In a revealing exchange on CNN's "State of the Union," Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins exposed what conservatives have known for years: the left-wing media's bizarre tendency to deny their obvious political bias. When confronted about CNN's leftist slant during a heated discussion about President Trump's trade policies, host Jake Tapper actually tried to deny being "on the left.”
“We're now two days in, right? You've got two days of data. Everyone, especially on your side — on the left — is freaking out," Rollins pointed out.
“I’m not on the left,” Tapper insisted.
"Alright, Jake, thank you,” Rollins said, holding back laughter.
.@SecRollins: "Everyone, especially on your side — on the left..."
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) April 6, 2025
Fake Tapper: "I'm not on the left."@SecRollins: "Alright, Jake, thank you."
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What's next? Rachel Maddow declaring herself a moderate?
This moment perfectly encapsulates a broader pattern I've observed for years: Leftists in media and elsewhere seem pathologically incapable of acknowledging their own bias. They've convinced themselves that their progressive worldview represents some kind of neutral default position, while conservative perspectives are somehow aberrant or extreme.
It's particularly rich coming from CNN, a network that has spent the last several years operating as the unofficial propaganda arm of the Democratic Party. And let’s not pretend that just because CNN has Scott Jennings as a contributor, that makes the network unbiased.
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Look, you know Jake Tapper; I know Jake Tapper. Him claiming to not be “on the left” would be like Sean Hannity insisting he's not “on the right.” The only difference is that Sean Hannity, like most conservatives, is actually honest about his political perspective.
The real issue here isn't just about Tapper's self-delusion. It's about the broader phenomenon of leftists who genuinely seem to believe they're objective centrists while viewing anyone to the right of Bernie Sanders as an extremist. I've experienced this firsthand with liberal friends and relatives who are firmly planted on the left yet insist they're merely "following the facts" while simultaneously accusing conservatives like me of being "brainwashed." They see themselves as nonpartisan because they don’t like the Democratic Party either—even though they don’t like the Democratic Party because they see it as being too conservative.
I’d be willing to bet you’ve experienced this same phenomenon with your friends and family. It’s exhausting, isn’t it? Look, I can tolerate having liberal friends, but the epidemic of dishonesty about where they land on the political spectrum is the symptom of a much bigger problem. They’ve built an echo chamber so airtight, so self-reinforcing, that they’ve completely lost the ability to recognize their own biases. In another context, it might be funny. But here? It’s corrosive. It poisons honest political dialogue and undermines any hope of real understanding.
The real issue isn’t bias—it’s the left’s chronic refusal to admit they have any, even as they hammer the right for being transparent about ours. Conservatives are upfront about where we stand. There’s no pretense. Maybe Jake Tapper and the rest of the CNN crew should take notes. They might finally learn the difference between journalism and activism.
