Jake Tapper slams Democrats for alienating young men after podcasters mock his son

CNN big Jake Tapper blasted the Democratic Party past Thursday aft a brace of "left-leaning" podcast hosts made amusive of his teenage lad for wanting to beryllium a constabulary officer, saying, "This is wherefore you f---kers are losing elections.’"

Tapper and his "Original Sin" co-author Alex Thompson were asked astir the Democratic Party having a occupation reaching young men connected NYU Professor Scott Galloway’s podcast "The Prof G Pod" and Tapper gave the illustration of however the wide podcasters spoke astir his son.

"I went connected a left-leaning podcast, that shall stay nameless, and we were talking astir my kids… and they asked maine astir my lad and I said he’s a shot player, and helium wants to beryllium a policeman and their joke was, ‘Oh, however does helium consciousness astir minorities?" Tapper said.

"Like, the thought that helium wants to beryllium a policeman therefore, he’s racist… this is wherefore you f---kers are losing elections," Tapper added.

Jake Tapper lashed retired aft podcast hosts made amusive of his lad for wanting to beryllium a policeman.  (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Warner Bros. Discovery)

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"My football-playing son, who has nary governmental views - he's 15, helium thinks astir World War II, and gaming and playing linebacker, that's his satellite - you're deciding he's a racist due to the fact that helium wants to beryllium a cop. 

"And wherefore does helium privation to beryllium a cop? He wants to beryllium a bull due to the fact that helium wants to assistance people, you know, and helium thinks that's the champion mode helium tin assistance people," Jake Tapper said. "And that's however the Democratic Party talks to men, not conscionable White men, but men."

"They thought Tim Walz could… construe the Democratic Party values due to the fact that helium hunts and fishes and drinks a beer… I find it conscionable insane," helium added. "The Democratic Party has nary mode of communicating with [my son], they person nary entrée into his world."

President Donald Trump made important gains among young voters successful the 2024 election. Trump ran up the people with his basal portion narrowing accepted Democratic advantages among Black, Hispanic, and young voters.

Two wide podcast hosts mocked Tapper's teenage son's dreams of becoming a constabulary serviceman 1 day, implying helium was racist.  (Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

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The amusement Tapper declined to sanction is the "How Long Gone" podcast — hosted by Chris Black and Jason Stewart — which helium appeared connected successful April. When the speech connected that programme turned towards the Democratic Party’s struggles and appealing to young men, Tapper broached the taxable of his ain son, which earned the scorn of the hosts.

When Tapper told them of his son's involvement successful being a constabulary officer, the "How Long Gone" hosts broke retired successful laughter. 

"Like, helium thinks they’re cool? I don’t understand, what astir a cop?" Black asked incredulously.

"How does helium consciousness astir minorities?" Stewart chimed in.

Trump gained young antheral voters successful the 2024 election. (Breanne Deppisch/Fox News Digital)

The 2 hosts responded to Tapper’s latest comments connected their podcast Monday, calling the CNN big a "flip-flopper" and Stewart’s remark a "really comic f---king joke."

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"I deliberation this is beauteous comic and ridiculous… Jake’s got a publication to sell, baby, and that’s the portion I respect. Him choosing, willfully, to instrumentality a gag wrong, that helium decidedly knew what it was successful the moment, I would accidental is lone a pro move," Black said. "He spun it for his ain gain, and it’s working."