Jake Tapper Sees Echoes of McCarthyism and Media Mistakes in Trump Era

Jake Tapper began his career writing for publications like Washington City Paper and Salon before rising to prominence at ABC News and CNN.
Tapper sees parallels between the corruption and demagoguery of Joe McCarthy and Donald Trump.
His new novel, "All the Demons Are Here," features Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein amid 1970s political turmoil.
Tapper acknowledges some media failures in properly contextualizing and responding to Trump's norm-breaking behavior.
A TV adaptation of Tapper's novel "The Devil May Dance" is on hold due to the Hollywood writers' strike.

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