CNN Taps Jake Tapper to Anchor ‘State of the Union’

CNN: Jake Tapper is the next anchor of CNN’s Sunday morning political interview program “State of the Union.” CNN announced Tapper’s promotion on Friday. He will take over the program in June and will remain the channel’s chief Washington correspondent and the anchor of the weekday afternoon newscast “The Lead.” “I couldn’t be more excited about this election season and the new platform I will have at CNN to cover it,” Tapper said in a statement.