CNN's Jake Tapper scolds Lara Trump for seemingly mocking Joe Biden's stutter in heated interview

Published Oct 18 2020 at 4:34 PM GMT

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CNN's Jake Tapper cut off Lara Trump during a tense interview on State of the Union on Sunday after she dodged a question about appearing to mock Joe Biden's stutter by claiming the Democratic presidential candidate is in "cognitive decline.
Tapper had aired a clip of Trump's daughter-in-law claiming that every time Biden speaks, "I'm like 'Joe, can ya get it out, let's get the words out, Joe.' You kinda feel bad for him.
Tapper asked Lara Trump in response, "How do you think it makes little kids with stutters feel when they see you make a comment like that?" Trump said she didn't know Biden had famously overcome a stutter, and pivoted to alleging his speech was evidence of "cognitive decline.
Tapper quickly interrupted: "I think you have absolutely no standing to diagnose somebody's cognitive decline," he told her, pointing out that "I'm sure it offends you" when people do the same to President Trump.
"I'm not diagnosing him," Trump protested.