Well, well, well—look who’s doing a little backpedaling.
Jake Tapper, that self-righteous paladin of media “integrity,” finally had to sit down and eat the crow he’s been serving conservatives for the better part of a decade. And Megyn Kelly, bless her, made sure he didn’t get to add any seasoning. This week’s appearance on The Megyn Kelly Show turned into a masterclass in the art of the well-earned reckoning, and it’s about time.
Back in 2020, Tapper couldn’t scramble fast enough to defend then-candidate Joe Biden from even the mildest scrutiny, especially if it came from someone with the last name Trump. When Lara Trump dared to question Biden’s mental acuity—a concern anyone watching five minutes of a Biden speech could reasonably have—Tapper all but accused her of being cruel and unqualified, like she was picking on a schoolkid with a stammer. Remember that? “No standing to diagnose cognitive decline,” he scoffed. Of course, back then the media treated Biden’s every slip-up as adorable gaffes and “authenticity.” Now, they’re suddenly publishing entire books about it.
Fast-forward five years, and here’s Jake, tail between his legs, promoting a new book that—surprise!—admits President Biden’s mental decline was serious enough that aides talked about wheelchairs. You know, the same stuff Lara Trump hinted at back when it wasn’t politically convenient to acknowledge. And while he claimed he “already apologized” to her (in private, of course), he refused to say what she told him. Not exactly a profile in transparency.
Megyn Kelly didn’t let him wriggle away. She replayed the 2020 clip for Tapper and everyone else to watch, and it was as cringe-inducing as we remember. She reminded him—repeatedly and with gusto—that what Lara Trump said back then wasn’t just fair game; it turned out to be accurate. The media elite’s refusal to even entertain the possibility that Biden might be slipping mentally wasn’t just journalistic laziness—it was strategic. Tapper and his ilk weren’t interested in truth; they were interested in protecting the narrative. And when someone disrupted that narrative, especially someone named Trump, they got steamrolled.
And here’s the kicker: Tapper and Thompson’s book reportedly includes details about Biden’s decline so vivid that you’d think they’d been taking notes the whole time. So the real question is, why did it take until after Biden’s presidency for them to tell the truth? Did it only become safe once it was too late to matter?
Meanwhile, on Sunday, the Biden team finally announced what many suspected—he’s been diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer that has metastasized to the bone. And now doctors are questioning the timeline, saying it couldn’t have developed overnight. Which, again, begs the question: What exactly were we being told for the last few years, and more importantly, what wasn’t being told?
The whole thing is a reminder of just how deeply the media establishment is willing to bury facts in the name of optics. They didn’t just miss the story—they actively helped suppress it. And when someone like Lara Trump tried to raise a flag, she was mocked, silenced, and dismissed. Now that the cat’s out of the bag and the book deals are rolling in, people like Tapper want to retroactively reclaim credibility. Too late.
Megyn Kelly ended Jake Tapper’s career today. Total bloodbath.
She left him rambling, speechless, and admitting he helped cover up Biden’s decline.
He had years to press Biden and didn’t. Now he’s exposed… and finished.
Watch: pic.twitter.com/JCGFi5iVyI
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) May 21, 2025
It’s not just embarrassing—it’s infuriating. The American public deserved the truth back when it mattered, not after the fact when the spin cycle’s already shifted to the next narrative. But hey, if nothing else, it’s a good reminder that being right early just means you’re first in line to get ridiculed by the media—until they’re ready to sell the same story for profit.
