"I REALLY DON'T LIKE YOU." C-SPAN CALLER TO TAPPER: EXAMINE TRUMP.

POWER DESK — Tuesday 17 June 2025. C-SPAN Washington Journal put CNN's Jake Tapper on the morning call-in to plug Original Sin, the book he wrote with Axios's Alex Thompson on President Joe Biden's decline and the 2024 campaign. A Virginia caller named Sarah told him she watches him on CNN and, right then, really did not like him. Extra files that exchange from named Mediaite, Independent and New York Post wraps of the segment, plus the circulating Aaron Rupar cut. The tape is not on this page. C-SPAN copyright. VIDEO=no. PATH /power/tapper-cspan-caller-trump-chaos-jun17. DESK_ID tapper-cspan-caller-trump-chaos-jun17.

What Sarah said — ATTRIB Mediaite / Independent / NY Post. "I watch you on CNN. But right now, I really don't like you. I think you're doing a disservice to Joe and also to the American people." She asked when he would examine what is going on with Trump. She said Biden conducted himself for four years taking care of the United States — took meetings, went overseas, negotiated with other leaders. Extra prints those lines as caller attribution from those wraps. It does not invent softer wording or a second caller.

This president has been pure chaos, which indicates to me that there is something wrong with him.

The pull line. Sarah told Tapper: "This president has been pure chaos, which indicates to me that there is something wrong with him. We will never get a straight answer on his medical examinations, what medication he is on, and yet you have gone after Joe Biden with a vengeance that I'm very disappointed in you." She asked him to write another book examining Trump and called National Guard and Marines call-outs "pure erratic." Extra reports that she asked. Extra does not diagnose Trump. Extra does not offer medical advice. Extra does not confirm a medical finding.

Tapper's reply — ATTRIB Mediaite. He said The Lead covers Trump every day from 5 to 7 Eastern; that he has covered Trump confusing Nancy Pelosi with Nikki Haley; that questions about Trump's behavior have more to do with personality than cognitive decline; that journalists cover what the public has a right to know; and that he is proud of the book with Thompson. Extra shelves that as his on-air answer. It does not invent a later written statement.

The clip and the official page. Aaron Rupar posted the Washington Journal cut on X (status 1934994306609172495) — about 148 seconds, 1280 by 720, roughly 2.3 million views on that post by file time. Official C-SPAN program page: www.c-span.org/program/washington-journal/jake-tapper-on-original-sin/661312. Independent: www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/jake-tapper-book-biden-cspan-caller-b2771900.html. Mediaite: www.mediaite.com/media/tv/c-span-caller-grills-jake-tapper-over-biden-book-right-now-i-really-dont-like-you/. Extra uses those for verification. It does not JUMP the reader to X as the story. It does not host the C-SPAN tape.

Still discipline. Hero still: clean C-SPAN Washington Journal frame of Tapper with Capitol soft behind him and the official WJ call-in lower-third — Republicans, Democrats, Independents, Texts; LIVE badge; C-SPAN WASHINGTON JOURNAL chrome. Real broadcast still from the Rupar package, 17 June 2025. Not AI. Not a garbled nameplate. Extra does not host third-party video on this Extra.

What this page is not. It is not a 2026 update inventing a new call. It is not a medical chart on Trump. It is not a rewrite of Original Sin. It is distinct from today's Dublin Fox Europe Extra and the Houthis Dublin Extra — do not merge ledgers. Filed 12 September 2026 against a June 2025 clip because the exchange still circulates and the desk is locking the quotes and the VIDEO=no rule.

CLAIM vs CONFIRMED. CONFIRMED as Mediaite / Independent / NY Post attribution of C-SPAN Washington Journal, Tuesday 17 June 2025: caller Sarah from Virginia told Jake Tapper she really does not like him, asked when he would examine Trump, said Biden took meetings and negotiated abroad, said this president has been pure chaos and that she would never get a straight answer on medical examinations or medication, asked for another book on Trump, and called Guard/Marines call-outs pure erratic. CONFIRMED as Mediaite attribution of Tapper's reply: daily Lead coverage of Trump, Pelosi/Haley confusion coverage, personality-vs-cognitive framing, public-right-to-know, pride in the book with Thompson. CONFIRMED as picture: real C-SPAN WJ still via @atrupar X 1934994306609172495. CONFIRMED as official program page on c-span.org. NOT here: Extra diagnosing Trump; Extra confirming a medical finding; Extra hosting the C-SPAN tape; invented quotes; a 2026 sequel to the call. FALSE framing — do not use: "Nth Meridian confirms Trump has a medical condition" or "Nth Meridian hosts the C-SPAN caller tape." VIDEO=no on site. Nailed down, 12 September 2026, 21:20 GMT. PATH /power/tapper-cspan-caller-trump-chaos-jun17. DESK_ID tapper-cspan-caller-trump-chaos-jun17. Beat POWER / EXTRA. PHOTO: C-SPAN WJ still via @atrupar. NTH MERIDIAN does not diagnose presidents or host C-SPAN copyright tape.

DESK_ID tapper-cspan-caller-trump-chaos-jun17. Canonical /power/tapper-cspan-caller-trump-chaos-jun17. Filed 12 September 2026, 21:20 GMT. Clip Extra — June 2025 C-SPAN WJ, not today's breaking. Verification: C-SPAN www.c-span.org/program/washington-journal/jake-tapper-on-original-sin/661312 ; Mediaite www.mediaite.com/media/tv/c-span-caller-grills-jake-tapper-over-biden-book-right-now-i-really-dont-like-you/ ; Independent www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/jake-tapper-book-biden-cspan-caller-b2771900.html ; @atrupar X x.com/atrupar/status/1934994306609172495 (~148s) — verification only, do not host tape. Distinct from /power/trump-europe-killing-yourselves-dublin-sep12 and /war/trump-houthis-called-us-sep12. Photo: C-SPAN WJ still via @atrupar. VIDEO=no on site (C-SPAN copyright). AdSense untouched. NTH MERIDIAN does not diagnose Trump or confirm a medical finding.