CNN’s Jake Tapper, once one of the loudest voices dismissing concerns about President Joe Biden’s mental decline, is now positioning himself as a victim—not a participant—in what many view as one of the most egregious media cover-ups in modern political history.
During a recent interview promoting his new book, Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again, Tapper claimed that he and MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough were “targeted” by the Biden administration in an elaborate PR campaign aimed at manufacturing the illusion of Biden’s competence.
Tapper’s Admission: The Regime’s Media Strategy
According to Tapper, Biden himself watched Scarborough’s Morning Joe and became incensed after Washington Post columnist David Ignatius suggested he step aside in 2023. Tapper claims Biden’s response wasn’t denial—but damage control, choosing to “convince” Scarborough and other influential media figures that he was fit to lead.
“He made sure that you thought differently,” Tapper said of Biden’s focus on Scarborough. “Like you were a constituency, like you were farmers in Iowa.”
Tapper suggested that this deliberate targeting of elite journalists was part of a broader operation to preserve Biden’s image ahead of a difficult re-election push. He name-dropped others like Jon Meacham and Evan Osnos, implying they too were manipulated into whitewashing Biden’s condition.
The Hypocrisy: Tapper Once Helped Lead the Smear Campaign
What Tapper fails to mention is his own active role in mocking, marginalizing, and discrediting anyone who dared raise Biden’s mental fitness as a legitimate concern. Critics were labeled “conspiracy theorists,” “ageist,” or “alt-right agitators” by media elites like Tapper and Scarborough.
Yet now, with a book to sell, Tapper is conveniently recasting himself as a manipulated insider—not a willing participant in a narrative control operation that kept American voters in the dark.
Scarborough’s Infamous Quote: A Case Study in Media Gaslighting
Scarborough’s March 2024 defense of Biden—“This version of Biden, intellectually, analytically, is the best Biden ever”—has not aged well. It’s now being reframed as a response to strategic manipulation from the President himself. But for many viewers, it’s clear: Scarborough didn’t just fall for a scam—he sold it.
Biden’s Handlers Played the Media—And the Media Played You
The real story here isn’t just Biden’s decline. It’s the institutional corruption of a corporate press that allowed itself to be used as a tool of narrative warfare. The same reporters who now claim to have been “victims” were, in truth, gatekeepers of disinformation.
And now that the tide has turned—and Biden’s health crisis is undeniable—they’re rewriting history to protect their reputations and sell books.
The Verdict: Tapper Profits While the Truth Suffers
Jake Tapper’s Original Sin may be an apt title—but it doesn’t refer to Biden’s decline. The original sin was the media’s betrayal of its duty to inform the American people. And as Tapper attempts to cash in on the cover-up he once enabled, the question isn’t whether Biden misled the press—it’s whether the press ever intended to tell the truth at all.
