CNN anchor Jake Tapper airs clips of Trump repeating a rally story
The gist
CNN anchor Jake Tapper aired clips of Trump telling the same Willie Horton story twice in under 30 minutes.
The segment puts Trump's rally rhetoric and age questions back in the spotlight before midterms.
How it unfolded
- Oct 20, 2026At a rally in Greenville, North Carolina, Trump told the same Willie Horton story twice in less than half an hour, starting about one minute into the speech.
- Nov 1, 2026A Sunday New York Times report by Peter Baker and Dylan Freedman said Trump has become "more profane, more absolutist, longer-winded, and less coherent than he was in 2016."
- Nov 2, 2026On Monday's The Lead, Tapper opened by focusing on Trump's 23-minute speech on his Washington, D.C., renovations when he was supposed to be giving final remarks ahead of midterms voting.