“CNN anchor Jake Tapper is demanding Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign remove an ad from social media that … is deceptively edited to show leading cable news hosts such as Tapper, Dana Bash, MSNBC’s Joy Reid and others saying Democrats are ‘rallying’ around Kennedy” as Biden struggles, The Hill reported on July 11, 2024 (read story here).
The first half of the ad, which is about 1½ minutes long, focuses on Biden’s political struggles. The second half uses edited news footage to make it sound like those media figures are endorsing Kennedy’s presidential candidacy. They’re not, and they’re outraged that they’re being portrayed in this way with manipulated footage.
What about voters? What should they make of this? Well, I just have one simple question: Do you want another liar in the White House?