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egbertowillies

(4,473 posts)
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 03:53 PM Jan 2026

CNN's Jake Tapper Destroys DHS Secretary Spin With January 6 Footage vs ICE

Jake Tapper confronts DHS Secretary Kristi Noem with Jan 6 video, exposing the double standard between pardoned insurrectionists and ICE violence.



Blog Post: https://egberto.substack.com/p/cnns-jake-tapper-destroys-dhs-secretary
Podcast: Jake Tapper confronts DHS Secretary Kristi Noem with Jan 6 video, exposing the double standard between pardoned insurrectionists and ICE violence.
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CNN's Jake Tapper Destroys DHS Secretary Spin With January 6 Footage vs ICE (Original Post) egbertowillies Jan 2026 OP
Did not watch the interview senseandsensibility Jan 2026 #1
Oh my god, if you're gonna dance around the issue, take some dance lessons sboatcar Jan 2026 #2
They all missed their chance at martyrdom that day Boomerproud Jan 2026 #3
Yeah, nobody is buying the self defense thing sboatcar Jan 2026 #5
The fresh botox, holy crickies! Clouds Passing Jan 2026 #4
Right? She looks like an IRL instagram filter sboatcar Jan 2026 #6

senseandsensibility

(25,415 posts)
1. Did not watch the interview
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 03:59 PM
Jan 2026

but from what I've read elsewhere JT did attempt to hold her feet to the fire, at least to a certain extent. I have seen some of his other coverage of this issue last week and he seemed relatively fair. However, just a few minutes ago, CNN began the hour with a huge chyron DUELING HARRATIVES to describe his interviews with Noem and Jacob Frey. He said/she said, right? Both sides, right? Who can say what really happened? It's so confusing. CNN is still playing games.

sboatcar

(861 posts)
2. Oh my god, if you're gonna dance around the issue, take some dance lessons
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 04:29 PM
Jan 2026

For her it was just "repeat talking point....repeat talking point" Its obvious she had nothing to go on. By their logic, the capitol police should have been mowing down the maga with all their guns.

Boomerproud

(9,341 posts)
3. They all missed their chance at martyrdom that day
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 04:38 PM
Jan 2026

and the real script got flipped. I didn't watch but it sounds "destroyed " is an exaggeration.

sboatcar

(861 posts)
5. Yeah, nobody is buying the self defense thing
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 06:08 PM
Jan 2026

And honestly, with how much everything has turned to shit for the trump admin, holding him accountable isn't going to score them any points. As long as Trump doesn't pardon him, I'm sure the next admin will go after him

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