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title: "1 People Accountable Quotes By Jake Tapper"
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> [I have asked people repeated follow-ups for a while and asked people uncomfortable questions for a while. I just try to hold people accountable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-tapper/i-have-asked-people-repeated-follow-ups-for-a-while-and-asked-people/)

[Jake Tapper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-tapper/)

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## More by Jake Tapper

> [You know what takes effort? Being kind, being patient, being respectful, telling someone how you feel politely instead of just avoiding them for six…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-tapper/you-know-what-takes-effort-being-kind-being-patient-being-respectful/)

[Jake Tapper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-tapper/)

> [My job, in general, is nonfiction, so writing fiction was liberating. If you can't find the answer to something, you just make it up!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-tapper/my-job-in-general-is-nonfiction-so-writing-fiction-was-liberating-if/)

[Jake Tapper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-tapper/)

> [I listen to a lot of criticism. From the Left and the Right and from everywhere. I mean, everybody's a media critic. And sometimes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-tapper/i-listen-to-a-lot-of-criticism-from-the-left-and-the-right-and-from/)

[Jake Tapper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-tapper/)

> [I don't really get nervous anymore unless there's a big interview.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-tapper/i-don-t-really-get-nervous-anymore-unless-there-s-a-big-interview/)

[Jake Tapper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-tapper/)

> [People mess up. They say things when their guard is down.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-tapper/people-mess-up-they-say-things-when-their-guard-is-down/)

[Jake Tapper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-tapper/)

> [Whenever journalism students ask me what they should be doing, I say that if you're on social media, you should be following a ton…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-tapper/whenever-journalism-students-ask-me-what-they-should-be-doing-i-say/)

[Jake Tapper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-tapper/)

> [My job is not to be liked. My job is to tell the truth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-tapper/my-job-is-not-to-be-liked-my-job-is-to-tell-the-truth/)

[Jake Tapper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-tapper/)

> [It took me years to realize I wanted to be in journalism.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-tapper/it-took-me-years-to-realize-i-wanted-to-be-in-journalism/)

[Jake Tapper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-tapper/)

> [There are news sources that are just out-and-out lies coming from Europe, coming from other parts of the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-tapper/there-are-news-sources-that-are-just-out-and-out-lies-coming-from/)

[Jake Tapper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-tapper/)

> [It matters to people that the president tell them the truth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-tapper/it-matters-to-people-that-the-president-tell-them-the-truth/)

[Jake Tapper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-tapper/)

> [My job is to be skeptical: skeptical of people like Edward Snowden and skeptical of the U.S. government.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-tapper/my-job-is-to-be-skeptical-skeptical-of-people-like-edward-snowden-and/)

[Jake Tapper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-tapper/)

> [I did freelance cartooning off and on from college graduation in 1991 through ABC News hiring me in 2003. I did a weekly comic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-tapper/i-did-freelance-cartooning-off-and-on-from-college-graduation-in-1991/)

[Jake Tapper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-tapper/)

> [I definitely pack coffee if I'm going someplace where it might not be available. When I went to Afghanistan in 2011, I brought a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-tapper/i-definitely-pack-coffee-if-i-m-going-someplace-where-it-might-not-be/)

[Jake Tapper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-tapper/)

> [ The estimated 11 or so million undocumented immigrants currently in the United States. This is what Mr. \[Donald \] Trump promised back in November. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-tapper/the-estimated-11-or-so-million-undocumented-immigrants-currently-in/)

[Jake Tapper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-tapper/)

> [I think it's important to have as diverse of a feed as possible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-tapper/i-think-it-s-important-to-have-as-diverse-of-a-feed-as-possible/)

[Jake Tapper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-tapper/)

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