Late-Night Hosts Rip CNN for Promoting Book on Joe Biden's Health, Trump Targets Taylor Swift and Bruce Springsteen

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CNN's decision to promote a book about Joe Biden's mental decline has been met with backlash from late-night hosts, who argue that the news network is profiteering from a story that was publicly known for months. Meanwhile, Donald Trump has spent the weekend attacking Taylor Swift and Bruce Springsteen on social media, calling the musician "highly overrated" and "a dried-out prune" with "atrophied" skin.

Jon Stewart, host of The Daily Show, tore into CNN anchor Jake Tapper for promoting his book Original Sin, which reports on Biden's mental decline while still in the White House. Stewart questioned whether news anchors should be promoting their own work on the air, saying "Don't news people have to tell you what they know when they find it out?" He also noted that real breaking news on Sunday confirmed Biden's diagnosis with "aggressive" prostate cancer.

Key Takeaways:

  • CNN's promotion of a book about Joe Biden's mental decline has been criticized by late-night hosts, who argue that the news network is profiteering from a publicly known story.
  • Donald Trump has spent the weekend attacking Taylor Swift on social media, calling her "no longer hot" since he expressed his dislike for her.
  • Trump also targeted Bruce Springsteen, calling him "highly overrated" and "a dried-out prune" with "atrophied" skin.
  • Jon Stewart criticized CNN anchor Jake Tapper for promoting his book on the air, saying it was disrespectful to Biden's health issues.
  • Stephen Colbert joked that Trump spent his weekend "settling back into the White House after his Mideast all-you-can-bribe buffet".
  • Colbert also joked that Trump's solution to Walmart's price increase was for them to "eat the tariffs", which he compared to Trump's golf cleat stuck in his tongue.
  • The incident showcases Trump's continued attacks on those who disagree with him, including Taylor Swift, Bruce Springsteen, and Walmart.

Statistics:

  • Trump spent the weekend attacking Taylor Swift on social media, targeting her personally and claiming she is "no longer hot" since he expressed his dislike for her.
  • 149: The number of dates in Taylor Swift's Eras Tour, which ended six months ago and may be why people are talking about her less nowadays.
  • 20%: The discount offered on Jake Tapper's book with the code "backslash tap that book".
  • 6 months: The length of time since Taylor Swift's Eras Tour ended.

Sources:

  • Late Show with Stephen Colbert (The Guardian)
  • The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (YouTube)
  • CNN (The Guardian)
  • Trump's social media posts (Truth Social)