CNN contributor Ana Navarro certainly enjoyed Jake Tapper’s performance this afternoon on CNN:

I honestly don’t know if @jaketapper was being sarcastic just now, or if it was for real control room error. Either way, it was good TV and most effective in revealing Trump and his cronies’ hypocrisy regarding anti-Semitism and their feigned continued outrage against @IlhanMN. — Ana Navarro (@ananavarro) February 13, 2019

I have the best editorial and technical staff in the tv news, let’s put it that way. — Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) February 13, 2019

No, it wasn’t a real control room error — it was just a sly way of deflecting some criticism away from Rep. Ilhan Omar back to President Trump and revealing him as a hypocrite for calling for Omar to resign or at least step down from the Foreign Affairs Committee. Here’s the segment where the control room, for example, puts up the “wrong” graphic — the infamous “sheriff’s star” on a poster of Hillary, for one.

.@jaketapper shows President Trump's hypocrisy over Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar’s anti-Semitic tweet with a little help from a "rogue" control room. pic.twitter.com/EJc2TJnmrU — The Lead CNN (@TheLeadCNN) February 13, 2019

That’s cute and all, but what is CNN’s position on Omar? Tapper, if you’ll remember, was the only CNN personality to go after Louis Farrakhan, his anti-Semitic videos on Twitter, and the presence of the Women’s March’s Tamika Mallory at his events.

An Amen from Pence? ? interesting.

Trump’s hypocrisy is not the story. You’re taking her deflection and covering for her bigotry. — Andy Lancaster (@andylancaster) February 13, 2019

This is a banana ? — EducatëdHillbilly™ (@RobProvince) February 14, 2019

This is the part where CNN and Jake Tapper ignores how many millions of dollars in unearned media Jeff Zucker gave Trump and those soundbites. https://t.co/V8qqcAxyVR — Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) February 13, 2019

Sorry guys, you'll never outrun the 2016 primaries and what your network did to prop him up, very much on purpose. — Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) February 13, 2019

CNN (and the other networks) practically shoved to nomination down the front of Trump’s pants with all their free coverage. — HillbillyMBA (@HillbillyMBA) February 13, 2019

Some pretty absurd whataboutism here from @jaketapper. It's a shame he couldn't just call out the disgusting anti-Semitism from @IlhanMN. https://t.co/qPeRVJ5yHR — Caleb Hull (@CalebJHull) February 13, 2019

sure, ilhan omar said some things, but always remember, boys & girls, orange man bad. https://t.co/bpR0hdZByh — siraj hashmi (@SirajAHashmi) February 13, 2019

but… but a democrat literally threatened to call capitol police on a reporter!! doesn’t matter. orange man bad. — siraj hashmi (@SirajAHashmi) February 13, 2019

whataboutism is kosher again who knew https://t.co/QPWWo4QjgE — Seth Mandel (@SethAMandel) February 13, 2019

Thank your boss for promoting Trump in 2015-2016. Your courageous stand against him is about 4 years too late. pic.twitter.com/kAqJXUrZo5 — BT (@back_ttys) February 13, 2019

Jake Tapper in a nutshell. pic.twitter.com/w8g9p1h5b7 — Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) February 13, 2019

Trump’s obviously not going to resign, and Omar says she isn’t going anywhere either, so what’s the end game here? As we said, Navarro wasn’t bright enough to figure out it was a bit, but she did think it was good TV.

So you’re defending her? Jesus. — EducatëdHillbilly™ (@RobProvince) February 13, 2019

Of course she is. She’s a left-wing hack. — Denny Loggins (@DennyLoggins) February 13, 2019

it was sarcasm. @jaketapper knows how to throw shade. usually just by inflection. ? — Sassy Panties (@ThisTwitIsLit) February 13, 2019

I've never seen Jake lose it like that and I've seen him interview Kellyanne Conway. — Quiet Star (@QuietStarNJ) February 13, 2019

For a second I didn't get it. Then it became increasingly clear. ? — Cindy Macolini (@GusYoungstown) February 13, 2019

Thank you for doing what our leadership @SpeakerPelosi can not seem to do. The faux rage at @IlhanMN is ridiculous. We want the truth and we want representatives who will speak truth and stop worrying about their coffers, NANCY. — ABraz (@abraz6043) February 13, 2019

Tell yourselves that the outrage over Omar’s tweets and comments is “feigned” if that’s what makes you feel better supporting her.

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Update:

In light of the first clip Tapper showed proving Trump’s anti-Semitism, Jordan Schactel of TheBlaze was there:

He was making a light-hearted joke. I was there. Everyone got it. Audience was opposed to Trump (preferred Jeb+Marco), & still, everyone laughed. Stop playing whataboutism w/ Omar. Also, POTUS is most pro-Jewish, pro-Israel president ever. So there's that.https://t.co/usodzmY0ag — Jordan Schachtel (@JordanSchachtel) February 13, 2019

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