What is Jake Tapper?
{{Infobox person | honorific_prefix = | name = Jake Tapper | honorific_suffix = | image = CNN's Jake Tapper @ SXSW 2017 (cropped).jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = Tapper speaking at [[SXSW]] in 2017 | native_name = | native_name_lang = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|3|12}} | birth_place = [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S. | other_names = | citizenship = | alma_mater = [[Dartmouth College]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]]) | occupation = Journalist | years_active = | employer = [[CNN]] | organization = [[White House Correspondents' Association]] | salary = | net_worth = <!-- Net worth should be supported with a citation from a reliable source --> | height = <!-- {{height|m=}} --> | weight = <!-- {{convert|weight in kg|kg|lb}} --> | party = <!-- DO NOT ENTER POLITICAL PARTY WITHOUT A RELIABLE SOURCE --> | boards = | spouse = {{marriage|Jennifer Marie Brown|2006}} | children = 2 | parents = | relatives = | callsign = | awards = {{awd|[[White House Correspondents' Association#The Merriman Smith Memorial Award|Merriman Smith Memorial Award]]|[[Emmy Award]]}} | website = {{URL|jaketapper.com}} | signature = | footnotes = | influences = | influenced = | box_width = }} '''Jacob Paul Tapper''' (born March 12, 1969) is an American [[journalist]], [[author]], and [[cartoonist]]. He is the Chief Washington Correspondent for [[CNN]]. He hosts the weekday television news show ''[[The Lead with Jake Tapper]]'' and the Sunday morning affairs program ''[[State of the Union with Jake Tapper|State of the Union]]''. Tapper worked on the coverage of the [[First inauguration of Barack Obama|inauguration]] of [[Barack Obama|President Obama]] that earned an [[Emmy Award]] for Outst