Tag: Jake Tapper

CNN's Jake Tapper discusses the social media posts President Donald Trump and his son, Donald Trump Jr., posted about Sen. Elizabeth Warren and the Trail of Tears, hitting them as "blatant racism." President Donald Trump's eldest son made light over…

CNN's Jake Tapper debunks President Donald Trump's claims about violent crime and the US-Mexico border in El Paso, Texas, as Trump heads to the city for his first 2020 campaign rally of the year. Trump made the claim last week…

Will she run as our first Native American presidential candidate, or has she decided that after 32 years, this is not playing so well anymore? See you on the campaign TRAIL, Liz!” Today Elizabeth Warren, sometimes referred to by me as Pocahontas, joined the race for President. Will she run as our first Native American presidential candidate, or has she decided that after 32 years, this is not playing so well anymore? See you on the campaign TRAIL, Liz! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 9, 2019 Of course, most of the reaction to Trump’s tweet was centered around his callous and purposeful use of “TRAIL,” a reference to the genocidal forced relocations of Native Americans in the 19th Century referred to as Trail of Tears. So, when CNN’s Jake Tapper asked the congresswoman about Trump’s tweet, she ignored his question and went about blasting Warren, calling her a “laughingstock.” . @jaketapper: “What about the language the President uses and the joking references to genocide against Native Americans?”@RepLizCheney: "Elizabeth Warren has made herself a laughingstock.” https://t.co/hgwicQep8h #CNNSOTU pic.twitter.com/NJKfAhePMm — State of the Union (@CNNSotu) February 10, 2019 Ignoring or excusing any and all things racist that Trump utters is par for the course for most Republicans — politicians and commentators alike. Even someone like Cheney, whom Tapper points out, has a large number of Native Americans in her state, can’t bring herself to be critical of him. Jeez. https://t.co/WYmvB1jg1O — Brit Hume (@brithume) February 10, 2019 Trump’s most recent tweet and his constant use of Pocahontas, a racist slur he uses when referring to Warren is not an accident.

Vanessa Tyson, the woman who has accused Democratic Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax of sexual assault, issued a statement describing the alleged 2004 incident. #CNN #News

CNN's Bill Weir reports on what's behind the Green New Deal and how it has become a Litmus test for Democrats. #CNN #News

More than six in 10 Democratic and Democratic-leaning voters say former Vice President Joe Biden should make a run for president, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, and half of all Americans say they would be at…

The Lead’s panel gets heated during a discussion about two new Democratic Congresswomen's outspoken positions regarding Israel and US-Israeli relations. #CNN #News

Senate investigators have obtained new information showing Donald Trump Jr.'s mysterious phone calls ahead of the 2016 Trump Tower meeting were not with his father, three sources with knowledge of the matter told CNN. #CNN #News

Some 2020 Democratic presidential candidates are proposing a "Medicare-for-all" healthcare plan. CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports on what this plan entails and if it is actually feasible. #CNN #News

Accusations of insensitivity swirl after Trump aides went on camera seemingly indifferent to the plight of furloughed federal workers during the partial government shutdown. CNN's Abby Phillip has the latest. #CNN #News