Mediaite reports:
CNN’s Jake Tapper trolled Republican congressional leaders Friday by reminding them former President Donald Trump had repeatedly called Vice President Kamala Harris a “fascist,” among other insults.
The CNN anchor enlisted his production team to play a clip of Harris calling her 2024 opponent a “fascist” during a network town hall earlier this week. The bit resulted in Tapper’s team – who was obviously in on the bit – airing clips of Trump referring to Harris as a “fascist” and a “Marxist.”
Tapper opened the segment by noting House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell had both expressed outrage at Harris for calling Trump a “fascist.”
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Tapper: Let’s show an example of Harris doing exactly what McConnell and Johnson are taking issue with.
Tapper: I’m sorry control room. That was actually Donald Trump calling Kamala Harris a fascist pic.twitter.com/ZWCekwFy1L
— Acyn (@Acyn) October 25, 2024
My joint statement with @LeaderMcConnell calling for Vice President Harris to stop using dangerous rhetoric: pic.twitter.com/4qhBaqR3S1
— Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) October 25, 2024