Oliver Darcy Blasts CNN’s Coverage of Trump’s Inauguration – Jake Tapper Was Only ‘Physically Present’

DARCY Very stark difference ░░░░░░░░ the way CNN in ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump and politics ░░░░░░░░ to the way it ░░░░░░░░ under a previous owner ░░░░░░░░ of the noticeable things ░░░░░░░░ instance during the inauguration ░░░░░░░░ was that None of ░░░░░░░░ CNN anchors pointed out ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump is the ░░░░░░░░ convicted felon to take ░░░░░░░░ office They didn t ░░░░░░░░ out at he was ░░░░░░░░ impeached You had a ░░░░░░░░ of right wing extremists ░░░░░░░░ a lot of right ░░░░░░░░ conspiracy theorists stuffed in ░░░░░░░░ rotunda People like Tucker ░░░░░░░░ an extremist Marjorie Taylor ░░░░░░░░ an extremist Robert Kennedy ░░░░░░░░ a conspiracy theorist on ░░░░░░░░ on it went In ░░░░░░░░ previous iteration of CNN ░░░░░░░░ would have seen that ░░░░░░░░ out pretty forcefully that ░░░░░░░░ the rotunda four years ░░░░░░░░ January 6 you have ░░░░░░░░ lot of people who ░░░░░░░░ the the big lie ░░░░░░░░ even in Tucker Carlson ░░░░░░░░ case suggested that the ░░░░░░░░ was a false flag ░░░░░░░░ you have them now ░░░░░░░░ at the citadel of ░░░░░░░░ democracy welcoming Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ to power And Jake ░░░░░░░░ was pretty tame LOEWINGER ░░░░░░░░ argue that Jake Tapper ░░░░░░░░ limp coverage embodies a ░░░░░░░░ trend that we re ░░░░░░░░ in the news media ░░░░░░░░ is a kind of ░░░░░░░░ from aggressive coverage of ░░░░░░░░ Trump and you liken ░░░░░░░░ phenomenon to The Invasion ░░░░░░░░ the Body Snatchers the ░░░░░░░░ horror film DARCY Yes ░░░░░░░░ thought it was interesting ░░░░░░░░ there are all these ░░░░░░░░ news anchors who saw ░░░░░░░░ star rise during the ░░░░░░░░ Administration the first Trump ░░░░░░░░ because they were tough ░░░░░░░░ nails interviewers and anchors ░░░░░░░░ You pointed to a ░░░░░░░░ of blistering sermon as ░░░░░░░░ describe it from 2020 ░░░░░░░░ after Donald Trump had ░░░░░░░░ the election and Joe ░░░░░░░░ was being sworn in ░░░░░░░░ That used to be ░░░░░░░░ Jake Tapper that CNN ░░░░░░░░ new and I think ░░░░░░░░ viewers liked Clip starts ░░░░░░░░ Now the Trump presidency ░░░░░░░░ coming to an end ░░░░░░░░ so many squandered opportunities ░░░░░░░░ ruined potential but also ░░░░░░░░ era of just plain ░░░░░░░░ It must be said ░░░░░░░░ paraphrase President Ford for ░░░░░░░░ of millions of our ░░░░░░░░ Americans their long national ░░░░░░░░ is over Clip ends ░░░░░░░░ And watching this second ░░░░░░░░ begin those anchors were ░░░░░░░░ physically present on my ░░░░░░░░ like Jake Tapper was ░░░░░░░░ there but it felt ░░░░░░░░ a very different Jake ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts TAPPER The ░░░░░░░░ talking about ushering in ░░░░░░░░ golden era of the ░░░░░░░░ States He certainly said ░░░░░░░░ number of things that ░░░░░░░░ I m sure outgoing ░░░░░░░░ former President Biden didn ░░░░░░░░ care for And we ░░░░░░░░ Hillary Clinton s head ░░░░░░░░ no at one point ░░░░░░░░ it was the agenda ░░░░░░░░ was elected on Clip ░░░░░░░░ DARCY And that s ░░░░░░░░ an accident That s ░░░░░░░░ direction that new network ░░░░░░░░ Mark Thompson wants to ░░░░░░░░ the network Jeff Zucker ░░░░░░░░ was the network chief ░░░░░░░░ AT T owned the ░░░░░░░░ he really encouraged anchors ░░░░░░░░ be relentless to be ░░░░░░░░ about the lies that ░░░░░░░░ Trump is pushing Mark ░░░░░░░░ had is anchors gathered ░░░░░░░░ a Sunday afternoon meeting ░░░░░░░░ he made it very ░░░░░░░░ that he did not ░░░░░░░░ to focus on those ░░░░░░░░ he wanted to look ░░░░░░░░ He said the network ░░░░░░░░ be open minded about ░░░░░░░░ and show him a ░░░░░░░░ deference It s just ░░░░░░░░ very different CNN in ░░░░░░░░ than it was four ░░░░░░░░ ago LOEWINGER He really ░░░░░░░░ Show him some deference ░░░░░░░░ That s not a ░░░░░░░░ from him but yes ░░░░░░░░ was the thrust of ░░░░░░░░ he was saying that ░░░░░░░░ is a new president ░░░░░░░░ should not pre judge ░░░░░░░░ and that he should ░░░░░░░░ given basically an opportunity ░░░░░░░░ govern Those days where ░░░░░░░░ saw viral clips of ░░░░░░░░ anchors really holding Trump ░░░░░░░░ feet to the fire ░░░░░░░░ days have have largely ░░░░░░░░ to an end.”