Overview
- In a Pod Save America interview, the CNN anchor said he now highlights President Trump's age and health because journalists, including himself, did not press enough on Joe Biden's decline.
- Tapper said his show covers the topic "all the time" and noted recent segments on Trump's Truth Social outburst over The New York Times reporting on signs of aging.
- The White House has rejected the Times' account as false and has pointed to an October MRI that it says found Trump remains in excellent overall health.
- Tapper has questioned why the MRI was conducted and referenced bruising on Trump's hand and frequent handshakes as reasons to keep asking questions, presenting them as concerns rather than conclusions.
- His remarks build on a May book he co-authored about Biden’s decline and have drawn conservative criticism that mainstream outlets downplayed Biden but now emphasize Trump’s fitness.