CNN anchor Jake Tapper criticized Fox News host Sean Hannity for his assessment of President Joe Biden as “very different” after Thursday’s State of the Union address.
During Friday’s episode of “The Lead,” Tapper highlighted how Republicans frequently describe 81-year-old Biden as “old, weak, gaffe-prone, senile” and a “pushover.” However, Tapper then played a recent clip of Hannity, a staunch ally of former President Donald Trump, responding to the State of the Union speech.
Hannity acknowledged that the Joe Biden seen tonight was quite different from what America is used to.
“Tonight, America saw, let’s say, a very different Joe Biden,” Hannity said in the footage.
“I might call him ‘Jacked-Up Joe,’ and that’s being charitable. He sounded like a hyper-caffeinated, angry old man,” added the Fox News host, who for years has typically labeled Biden with the Trump-backed nickname “Sleepy Joe.”
Calling Hannity an “unofficial Trump adviser,” Tapper then raised a question about conservative reactions to Biden’s fiery speech to Congress.
“Can Republicans have it both ways?” Tapper asked.
“This also reminds me of the fact that they accuse him of being a dumb puppet fool and also this criminal mastermind. It just seems like you’ve got to pick a lane here.”
Hannity wasted no time in responding to Tapper’s comments, taking to social media to coin a nickname for the CNN anchor himself.
“Fake Jake are you really that dumb?” Hannity wrote Friday . “OK. Let’s play, game on. Tune in to radio and TV Monday. I’ll gladly educate you. If you still have a job Monday.”
