Tapper Tackles Post-Fact America

Trump's Deranged Rants • Ivanka Tries To Rehab Image • Memoirs from Melania [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair]( Tapper Tackles Post-Fact America Good morning from the Hive newsroom! Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt’s [refusal]( yesterday on CNN to describe Joe Biden as “president-elect” shows how Republican leaders continue to enable Donald Trump’s election denial, which, as Charlotte Klein [writes](, appears even more deranged behind closed doors. With Trump turning “facts and decency into partisan ideas,” CNN host Jake Tapper [tells]( Joe Hagan, “Republican officials have sat back and relied on schmucks like me to do the work, and it’s not fair, because I shouldn’t be braver than a U.S. senator, I’m just a cable-news anchor, but there is such a thing as empirical truth.” Thanks for reading! [Image may contain: Tie, Accessories, Accessory, William Jennings Bryan, Human, Person, Suit, Coat, Clothing, and Overcoat]( [“How Many of These People Are Just Batshit Crazy?”: CNN’s Jake Tapper on Politics and Media in the Trump Era]( By [Joe Hagan]( [The network’s chief Washington correspondent sees a world in which Trump’s power diminishes, but may not disappear completely. The real question, though, is how America contends with a faction that no longer believes in facts—and how culpable Republicans are in the crippling of democracy.]( [Image]( [The Hive 1]( [“Mad King” Trump’s Post-Election Spiral Was Even More Deranged Behind Closed Doors]( By [Charlotte Klein]( [The president’s “devolution into disbelief,” as the Washington Post described it, has led him to seize on unfounded conspiracy theories and turn to loyalists who’ll promote them.]( [Read More]( [The Hive 2]( [If Trump Runs in 2024, He May Launch His Campaign on Biden’s Inauguration Day]( By [Charlotte Klein]( [A hypothetical 2024 bid is apparently coming into focus for Trump, who is reportedly talking campaign specifics with advisers.]( [Read More]( [The Hive 3]( [Ivanka Trump Desperately Tries to Rehab Her Image on the Way Out the Door]( By [Bess Levin]( [The first daughter appears concerned about how her reentry into society is going to go come January.]( [Read More]( [The Hive 4]( [Melania Trump May Be Selling Her Memoirs]( By [Jordan Hoffman]( [From Eastern Europe to the East Wing, she certainly has a tale to tell.]( [Read More]( Get on the list Subscribe to our Hollywood newsletter for your essential industry and awards-season news, every day. [Sign Up Now]( [(image) Condé Nast Spotlight | The breaking news and top stories everyone is talking about. All in one place. The most popular stories from Vogue, GQ, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Wired, Architectural Digest and more. STAY INFORMED]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( This e-mail was sent to you by The Hive. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe]( Sent from Condé Nast, 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007 Copyright © 2020 Condé Nast