Jake Tapper has taken a lot of heat for doing some shameless self-promotion on CNN, and his past behavior led to one famous friend cutting ties with him.

The revelation of former President Joe Biden ‘s cancer diagnosis has seemed to halt the ongoing debate over his fitness for office. But the co-author of the new book “ Original Sin ” tells Variety that conversation is fair, and should continue.

Journalists Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson join Morning Joe to discuss their new book 'Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again'.

Jake Tapper had a "meltdown" over an off-the-record event with Biden that he was not included in, according to a pair of unnamed Breaker Media sources. The post ‘This Is My Network!’ Jake Tapper Had Meltdown Over Biden White House Snub,

Show” host Jon Stewart tore into CNN’s Jake Tapper this week, accusing Tapper and his parent network of tastelessly promoting the journalist’s new book on former President Joe Biden. “Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline,

Show” host criticized the network for continuing to promote the book just as news broke of Biden’s recent cancer diagnosis.

A code of silence among Democratic elites and the media prohibited any public talk of Joe Biden’s decline—until it was too late.