CNN's Jake Tapper calls Fox News “Donald Trump's defense network” Written by Media Matters Staff Published 08/14/23 10:54 PM EDT Video file Citation From the August 14, 2023, edition of CNN's CNN Primetime JAKE TAPPER (HOST): On the channel that is basically Donald Trump's defense network, Lindsey Graham, the senator for South Carolina, said earlier something along the lines of, "This should be decided at the ballot box and not in a bunch of liberal jurisdictions trying to put the man in jail. They're weaponizing the law," which is an interesting thing.