Jake Tapper's ratings bomb following his ‘credibility tour'
CNN host Jake Tapper has recorded his lowest-rated month in nearly a decade.
The New York Post reports, 'The Lead with Jake Tapper' averaged 525,000 total viewers from April 28 through May 25 – which is the lowest rated month since August 2015.
Jake Tapper has recently appeared on several podcasts and TV shows to promote his book, 'Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again'.
Alex Stein slammed the CNN anchor for being 'dishonest' during Biden's presidency.
'It's ridiculous that he's on some sort of credibility tour when he has no credibility,' Mr Stein said.
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