Republican Campaign Arm: CNN’s Jake Tapper ‘Meddling’ in House Races

CNN's Jake Tapper speaks to the audience during a Democratic presidential debate in Detroit, Mich., on July 31, 2019. Scott Olson/Getty Images

A GOP campaign arm said on Sunday that former Democratic aide Jake Tapper, now an anchor for CNN, may be “meddling” in some congressional contests, citing an anonymously sourced report on Tapper intervening in a closely-watched race in Pennsylvania.

The National Republican Congressional Committee shared a story from Breitbart News that said Tapper, 51, tried convincing Sean Parnell, the Republican nominee for Pennsylvania’s 17th Congressional District, to run in a different district.