{"id":495201,"date":"2022-09-22T22:52:39","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T19:52:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/viewers-rip-cnn-for-moving-pandering-jake-tapper-to-primetime\/"},"modified":"2022-09-22T22:52:39","modified_gmt":"2022-09-22T19:52:39","slug":"viewers-rip-cnn-for-moving-pandering-jake-tapper-to-primetime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/viewers-rip-cnn-for-moving-pandering-jake-tapper-to-primetime\/","title":{"rendered":"#Viewers rip CNN for moving &#8216;pandering&#8217; Jake Tapper to primetime"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a28c7febae87\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a28c7febae87\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/viewers-rip-cnn-for-moving-pandering-jake-tapper-to-primetime\/#%E2%80%9CViewers_rip_CNN_for_moving_%E2%80%98pandering_Jake_Tapper_to_primetime%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Viewers rip CNN for moving &#8216;pandering&#8217; Jake Tapper to primetime&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CViewers_rip_CNN_for_moving_%E2%80%98pandering_Jake_Tapper_to_primetime%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Viewers rip CNN for moving &#8216;pandering&#8217; Jake Tapper to primetime&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Viewers ripped CNN over its promotion of Jake T<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>er to its coveted 9 p.m. slot \u2014 with some claiming a recent shift in the anchor\u2019s left-leaning reporting to more centrist and conservative-friendly takes amounts to \u201cpandering\u201d and \u201ckissing up\u201d to his new bosses.<\/p>\n<p>Tapper\u2019s star is rising as CNN\u2019s new boss Chris Licht has been cleaning house and pushing a more middle-of-the-road approach, moving away from punditry that focused on criticizing the Trump administration and conservatives to boost ratings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTapper is trying to survive,\u201d said a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> source. \u201cHe\u2019s kowtowing to his bosses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s very ambitious\u201d and \u201cvery hard-working\u201d with a \u201chealthy ego,\u201d added another source who had once worked with the anchor. <\/p>\n<p>During President Donald Trump\u2019s tenure, Tapper had emerged as a liberal bulldog, attacking the right over fake <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> on his shows \u201cThe Lead with Jake Tapper\u201d and \u201cState of the Union.\u201d In 2018, the New York Times called him a \u201cstaunch defender of facts in the Trump era.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/jake-tapper-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"jake Tapper\" class=\"wp-image-23966256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/jake-tapper-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/jake-tapper-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/jake-tapper-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Once a leading voice criticizing the Trump admistration, Jake Tapper is taking a more centrist approach under CNN\u2019s new boss Chris Licht.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>His tussles with former Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway were even<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/snls-kellyanne-conway-goes-full-fatal-attraction-on-cnns-jake-tapper\"> parodied on \u201cSaturday Night Live,\u201d <\/a>as the anchor defended CNN from being called \u201cfake news\u201d by Trump.<\/p>\n<p>But under Licht, the anchor has recently made some uncharacteristic overtures to the right, including suggesting that President Biden invite Trump\u00a0to join the American delegation to\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/09\/12\/meghan-markle-has-awkward-exchange-with-aides-over-flowers\/?_ga=2.267973645.205902233.1662910508-1212912648.1634415321\">the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in London<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>In May, Tapper raised eyebrows when he cut off a White House adviser who blamed high gasoline prices on Vladimir Putin. And last month, he shared an article on Twitter written by Salena Zito, a conservative columnist for the New York Post and the Washington Examiner, about the race for the US Senate seat in Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJake drank the kool-aid,\u201d one of his liberal viewers wrote on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis isn\u2019t journalism; this is pandering to the new boss,\u201d another wrote. \u201cI assumed you were one of the good ones.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/chris-licht-2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Chris Licht\" class=\"wp-image-23966293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/chris-licht-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/chris-licht-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/chris-licht-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>CNN\u2019s new boss Chris Licht is tasked with pumping up ratings and shifting the tone of the cable news network. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for Warner Bros. Di<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Tapper also <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thelist.com\/972243\/jake-tappers-unexpected-retweet-has-twitter-in-a-tizzy\/\">retweeted <\/a>Ivanka Trump\u2019s endorsement of \u201cBreaking History\u201d penned by her husband, Jared Kushner. The book was eviscerated by the Times and other reviewers, and the tweet caused some outlets to wonder if Tapper\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.showbiz411.com\/2022\/08\/19\/was-jake-tappers-twitter-account-hacked-liberal-cnn-host-retweets-ivanka-trump-endorsement-of-husbands-panned-book\">account had been hacked.