Tapper blasts Democrats' Orwellian tactics trying to convince public to 'not believe what you saw' at debate

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CNN host Jake Tapper accused Democratic officials of using Orwellian tactics to spin President Biden’s debate performance.

Tapper co-moderated last week's presidential debate, which was widely seen as a disastrous night for Biden. Many Democrats and liberals in the media have called for the president to step down and be replaced with another nominee. As for the Democrats still defending Biden, Tapper argued they are disingenuously downplaying or ignoring signs of the president's age-related decline.

Tapper noted in his opening monologue on Monday's "The Lead" that "there is a pattern, discernible pattern, of Democratic officials seemingly trying to convince you, the public, to not believe what you saw and what you heard with your eyes and with your ears on Thursday night."

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After playing a montage of Biden’s most criticized moments from the debate, Tapper said, "Democratic officials have tried to spin this in many ways. They said President Biden just had a cold. They said it was just one off night, akin to when President Obama in 2012 was rusty and seemed a little huffy."

However, he continued, "behind the scenes, make no mistake, most Democratic officials witnessed the same shocking spectacle that you did, the