CNN’s Jake Tapper was triggered by watching Donald Trump receive prayers and support in Miami following his arraignment on Tuesday.
Supporters gathered outside the federal courthouse in Miami as Trump arrived to be arrested and fingerprinted in the Department of Justice's witch hunt.
While covering the Trump arraignment, Tapper became enraged watching the footage of Trump surrounded by supporters.
"The folks in the control room, I don't need to see anymore of that. He's trying to turn it into a spectacle and into a campaign ad. That is enough of that. We’ve seen it already,” Tapper said.
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Jake Tapper’s reaction on CNN to people showing support for Donald Trump: “The folks in the control room, I don’t need to see anymore of that.”
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Donald Trump commented on Jake Tapper's emotional outburst Tuesday.
"Fake Tapper just demanded that his broadcast be closed down from Miami because there was far too much enthusiasm on the streets for 'Trump.' The good news is, he was the only one to do so, perhaps a good explanation as to why CNN’s ratings are so low!" Trump said on Truth Social.
Fox News reports:
Jake Tapper rebuked his CNN producers for continuing to show footage of former President Trump celebrating with his supporters after he pleaded not guilty to federal charges in a nearby courtroom Tuesday.
Trump stopped at the Versailles restaurant in Miami where he was greeted by religious leaders and supporters who prayed with him and sang "Happy Birthday" in honor of the former president's birthday Wednesday.
CNN aired the scene and longtime anchor Tapper told viewers, "And as we watch Donald Trump attempt to turn his arrest and indictment into some sort of campaign commercial, we need to remember that the reason we are watching this is because Donald Trump is accused of breaking some very serious national security laws and then obstructing and refusing to cooperate with the FBI."
When the footage continued playing on the screen, Tapper appeared angry about the network showing Trump turning his recent court hearing into a "spectacle."
The footage from Versailles restaurant came shortly after Trump pleaded not guilty to the 37-count indictment from Joe Biden's Department of Justice.
While at the famous Cuban restaurant, Trump offered to buy food for everyone.
VIDEO: Trump posed for photos inside the restaurant and offered to buy the patrons food. At one point, the crowd sang “Happy Birthday” to him. Trump’s 77th birthday is on Wednesday.https://t.co/wSfVHSBYWI
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Daily Mail wrote:
A defiant Donald Trump left federal court Tuesday and went straight to Miami's iconic Cuban restaurant Versailles where he offered to buy food for everyone and listened to customers sing 'Happy Birthday'.
The former president, who turns 77 tomorrow, prayed with religious leaders, took a photo with mixed martial arts fighter Jorge Masvidal and ripped a 'government that's out of control.'
'Food for everyone!' Trump shouted in the famous eatery in the surprise stop after he pleaded not guilty to 37 federal charges related to his mishandling of classified documents.
But he also flashed his frustration amid the singing. 'Some birthday. We got a government that's out of control,' he grumbled.
'I think it's going great,' he said as he made his way through supporters on the day where he was fingerprinted, arrested and became the first president to appear in front of a judge charged with a federal crime.
'I think it's a rigged deal here,' he added. 'I'm going to make a little speech tonight in Bedminster and I hope you're going to be there,' the ex-president also said.
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