Jake Tapper Goes Podcast Mode…

So, you're probably wondering what's going on. Why we're in my office for the first hour of the lead today. So, it's an experiment. This is my actual desk where I do my actual work, not the desk in the studio. And we thought we would bring you into the space where me and my team do our actual journalism and plan the show every day. So, here we are giving it a shot. You might also be wondering about the decor, the posters, and the kirkchiefs and such on my wall. Well, the theme is these are all losing presidential campaigns and this hobby started 26 years ago after I covered my very first presidential campaign in the year 2000. — You can pause it. So, you know, a lot of times people are like, well, I want to go from there to this and then you look at ranking for some podcast like how is that guy beating that guy? How are amateurs beating professionals? The market is going to tell you exactly how they feel. Like, I'll give you an idea. Yesterday, we're having a conversation. I think Justin's in the room. Could have been yesterday. It could have been two days ago. Justin remembered this and the conversation was, "Hey, what do we want to do with the chat? " I said, "What do you mean? " He said, "Man, the chat says this, the chat says that, the chat says this. What do we do with the chats? " I know Tom reads every one of the chats that comes out, right? He's going through it right now. As we said, I'm not I What do you do with the chat? Right. What do you look at the chat? You know, why don't we shut down the chat? Why, man? That's brutal sometimes. I said, "No. " You sure? Absolutely. Why not let them rip? Why?