Jake Tapper, now of CNN, covers the 2012 Democratic National Convention for ABC.

How to Interview Donald Trump

On the Media | Jun 10, 2016

Last week, CNN's Jake Tapper interviewed Donald Trump and asked him 23 follow-up questions about the candidate's claim that a federal judge is incapable of treating him fairly.

It's not the first time Tapper has put Trump on the defensive. Among cable news and network interviewers, Tapper has distinguished himself by reliably asking tough, pointed questions. But if he doesn't get straight answers from Trump, are the questions enough? 

Tapper joins Bob to talk about the conventions of TV journalism and whether anything has to change about the way interviewers question Trump.

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