As the nation grapples with the news of President-elect Donald Trump’s victory, CNN’s Jake Tapper has gone viral for his candid and shocked reaction to Vice President Kamala Harris falling short of President Joe Biden’s 2020 performance in every state.
The moment unfolded on Wednesday morning when Tapper asked CNN’s chief national correspondent, John King, to display a visual of states where Harris had outperformed Biden by at least 3 percent in his 2020 win over Trump.
King pulled up the election map, and to Tapper’s astonishment, the display was entirely gray, indicating that there were no such states.
“Holy smokes!” Tapper exclaimed, visibly stunned. “Literally nothing?”
“Literally nothing,” King confirmed.
The exchange quickly trended online, with Tapper’s incredulous reaction becoming a viral moment. The visuals on the map, typically highlighted in red or blue during election coverage, showed no areas where Harris had surpassed Biden’s margins.
King then zoomed in on counties instead, hoping to reveal some positive news.
“In 58 counties, she did better,” King explained, “but Trump was over a thousand counties ahead out of the 4,600 counties and townships across America,” as reported by the New York Post.
He added, “There