Jake Tapper Invites AOC On CNN As He Explains Why He REFUSED To Broadcast Trump’s Post-Indictment Speech

CNN’s Jake Tapper declined to broadcast Donald Trump’s post-indictment speech in its entirety, instead defending his decision to censor the speech, sharing a short clip that elicited laughter from his guest Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez.

Tapper justified his decision not to broadcast Tuesday night’s speech by boldly telling his audience that it could be “dangerous” to do so.

“We’re not broadcasting (Trump’s) comments live because, frankly, he’s saying a lot of things that aren’t true, and sometimes potentially dangerous,” he told Ocasio-Cortez on Tuesday’s episode of “The Arrest & Arraignment of Donald Trump.”

Tapper then performed a quick 39-second “fact check,” addressing Trump’s “false claims” during the 105-second clip.

The speech took place at Trump’s Bedminster club in New Jersey on Tuesday — following his arrest and arraignment on 37 counts in connection with violations of the espionage law.

Ironically, it came just weeks after CNN hosted the ex-president’s town hall in New Hampshire on May 10, sparking criticism both inside and outside the network.

Meanwhile, the show also forgot about Burisma and the Bidens investigation, which dominated other platforms yesterday.

Trump was quick to blast the network and host last night, mocking it for its “low ratings” and labeling the host a “fake Tapper.”

Tapper also grew so frustrated with the scenes of star-struck Trump fans wanting to see the former president on Tuesday that he grew visibly frustrated on the air and barked at his producers to pull it off the screen.

Tapper scolded his producers on-air for showing the scenes of the reception that took place at a Cuban restaurant in Miami.

“To the people in the control room, I don’t want to see any more of that,” Tapper said.

The veteran Washington reporter, who has worked at CNN for a decade, said Trump was trying to use his arrest as propaganda.

“He’s trying to make a spectacle out of it, a campaign ad. That’s enough of that. We’ve already seen it.’

Trump later mocked Tapper for his response.

“Fake Tapper just demanded that his broadcast from Miami be cut off because there was too much street enthusiasm for ‘Trump,'” the former president said.

“The good news is he was the only one to do that, maybe a good explanation for why CNN’s ratings are so low!”

CNN descended into more chaos when Jake Tapper refused to broadcast Donald Trump’s speech last night — just weeks after the network hosted him at a town hall.

Fallout from Trump’s town hall exposed internal strife and sparked public scrutiny of the network, another straw that led to the abrupt ousting of CEO Christ Licht.

The network has not replaced Licht, so it currently has no new leadership. Some argue that the quest may be more difficult than the first.

Meanwhile, three internal executives are temporarily filling the roles at CNN: talent boss Amy Entelis, editor-in-chief Virginia Moseley and programming director Eric Sherling, the company said.

Licht’s departure came as he faced rebellion among CNN’s talent and staff, who voiced their disapproval of his decision to host the former president.

Now it seems it’s free for CNN talent to openly display their disapproval of politicians on air and outright censor those they disagree with.

While Tapper was quick to point out the eight or so “false claims” he picked out of the selected Trump clip, yesterday he made no mention of Burisma and the Bidens’ investigation, despite it being big news.

Senate Republicans yesterday asked Attorney General Merrick Garland to appoint special counsel to investigate President Biden’s role in his family’s international business dealings amid allegations that Biden took $5 million during his vice presidency.

Instead, Tapper laughed during their interview with Ocasio-Cortez.

After playing Trump’s short clip from Tuesday, Tapper joked, “Okay, a lot to unpack there.” I’m not going to let you fact-check,” Ocasio-Cortez chuckles.

“But just a quick note, the Presidential Records Act, that’s the defense he’s going to make. That’s fine. There is no evidence that he kept these documents legally,” he added.

“It’s not his documents. They belong to the American people. There is no evidence that Donald – that Joe Biden had anything to do with it – charges brought by the special counsel. The charges are not false. The allegations are not made up.’

Ocasio-Cortez responded, “You know, I think Donald Trump is king for saying one thing to his supporters and doing another, while privately doing the opposite.

And in this circumstance, one of the clearest examples of that is him coming before his supporters today and saying to them, I was completely frank. I know I was overboard. This was part of the Presidential Records Act.”

So this is just Trump in his true form, and where he says one thing to his supporters, says another privately, but then also insinuates that he is the victim of a system that was developed purely for his own privilege and benefit. ‘