Jake Tapper

As soon as I wake up, I read my email to see what news developed overnight.

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It took me years to realize I wanted to be in journalism.

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It's not always easy for a mainstream organization to accept what a blog is.

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I don't really get nervous anymore unless there's a big interview.

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You know who has done a lot of questioning of generals? President Trump.

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My mom is from Canada. Both my grandparents were from Canada.

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Embrace the humanity of everyone, especially those you don't understand.

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You know what takes effort? Being kind. Being patient. Being respectful.

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Politicians don't like tough coverage, and their protectors try to destroy the messengers.

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President Obama was not friendly to the press, but the press was very friendly to President Obama.

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The estimated 11 or so million undocumented immigrants currently in the United States. This is what Mr. [Donald ] Trump promised back in November.

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I certainly don't think that it's the job of any journalist to make the presidency work.

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I generally feel that the solution to speech that people find offensive is more speech. You should talk about it, discuss it.

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I'm trying to spend less time with the phone when the kids are awake in general. I need to get better about…

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Nastiness and mockery and meanness sometimes seem as if they're spreading like a contagion.

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We often think our legacy will be our achievements. But often our legacy will be whether we set a moral standard.

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The idea is, Mr. [Donald] Trump won the primaries in no small way because he had this very forceful position, saying all…

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I listen to a lot of criticism. From the Left and the Right and from everywhere. I mean, everybody's a media critic.…

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Actors are tough because they're not used to challenging questions - other than from paparazzi. And so you just ask one perfectly…

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I still think of myself as a Philadelphian. I still root for the Philadelphia teams. Other than my house, I still feel…

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Vladimir Putin is a human rights abuser, responsible for deaths in Ukraine, Georgia and Syria, not to mention curious murders of his…

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I have very vivid memories of my parents talking about Nixon, my mom watching Watergate on the black-and-white set in the living…

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I do breakfast first, which is a small bowl of oatmeal and some sort of protein, like hard-boiled eggs. And then I…

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Exercise has its hazards. Runners are sidelined by shinsplints, freestylists by swimmer's ear, and who hasn't heard of tennis elbow? But the…

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Probably like a lot of people, my personal politics are all over the map.

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It matters to people that the president tell them the truth.

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I lost a great uncle in World War II who was with the Royal Canadian Air Force.

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Mean is easy. Mean is lazy. Mean is self-satisfied and slothful.

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In 2009, 2010, the Obama people were the ones mad at me.

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My job is not to be liked. My job is to tell the truth.

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They say history doesn't repeat itself, but it rhymes.

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I choose to make it my job to not automatically believe what the U.S. government says.

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I'm a collaborative person - it makes me better - and sometimes taking that collaboration to Twitter is helpful.

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Resist the temptation to subject yourself only to that which re-affirms what you already think.

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Obviously radical Islamic terrorism is a big problem, but there are all sorts of kinds of horrific terrorism that take place.

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My kids are good artists, and they do a pretty good version of Dad in their caricatures.

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We all know members of the House and Senate - especially the House - who are just crazy and say things that…

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Print and television journalism are very different, and it's not like one is better than the other.

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You know what takes effort? Being kind, being patient, being respectful, telling someone how you feel politely instead of just avoiding them…

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CNN wants me to tell the news in a way that seems genuine and authentic. They don't want me to be Ron…

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