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Jake Tapper

News Anchor; Host of CNN's "The Lead"

Jake Tapper wrote the bestselling nonfiction book “The Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor,” which was turned into a critically acclaimed film in 2020, and two New York Times  bestselling novels, ”The Hellfire Club” and ”The Devil May Dance.”  Tapper is also the co-author, alongside Alex Thompson, of “Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again.” He is an Emmy Award-winning TV journalist as the lead D.C. anchor and chief Washington correspondent for CNN.

Debates Featuring Jake Tapper

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Think Twice: Original Sin with Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson

With Jake Tapper, Alex Thompson

May 30, 2025

The June 2024 presidential debate was a turning point in crucial ways for President Biden and the beginning of inquiry and reflection about his candidacy. In this episode, Open to Debate’s moderator-in-chief John Donvan and chief content officer Lia Matthow sit down with the co-moderator of that historic debate, CNN anchor Jake Tapper and Axios’s Alex Thompson to discuss their book “Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again.” As a debate organization, we wanted to…

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Think Twice: Original Sin with Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson

With Jake Tapper, Alex Thompson

May 30, 2025

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Think Twice: Original Sin with Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson

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