--- title: "15 People Quotes By Jake Tapper" description: "15 People quotes by Jake Tapper. Plus more from Jake Tapper and more People sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a7b/jake-tapper-4443_like_probably-like-a-lot-of-people-my-persona_800525.jpg" --- > [Probably like a lot of people, my personal politics are all over the map.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-tapper/probably-like-a-lot-of-people-my-personal-politics-are-all-over-the/) [Jake Tapper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-tapper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a7b/jake-tapper-4443_like_probably-like-a-lot-of-people-my-persona_800525.jpg) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3be/jake-tapper-4443_matters_it-matters-to-people-that-the-president_395122.jpg) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e07/jake-tapper-4443_edward_my-job-is-to-be-skeptical-skeptical-of-p_422496.jpg) > [In 2009, 2010, the Obama people were the ones mad at me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-tapper/in-2009-2010-the-obama-people-were-the-ones-mad-at-me/) [Jake Tapper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-tapper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee3/jake-tapper-4443_mad_in-2009-2010-the-obama-people-were-the-o_2347041.jpg) > [You write a story, you do a TV show, and if people don't like it, well, you're going to do it again…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-tapper/you-write-a-story-you-do-a-tv-show-and-if-people-don-t-like-it-well/) [Jake Tapper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-tapper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7be/jake-tapper-4443_again_you-write-a-story-you-do-a-tv-show-and-i_2014330.jpg) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/509/jake-tapper-4443_guard_people-mess-up-they-say-things-when-thei_226042.jpg) > [I have asked people repeated follow-ups for a while and asked people uncomfortable questions for a while. I just try to hold…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a19/jake-tapper-4443_people_i-have-asked-people-repeated-follow-ups_2177378.jpg) > [Whenever journalism students ask me what they should be doing, I say that if you're on social media, you should be following…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/197/jake-tapper-4443_following_whenever-journalism-students-ask-me-what_236844.jpg) > [I generally feel that the solution to speech that people find offensive is more speech. You should talk about it, discuss it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-tapper/i-generally-feel-that-the-solution-to-speech-that-people-find/) [Jake Tapper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-tapper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/854/jake-tapper-4443_communication_i-generally-feel-that-the-solution-to-sp_2171977.jpg) > [Terrorism and trade policy are clearly topics where Trump expresses the fears and concerns of many American people. There is a widespread…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-tapper/terrorism-and-trade-policy-are-clearly-topics-where-trump-expresses/) [Jake Tapper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-tapper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b88/jake-tapper-4443_american-people_terrorism-and-trade-policy-are-clearly-t_2958013.jpg) > [I definitely pack coffee if I'm going someplace where it might not be available. When I went to Afghanistan in 2011, I…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a79/jake-tapper-4443_afghanistan_i-definitely-pack-coffee-if-i-m-going-so_475688.jpg) > [When you write fiction, there were things about Washington that I've experienced and wanted to write about, including the swamping nature of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-tapper/when-you-write-fiction-there-were-things-about-washington-that-i-ve/) [Jake Tapper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-tapper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/edb/jake-tapper-4443_come_when-you-write-fiction-there-were-things_2325575.jpg) > [I think that I'm doing my job, and it's nice to be recognized, but I also know that a lot of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-tapper/i-think-that-i-m-doing-my-job-and-it-s-nice-to-be-recognized-but-i/) [Jake Tapper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-tapper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c23/jake-tapper-4443_happy_i-think-that-i-m-doing-my-job-and-it-s-n_1235724.jpg) > [I get that that the violent illegal immigrants will be removed from the country. But what I am not hearing and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-tapper/i-get-that-that-the-violent-illegal-immigrants-will-be-removed-from/) [Jake Tapper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-tapper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d6/jake-tapper-4443_backing-away_i-get-that-that-the-violent-illegal-immi_2237437.jpg) > [Let's all recognize that, in a world full of disgusting dictators, Bashar Assad maybe ranks at the top. This is a guy,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-tapper/let-s-all-recognize-that-in-a-world-full-of-disgusting-dictators/) [Jake Tapper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-tapper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/156/jake-tapper-4443_around-the-world_let-s-all-recognize-that-in-a-world-full_3143545.jpg) ## Other authors on People - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-sunday-adelaja-87912.jpg) Sunday Adelaja 856 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/sunday-adelaja/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-rush-limbaugh-81741.jpg) Rush Limbaugh 843 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/rush-limbaugh/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-donald-trump-30060.jpg) Donald Trump 724 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/donald-trump/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-barack-obama-16275.jpg) Barack Obama 624 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/barack-obama/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-frederick-lenz-36205.jpg) Frederick Lenz 488 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/frederick-lenz/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-hillary-clinton-42043.jpg) Hillary Clinton 367 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/hillary-clinton/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-george-w-bush-38036.jpg) George W. 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Maxwell 249 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/john-c-maxwell/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-terry-pratchett-89528.jpg) Terry Pratchett 244 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/terry-pratchett/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-bill-gates-17911.jpg) Bill Gates 223 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/bill-gates/) ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/jake-tapper/#itemlist", "name": "15 People Quotes By Jake Tapper", "numberOfItems": 15, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Probably like a lot of people, my personal politics are all over the map.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jake Tapper" }, "url": 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