<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>After CNN announced Thursday that Tapper will host a one-hour show at 9 p.m. beginning Oct. 10 and through the midterm elections in early November, naysayers chimed in, calling out Tapper for pandering to his boss\u2019s agenda. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cGetting promoted for kissing up to the new right wing\/Trumper overlords eh Jake?\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BisonBrewski\/status\/1572955536206843904?s=20&amp;t=6pfI6bf2-Ub9sqaeQqXmhw\">one user tweeted<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t watch Jake Tapper on CNN. Just don\u2019t. He\u2019s taking the lead with Chris Licht as reputation defenders of Trump and MAGA,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mile_Marker_0\/status\/1572984353583513602?s=20&amp;t=6pfI6bf2-Ub9sqaeQqXmhw\">echoed <\/a>another.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Getting promoted for kissing up to the new right wing\/Trumper overlords eh Jake?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jason \u2013 Bison Brewski F (@BisonBrewski) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BisonBrewski\/status\/1572955536206843904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 22, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>A CNN spokesperson said, \u201cJake was not \u2018promoted.\u2019 He agreed to anchor the 9p-hour for one month as part of a special programming schedule. He has always been an aggressive reporter and a tough but fair interviewer who calls out nonsense and lies, regardless of their source. He has not been asked to change nor would he. Anyone who actually watches CNN knows that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tapper didn\u2019t immediately respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p>If Tapper turns in strong ratings, it\u2019s likely he will permanently grab the slot, which had been held by disgraced anchor Chris Cuomo. Cuomo was canned from CNN last year by then-boss Jeff Zucker after it came to light that he secretly aided the defense of his embattled older brother, then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Zucker resigned shortly thereafter for not disclosing a romantic relationship with CNN communications exec Allison Gollust. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/cnn-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"CNN world HQ\" class=\"wp-image-23966317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/cnn-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/cnn-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/cnn-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>CNN is getting a makeover under corporate parent Warner Bros. Discovery.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At the time, a CNN insider told The Post that Tapper had been angling for Cuomo\u2019s anchor chair, but the slot was left vacant for nearly a year as new management at the network\u2019s corporate parent Warner Bros. Discovery set the nonpartisan agenda and ushered in Licht.<\/p>\n<p>Since taking the helm, Licht has ousted left-leaning journalists like Brian Stelter, John Harwood and Jeffrey Toobin. Recently he shook up the morning show, adding outspoken primetime anchor Don Lemon along with Kaitlan Collins and Poppy Harlow. They replaced current morning show hosts John Berman and Brianna Keiler.<\/p>\n<p>Licht, however, hasn\u2019t made any big hires since he arrived in May. Insiders wondered if he was unable to take any big swings as Warner Bros. Discovery is in cutting mode as it tries to make good on its promise to investors to find at least $3 billion in savings by 2023.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/jake-tapper-3-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Jake Tapper\" class=\"wp-image-23966346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/jake-tapper-3-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/jake-tapper-3-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/jake-tapper-3-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Jake Tapper will grab CNN\u2019s 9 p.m. primetime slot through the elections.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for WarnerMedia<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On Thursday, Licht set the rest of its primetime lineup for the elections, saying it will also move anchor Alisyn Camerota and legal analyst Laura Coates into the 10 p.m.-midnight span that was once hosted by Lemon.<\/p>\n<p>Berman and Keilar will take Tapper\u2019s spot as host of \u201cThe Lead\u201d from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. while veteran political anchor Wolf Blitzer will remain as host of \u201cThe Situation Room\u201d from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Erin Burnett will continue to helm the 7 p.m. hour while Anderson Cooper is staying put as host of \u201cAC360\u201d beginning at 8 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCNN is moving deck chairs around on Titanic,\u201d said a media insider, who noted that the moves \u201cwon\u2019t help CNN out of its ratings slump.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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