My journalistic heroes are Peter Jennings and Ted Koppel and Tim Russert and Edward R. Murrow, among others, because they were tough. — Jake Tapper Copy Share Image
I've conditioned myself to believe that almonds are a completely delicious snack, and that they don't taste like paper or get stuck… — Jake Tapper Copy Share Image
My job, in general, is nonfiction, so writing fiction was liberating. If you can't find the answer to something, you just make… — Jake Tapper Copy Share Image
Everybody should work in their nation's capitol and see how politics actually work because it was the most eye opening experience of… — Jake Tapper Experience 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 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 Copy Share Image
My mom is a hero in a lot of ways because she's the most empathetic and kind person I've ever met. — Jake Tapper Copy Share Image
I get a lot of heat from the Left, which is bizarre. I get a lot of heat from the Right, too,… — Jake Tapper Bizarre 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
[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've always been a ravenous consumer of opinion. When I was in my high school library and my college library, I would… — Jake Tapper Copy Share Image
Normally, at a debate or a town hall, I would be quick to say to someone, 'That was rude,' or, 'We're going… — Jake Tapper Debate Copy Share Image
A lot of the stuff I blog is either stuff I'm reporting anyway for ABC News internally and figure I might as… — Jake Tapper 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
Don't get me wrong: politicians have been lying for a long time, long before Donald Trump was born, but the degree of… — Jake Tapper Copy Share Image
As a fan and collector of 'MAD' magazines as a kid, I am well aware that my art is unworthy. I remain… — Jake Tapper Art Copy Share Image
I don't understand why it's the fault of the media for focusing on an issue that Mike Pence are crediting Donald Trump… — Jake Tapper Copy Share Image
My job is to be skeptical: skeptical of people like Edward Snowden and skeptical of the U.S. government. — Jake Tapper Copy Share Image
Trump is most fun to draw - just a great mash of caricature-able features, from bouffant to eyebrows and scowl, to the… — Jake Tapper Copy Share Image
I tried to do a comic strip. I came close, and I met with Universal Press Syndicate in Kansas City, but ultimately,… — Jake Tapper City Copy Share Image
There's no bias when it comes to facts, and there's no bias when it comes to decency. — Jake Tapper Bias Copy Share Image
I definitely pack coffee if I'm going someplace where it might not be available. When I went to Afghanistan in 2011, I… — Jake Tapper Afghanistan 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
My first race was '99/2000. At that time, I was at 'Salon,' and I was basically their campaign reporter, so I would… — Jake Tapper Copy Share Image
If the Trump White House and their allies in the media want to have this conversation about decency, I welcome them to… — Jake Tapper Communication 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
The only politician in my family was my grandfather's grandfather, who was the mayor of Winnipeg from Jan. 1, 1917, until Jan.… — Jake Tapper Copy Share Image
There are basic lines of human decency, norms to which society generally agrees and to which we adhere, and we continue to… — Jake Tapper Copy Share Image
I'm not a member of a political party, and I feel very, very comfortable being independent. Even if I weren't a journalist… — Jake Tapper Being Copy Share Image
I have a wife and a son and daughter. What do I need to do to make their lives better, happier? What… — Jake Tapper Copy Share Image
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