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title: "1 Truth Government Quotes By Jake Tapper"
description: "1 Truth Government quotes by Jake Tapper. Plus more from Jake Tapper and more Truth Government sayings from other authors."
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> [It's the exact opposite of my job to take what the government says at face value and say, 'This is the truth because the government says it, and the government never lies.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-tapper/it-s-the-exact-opposite-of-my-job-to-take-what-the-government-says-at/)

[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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