The anchor's coverage of his book, co-written with Alex Thompson, about the former president's diminished mental capacity is prompting criticism and mockery on multiple fronts The post Jake Tapper and CNN Face Blowback for Promotion of Biden Book ‘Original Sin’ appeared first on TheWrap.

CNN anchor Jake Tapper said on a Wednesday podcast that former President Joe Biden’s aides told him they found it difficult to determine whether his mental acuity was worsening due to his long history of appearing cognitively weak.

Tapper also told a story of how Biden did not recognize George Clooney backstage. "And President Biden had known George Clooney, he had met him after 9/11 and had meetings with hi