Jake Tapper

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Jacob Paul Tapper (born March 12, 1969) is an American journalist. He is the lead Washington anchor for CNN, hosts the weekday television news show The Lead with Jake Tapper, and co-hosts the Sunday morning public affairs program State of the Union. At CNN, Tapper has won numerous journalism awards, including Emmy Awards in 2023 and in 2024. TheWrap described him as "perhaps the network's most respected anchor". In September 2015, the Republican primary debate moderated by Tapper, and including Donald Trump, drew more than 23 million viewers, making it the most-watched program in the history of CNN and the second-most watched primary debate ever.