Tuesday’s CBS Mornings scored the first broadcast network interview for CNN host Jake Tapper and Axios reporter Alex Thompson as part of release day for their already bestselling book Original Sin about Joe Biden’s cognitive decline before and during his presidency.
While there were attempts made to hold the legacy media to account, it never panned out and, even though some questions came off as tough, it was largely waged on friendly terms for the media vis-à-vis who was to blame for the country being held captive for four years.
Co-host Tony Dokoupil alluded to “talk about whether the Washington press corps should have done more and known more, shared more during the administration,” but that never happened. Thankfully, 2025 MRC Bulldog Award winner and SiriusXM host Megyn Kelly took care of that.
But in a tease, co-host and Democratic donor…
