Jake Tapper
CNN's lead Washington anchor; host of The Lead; co-author of Original Sin (2025).
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- Jake Tapper is an American journalist and CNN's lead Washington anchor, host of The Lead with Jake Tapper and co-host of State of the Union.
- He joined CNN in January 2013 from ABC News, where he had worked from 2003 and was senior White House correspondent.
- He co-moderated the June 2024 Biden–Trump debate.
- His books include The Outpost (2012), a series of political thrillers starting with The Hellfire Club, and Original Sin (2025, with Alex Thompson), about President Biden's decline.
Key facts
- Current role
- Lead Washington anchor, CNN; host of The Lead with Jake Tapper; co-host of State of the Union1
- Born
- 12 March 1969, New York City; raised in Philadelphia1
- Education
- BA in history, Dartmouth College (1991)1
- Earlier
- Washington correspondent for Salon from 1999 to 2002; ABC News from 2003 to 2012, latterly senior White House correspondent; CNN from January 20131
- Books
- The Outpost (2012); The Hellfire Club (2018), The Devil May Dance (2021) and All the Demons Are Here (2023); Original Sin (2025, with Alex Thompson)1
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