Lara Trump Criticizes CNN's Jake Tapper for Delayed Biden Decline Apology

Lara Trump, former Republican National Committee chair and Fox News host, criticized CNN anchor Jake Tapper for his delayed apology regarding his 2020 dismissal of her concerns about then-candidate Joe Biden's cognitive decline. Tapper, who co-authored a book alleging a cover-up of Biden's mental health deterioration before his 2024 presidential race withdrawal, acknowledged he was wrong and apologized both privately and publicly, but Trump said the apology came "a little bit too late" as the damage was already done. She expressed that Tapper's role in minimizing these concerns contributed to a dangerous situation for the country and likened the cover-up to a scandal comparable to Watergate, a comparison Tapper himself also suggested might be worse than Watergate. Despite appreciating Tapper's eventual admission of error, Trump emphasized that trust had been lost and raised questions about whether Biden's cognitive issues would have been disclosed had he won the 2020 election. The controversy underscores ongoing political and media tensions surrounding Biden's fitness for office and the handling of related information by journalists and political figures. This narrative also briefly influenced market sentiment, with some modest activity observed in cryptocurrency trading volumes coinciding with the news coverage.