CNN’s Jake Tapper went ballistic at staff over botched clips

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CNN anchor Jake Tapper reportedly reportedly went “bananas” after a bungled segment, reports Mediate:

• The incident happened during the Tuesday, July 24, 2018 edition of “The Lead.”
• Tapper had lined up three clips of statements Donald Trump made following his summit with Russian president Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, Finland.
• After Tapper introduced one of the SOTs, the wrong clip inadvertently played.
• Tapper tried again — but instead, another incorrect clip played.
• In a final attempt, nothing played.
• According to sources, once the show went to a commercial break, Tapper berated his staff “not reading my emails.”
• The source said the outburst was “unhinged” and “bananas” and included Tapper shouting about the staff’s incompetence.