the_rowan posted... What a strange article.
"But under Licht, the anchor has recently made some uncharacteristic overtures to the right, including suggesting that President Biden invite Trump to join the American delegation to the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in London.
In May, Tapper raised eyebrows when he cut off a White House adviser who blamed high gasoline prices on Vladimir Putin. And last month, he shared an article on Twitter written by Salena Zito, a conservative columnist for the New York Post and the Washington Examiner, about the race for the US Senate seat in Pennsylvania.
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"Tapper also retweeted Ivanka Trumps endorsement of Breaking History penned by her husband, Jared Kushner. The book was eviscerated by the Times and other reviewers, and the tweet caused some outlets to wonder if Tappers account had been hacked."
These don't seem like particularly right-leaning things, especially if a valid policy-related reason why gas prices have risen was brought up, and that column wasn't full of falsehoods.
At that time anyone saying Putin wasnt to blame for the US gas prices was seen as a Russian puppet and alt right. People wanted Pat Sajack cancelled just for taking a pic with MTG. Tapper liking one of their tweets is probably up there in getting you lumped in the Alt Right crowd.