CNN’s Tapper Decries Trump’s ‘Reality TV’ SOTU, Divisive ‘Red Meat’

Nicholas Fondacaro | February 5, 2020
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Moments after President Trump wrapped up his eventful State of the Union address Tuesday night, CNN host Jake Tapper took to ripping into; much like the petty Speaker of the House did in ripping up the advanced copy Trump gave her. According to him, the address bore a striking resemblance to mindless “reality television,” and, with very few exceptions, it was nothing but divisive “red meat” for his base.

Claiming he didn’t “mean this in a pejorative way,” Tapper repeated he assertion that the address was nothing more than Reality TV and recalled some of the touching moments. His prime example was when legendary conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh, who just went public with his lung cancer diagnosis, was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom:

TAPPER: And obviously, the surprise Medal of Freedom that the First Lady bestowed upon Rush Limbaugh, where he seemed rather shocked. I mean, this really is a true and full embrace of who this President is, which is somebody from the world of reality television. Where he was trying to have these moments for the American people to experience.

And it worked on a lot of people,” Tapper seemed to fret. Co-host Wolf Blitzer seemed to share that thought, saying, “I’m sure it will resonate with a lot of Americans out there.”

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