President Obama was not friendly to the press, but the press was very friendly to President Obama. — Jake Tapper Friendly Copy Share Image
As soon as I wake up, I read my email to see what news developed overnight. — Jake Tapper Email Copy Share Image
What would McCarthy, what would Nixon, what would Bill Clinton have done if they'd had Twitter? — Jake Tapper Bill Copy Share Image
I think standing up for facts and decency is important, and we should've done more of it back in 2015 and 2016. — Jake Tapper Back Copy Share Image
I'm trying to spend less time with the phone when the kids are awake in general. I need to get better about… — Jake Tapper Better Copy Share Image
I have very vivid memories of my parents talking about Nixon, my mom watching Watergate on the black-and-white set in the living… — Jake Tapper Life Copy Share Image
The idea is, Mr. [Donald] Trump won the primaries in no small way because he had this very forceful position, saying all… — Jake Tapper Country Copy Share Image
I think there are periods in this country when behavior is abhorrent: McCarthy, Watergate, Bill Clinton. It's just a question of how… — Jake Tapper American Copy Share Image
I'm an everyday guy - I'm a try-to-write-at-least-15-minutes-every-day-if-not-an-hour-or-two kind of guy. I write in Google docs so that wherever you go, you… — Jake Tapper Access Copy Share Image
I have asked people repeated follow-ups for a while and asked people uncomfortable questions for a while. I just try to hold… — Jake Tapper Accountable Copy Share Image
We all know members of the House and Senate - especially the House - who are just crazy and say things that… — Jake Tapper Crazy Copy Share Image
[Donald] Trump has been saying that on, day one, the violent undocumented immigrants will be - will leave the country. But what… — Jake Tapper Country Copy Share Image
I get that that the violent illegal immigrants will be removed from the country. But what I am not hearing and I… — Jake Tapper Backing away Copy Share Image
“Then there was the Trumpiness of it all. A candidate just didn’t get a whole lot out of debating Trump. Even if… — Jake Tapper Alzheimers Copy Share Image
Washington, as we know it, is essentially run by men and women who are not elected or even appointed to their posts,… — Jake Tapper Men Copy Share Image
'MAD Magazine' put out a book that was a collection of Trump cartoons, and they asked me to do the forward because… — Jake Tapper Books Copy Share Image
When you write fiction, there were things about Washington that I've experienced and wanted to write about, including the swamping nature of… — Jake Tapper Come Copy Share Image
I wanted to be a cartoonist, and then I wanted to go into film - not as an actor, but as a… — Jake Tapper California Copy Share Image
Terrorism and trade policy are clearly topics where Trump expresses the fears and concerns of many American people. There is a widespread… — Jake Tapper American people Copy Share Image
I don't want to compare President Obama and President Trump on these issues, because they're different, and the scale isn't even remotely… — Jake Tapper Media Copy Share Image
Let's all recognize that, in a world full of disgusting dictators, Bashar Assad maybe ranks at the top. This is a guy,… — Jake Tapper Around the world Copy Share Image
I think there is room for improvement for all of the media, and that certainly, and especially, includes me. — Jake Tapper I think Copy Share Image
Equating brutality and despotism with leadership is not an American value. — Jake Tapper American Copy Share Image
CNN wants me to tell the news in a way that seems genuine and authentic. They don't want me to be Ron… — Jake Tapper Authentic Copy Share Image
My dad's a hero in a lot of ways. He was a 1960s and 1970s hippie and a member of the protest… — Jake Tapper 1970s Copy Share Image
Print and television journalism are very different, and it's not like one is better than the other. — Jake Tapper Better Copy Share Image
We often think our legacy will be our achievements. But often our legacy will be whether we set a moral standard. — Jake Tapper Achievements Copy Share Image
Embrace the humanity of everyone, especially those you don't understand. — Jake Tapper Embrace Copy Share Image
I've always been a ravenous consumer of opinion. When I was in my high school library and my college library, I would… — Jake Tapper American Copy Share Image