Jake Tapper has gotten the nod as the new anchor of “State of the Union,” announced CNN on Friday morning.
“I couldn’t be more excited about this election season and the new platform I will have at CNN to cover it,” Tapper said in a statement. “‘State Of The Union’ has a rich tradition and I hope to not only build on its history but expand the definition of what a Sunday show can be.”
The Sunday morning political program has been without a lead anchor for almost 4 months now — since
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