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Tapper: Trump's closing argument akin to 'we stand by those who stand by child rapists' Hear unearthed audio from Amy Acton's estranged mother, who is featured in Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy's controversial ad.
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Tapper: Trump's closing argument akin to 'we stand by those who stand by child rapists' Hear unearthed audio from Amy Acton's estranged mother, who is featured in Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy's controversial ad.

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376,912 views • 2 days ago

'This ad is going to go down as the most shameful, disgusting, offensive ad this election season.' GOP Rep. Nancy Mace tells Jake Tapper 🦅 it will take time for her party to recover from the damage done by Ohio Gov. candidate Vivek Ramaswamy's ad featuring his opponent's estranged mother.
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'This ad is going to go down as the most shameful, disgusting, offensive ad this election season.' GOP Rep. Nancy Mace tells Jake Tapper 🦅 it will take time for her party to recover from the damage done by Ohio Gov. candidate Vivek Ramaswamy's ad featuring his opponent's estranged mother.

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124,217 views • 3 days ago

Jake Tapper 🦅: We've 'reached a campaign stage' where VP Vance is insinuating Texas candidate James Talarico is gay
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Jake Tapper 🦅: We've 'reached a campaign stage' where VP Vance is insinuating Texas candidate James Talarico is gay

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272,487 views • 11 days ago

Jake Tapper reports on advisers urging President Trump to effectively seize federal control of the upcoming midterms by declaring a national emergency
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Jake Tapper reports on advisers urging President Trump to effectively seize federal control of the upcoming midterms by declaring a national emergency

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514,398 views • 1 month ago

Police investigating after a Black woman was found hanging from a tree in Mississippi
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Police investigating after a Black woman was found hanging from a tree in Mississippi

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1,248,808 views • 2 months ago

First on The Lead CNN: Hasan Piker tells Axios Alex Thompson the Middle East 'would be more stable' if Iran had a nuke
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First on The Lead CNN: Hasan Piker tells Axios Alex Thompson the Middle East 'would be more stable' if Iran had a nuke

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562,149 views • 1 month ago

'It's been a lot. But I was focused on doing my job and asking my questions that I wanted answers to.' Student journalist Cat Murphy joins Jake Tapper 🦅 to respond after GOP Rep. Andy Harris threatened to have her prosecuted for recording his answers during a news conference.
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'It's been a lot. But I was focused on doing my job and asking my questions that I wanted answers to.' Student journalist Cat Murphy joins Jake Tapper 🦅 to respond after GOP Rep. Andy Harris threatened to have her prosecuted for recording his answers during a news conference.

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108,377 views • 10 days ago

Aaron Rodgers shared Sandy Hook conspiracy theories. Watch the full video here:
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Aaron Rodgers shared Sandy Hook conspiracy theories. Watch the full video here:

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14,207,925 views • 2 years ago

President Trump confirmed he's considering removing Kimberly Guilfoyle from her role as US amb. to Greece after reports of alleged misconduct. Kylie Atwood joins Jake Tapper 🦅 to explain.
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President Trump confirmed he's considering removing Kimberly Guilfoyle from her role as US amb. to Greece after reports of alleged misconduct. Kylie Atwood joins Jake Tapper 🦅 to explain.

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113,461 views • 12 days ago

Trump rallygoers cite economy as a top midterm issue
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Trump rallygoers cite economy as a top midterm issue

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19,309 views • 2 days ago

'I don't have time for silly name games.' Andrea Horwath is the mayor of Hamilton, Ontario, a town on the western edge of Lake Ontario. She joined The Lead to react to President Trump's order changing the name of the lake to 'Lake America.'
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'I don't have time for silly name games.' Andrea Horwath is the mayor of Hamilton, Ontario, a town on the western edge of Lake Ontario. She joined The Lead to react to President Trump's order changing the name of the lake to 'Lake America.'

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425,726 views • 1 month ago

Jewish student tells Jake Tapper 🦅 she doesn't feel safe at MIT
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Jewish student tells Jake Tapper 🦅 she doesn't feel safe at MIT

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8,736,359 views • 2 years ago

Could drones inside schools help stop a mass shooting? CNN's Pete Muntean reports.
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Could drones inside schools help stop a mass shooting? CNN's Pete Muntean reports.

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1,274,960 views • 5 months ago

CNN's Jake Tapper on why he's anchoring The Lead from his office
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CNN's Jake Tapper on why he's anchoring The Lead from his office

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1,390,503 views • 7 months ago

'They just kept kicking me and hitting me with sticks, and it just kept going on and on, and then I actually thought, OK, maybe I'll just play dead and pretend I'm dead, and they'll stop, and they'll leave me alone.' The Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine talks with Jake Tapper 🦅 about being attacked by Israeli settlers in the West Bank.
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'They just kept kicking me and hitting me with sticks, and it just kept going on and on, and then I actually thought, OK, maybe I'll just play dead and pretend I'm dead, and they'll stop, and they'll leave me alone.' The Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine talks with Jake Tapper 🦅 about being attacked by Israeli settlers in the West Bank.

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16,192 views • 2 days ago

Why the Ramaswamy campaign released the controversial attack ad featuring Amy Acton's mother
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Why the Ramaswamy campaign released the controversial attack ad featuring Amy Acton's mother

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19,847 views • 3 days ago

Rep. Dan Goldman questions if NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani has a double standard after criticizing Israel but not other religious countries that violate human rights.
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Rep. Dan Goldman questions if NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani has a double standard after criticizing Israel but not other religious countries that violate human rights.

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607,134 views • 3 months ago

What ordinary Gazans think about Hamas
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What ordinary Gazans think about Hamas

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5,702,315 views • 2 years ago

CNN's Nick Watt was granted exclusive access inside a sacred LDS temple closed to non-Mormons for 133 years
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CNN's Nick Watt was granted exclusive access inside a sacred LDS temple closed to non-Mormons for 133 years

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282,575 views • 1 month ago

'Our president is morally blind on this war. He's pitched his lot in with a dictator and a war criminal, and he's being harsh and undermining the democracy, the country that wants to be part of the West... Putin hates us, but the president doesn't see that.' GOP Rep. Don Bacon joins Jake Tapper 🦅 to discuss President Trump's latest comments on Russia's war with Ukraine.
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'Our president is morally blind on this war. He's pitched his lot in with a dictator and a war criminal, and he's being harsh and undermining the democracy, the country that wants to be part of the West... Putin hates us, but the president doesn't see that.' GOP Rep. Don Bacon joins Jake Tapper 🦅 to discuss President Trump's latest comments on Russia's war with Ukraine.

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27,593 views • 5 days ago