CNN host Jake Tapper was confronted by a viewer who said she didn't like him anymore because of a lack of coverage about President Donald Trump's mental health. At the same time, she complained that he focused on selling a book about former President Joe Biden's decline.
During Tuesday's Washington Journal program on C-SPAN, a caller named Sarah raked Tapper over the coals.
"Right now, I watch you on CNN, but right now I really don't like you," Sarah explained. "I think you're doing a disservice to Joe and also to the American people. When are you going to examine, you know, what is going on with Trump?"
"This president has been pure chaos today," she continued, "which indicates to me that there is something wrong with him. We will never get a straight answer on his medical examinations, what medication he is on. And yet you have gone after Joe Biden with a vengeance."
The caller told Tapper she was "very disappointed" in him.
"I enjoy watching your show, but not anymore," Sarah said. "And I think right now you ought to start writing another book examining Trump and what he is doing, calling out the National Guard, the Marines, and everybody."
"When has a president ever done that? It's pure erratic."
Tapper defended himself by insisting he covered Trump for two hours every day on CNN.
"But obviously, whatever lessons we've learned from covering President Biden, we would apply to any politician, any future politician or present politicians," he said. "So I'm sorry if I'm disappointing you by covering President Biden, but journalists, we are supposed to cover stories that we think the American people have a right to know, that we think will enhance their understanding of how the country's run."
Watch the video below from C-SPAN.
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