them on TV?"

Hank Berrien
CNN’s Tapper Might Bar GOP Leaders Who Don’t Meet His Criteria For ‘Standards And Facts’
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Speaking to his CNN colleagues John Berman and Brianna Keilar on Tuesday, CNN anchor Jake Tapper stated that he would not allow Republicans to appear on his show “The Lead” if they didn’t meet his criteria for “standards and facts.”

Tapper’s tirade was prompted by a question from Keilar about the effort to oust Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY), the chair of the House Republican Conference, the third-ranking position in the GOP caucus, because she had made comments criticizing other Republicans, including suggesting that any senator who challenged the results of the 2020 election should be precluded from running for president in 2024.

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