I think it's unprofessional and inappropriate for Jake Tapper to keep pushing his tabloid book

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President Biden does not have dementia nor has he suffered any cognitive decline. There was no cover-up because, again, President Biden does not have dementia and is not showing cognitive decline.

Jake Tapper is not a neurologist and has no business pretending he can make this diagnosis.

The only people who would even be interested in reading his trashy gossip at a time when all hell is breaking loose because of the con artist are MAGA cultists.

Tapper has been a Trump enablist since 2016. He has an obvious bias against the Democratic Party and his credibility as far as I'm concerned is on par with Fox News. Not credible.

[milestogo]

1. Yeah, he's an idiot.

[Jose Garcia]

2. When did Tapper say that President Biden had dementia?

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4. Tapper insinuates it.

[Jose Garcia]

12. Do you have a direct quote?

Saying that someone is is decline and saying that they have dementia are two different things.

[Quiet Em]

16. Tapper's insinuation is quite clear.

It's not something I'm going to argue or debate. His insinuation is clear.

[wishstar]

5. In the new book, Tapper refers to him as an 'addled old man"

"Tapper and Thompson write in the book that “what the world saw at Joe Biden’s one and only debate was not an anomaly — it was not a cold, it was not someone who was under or overprepared, it was not someone who was just a little tired. It was the natural result of an eighty-one-year-old man whose faculties had been diminishing for years.”

“Biden, his family, and his team let their self-interest and fear of another Trump term justify trying to put an at times addled old man in the Oval Office for four more years,” the authors write.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/26/media/joe-biden-book-jake-tapper-alex-thompson/index.html

[Jose Garcia]

13. We finally beat Medicare!

[Prairie Gates]

3. Jake Tapper got famous by dragging Al Gore in the 200 campaign

He's a complete asshole. Then he pretends to be the hero of "the troops," while most of those killed and wounded would not have been anywhere near Iraq or Afghanistan if not for his deeply irresponsible coverage of the 2000 election.

[MagickMuffin]

6. Alex Thompson feels bad about missing the biggest story of 2024

Apparently Joe Biden is in mental decline, yet Krasnov is the epitome of mental health. He has the greatest mind of all humanity.

I’d like to direct those old talking heads to not miss the biggliest story by ignoring it.


Brilliant thinking, losers Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson. I won’t be buying, or reading your hit piece on President Biden.

[senseandsensibility]

7. Not only that he got everyone at the White House Correspondents

Dinner to make his BS about Biden the theme of the night. We're losing our democracy, and they were whining and apologizing for not being tough enough on Biden and calling him old enough! Disgusting! And I agree completely about his stupid book and the pushing of it. He holds up two of his books he's pushing at the end of EVERY show.

[Tommy Carcetti]

8. See my "Breaking News" post a couple weeks ago.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220278795

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9. Thank you for that!

[karynnj]

10. Concerning professionalism, my first comment is what profession?

In his current job, he is a taking head, a commentator, host etc. What he isn't, at least now, is a journalist. As to promoting his book, that seems to be the norm for talking heads, whether MSNBC, CNN, or FOX.

However, the content of that book, at least from comments I've read, should disqualify him from claiming he is not a biased partisan. Like him, I am not a neurologist or doctor of any kind. I have heard the recent speech and some comments from Biden. Just as in the press conference after the disastrous debate, he was engaged, understood complex questions and gave nuanced answers.

My view is the debate was the aberration. Either not taking medication or the medication itself coupled with the chaos and bullying that is Trump resulted in what we saw. I think he was also over prepared by his team to make certain points. In retrospect, I wonder if they should have given him a prepared crisp, but commanding put down for the predictable Trump non answer/attack which he could use to shut down an early Trump answer followed by a calm normal response to the question.

Between the press conference about a week later and the earlier state of the union, it was clear he was coherent, had a very good memory and he could think on his feet. Trump might seem more energetic, but he shows nowhere near the understanding of complex issues and often seems incoherent.

With Biden, while not showing mental problems, I suspect many in Democratic circles and the media, were unhappy he did not step down sometime after the midterm

[Johonny]

11. I may have inside knowledge that Jack Tapper has dementia. Many people in his inner circle are said to be concerned

I have heard possibly he didn't even write the book, but those closest around him might be protecting him.

Fuck everyone currently profiting from our misery. Jack is just another piece of shit profiting from the Presidency of Trump indirectly. He is no different than any other grifter.

[senseandsensibility]

14. I don't know why, but it is funny to me that you

called him Jack. He is so full of himself. My favorite story about him is when he interviewed Bob Costas. He kept saying to Bob "we should go to a Senators game sometime", but Bob wasn't biting. In fact, he managed to ignore the suggestion (on live TV) at least three times before a dejected Jack finally gave up.

[displacedvermoter]

15. There could be undetected signs of syphilis as well

Some viewers may have noted rashes or blotches. It is always possible.