Former Republican National Committee co-chair Lara Trump said on Tuesday that she was grateful for journalist Jake Tapper apologizing to her months after a heated debate over former President Joe Biden’s mental acuity, but added that the CNN host’s change of heart “feels a little bit too late.”
Following the release of his book, “Original Sin,” which documents the cover-up of Biden’s decline in the White House, Tapper said he apologized to Trump for berating her after she pointed out Biden’s mental struggles during an interview in October 2020. Trump, the president’s daughter-in-law, confirmed that Tapper called her “about two months ago” to promise that he would go on TV to apologize. Trump said she appreciated “that he did keep his word.”
“He said, ‘I have this book coming out, and I know everybody is saying that I should apologize to you. I plan,…