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Jake Tapper Unloads Liberal First Amendment Arrogance

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21.04.2026

On Monday, CNN host Jake Tapper became the latest dancer in a conga line of Stephen Colbert cheek-smoochers as his CBS late-night "comedy" show winds down. Liberals get together on television sets to pose as today's equivalent of the Founding Fathers.

In this case, Tapper displayed a pocket square with the First Amendment language that "Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press." He explained "there are a bunch of us that are going to be wearing these" at the upcoming White House Correspondents' Dinner. "These are from the Reporters Committee for the Free Press. Because there may be some guests there that are unfamiliar" with it, he said.

That's funny. Tapper doesn't seem to really understand the concept. Take Jimmy Kimmel being suspended by ABC for lying on national television that Charlie Kirk's murderer was a Trump supporter. Kimmel missed four shows, but Tapper hosted an hourlong CNN special titled "No Laughing Matter: Free Speech Under Attack." 

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