Jake Tapper, who referred to Trump's presidency as a "nightmare," has been selected to moderate a presidential debate.

Jake Tapper, a prominent anti-Trump voice in the liberal media, was chosen to moderate CNN's Presidential Debate between the former president and President Biden.

On June 27 in Atlanta, Tapper and CNN colleague Dana Bash will co-moderate the debate, which was announced on Wednesday after both candidates agreed to the terms.

Trump and Republicans may face hostile coverage from Tapper during the upcoming political showdown.

Tapper spearheaded CNN's coverage of the Steele dossier, which dominated the early years of Trump's presidency. On January 10, 2017, just ten days before Trump's inauguration, Tapper co-authored a blockbuster report about the dossier and spent several months legitimizing its claims.

Despite the Mueller report's failure to find evidence of collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign, Tapper maintained that Trump's comments about his May 2019 conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin made him sound like "the spokesman for the Kremlin."

During the 2020 presidential election, Tapper became increasingly critical of the then-president, particularly regarding Trump's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. In March 2020, Tapper accused Trump of lying to the American people about COVID testing. A month later, Tapper retweeted a post from anti-Trump critic George Conway, calling Trump "100% insane."

In October 2020, Trump was shamed by Tapper after being diagnosed and hospitalized for COVID.

President Trump's behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic was not just reckless, but a clear disregard for human life, according to Tapper.

After Trump's defeat in the 2020 election, Tapper declared that "for tens of millions of our fellow Americans, their long national nightmare is finally over."

President Trump's actions have caused and intensified the divisions in society, according to Tapper.

"The Trump presidency is coming to an end after a period marked by significant failures, including the unwillingness to respect facts and science during a pandemic, and the official cruelty of policies such as child separation."

Despite having written a book about the 2000 election and routinely inviting Democrats who didn't accept Trump's 2016 victory, Tapper maintained his animosity towards Trump and his supporters long after the 45th president left office. He banned GOP lawmakers who challenged the results of the 2020 election, labeling them "election liars," and refused to have them appear on his programs.

Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla., an army veteran who lost both legs in 2010 after stepping on an IED in Afghanistan, was questioned about his patriotism after voting against Trump's 2021 impeachment.

Tapper stated that Congressman Brian Mast, a Republican from Florida, had lost his legs while fighting for democracy abroad. However, Tapper was unsure about Mast's commitment to democracy in the United States.

During his brief 2022 stint in primetime, Tapper continued to criticize Trump and Republicans, accusing them of spreading "unhinged lies" and refusing to accept reality. He also described their actions as an "anti-democracy insanity." Tapper emphasized the importance of the Jan. 6 Committee's final hearing as the "one last chance to convince rational Americans about the dangers of the anti-democracy movement."

In December, the liberal CNN anchor stated that Adolf Hitler's dehumanizing rhetoric is being revived through Trump's comments about illegal immigrants.

In Oct. 2020, Tapper was more gentle towards Biden and Democrats, joining the media chorus in avoiding the bombshell revelations from Hunter Biden's laptop. In 2022, Tapper conducted a softball interview with Biden, which made so little news that it received virtually zero coverage on the five Sunday shows that weekend.

The president was asked about his personal and political reaction to the imminent criminal charges against Hunter Biden amid reports of his legal woes.

During a heated exchange with House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky, Tapper characterized the Biden family's foreign money transactions uncovered by House Republicans as "sleazy" but not criminal last year.

Tapper didn't only handle Biden with kid gloves, he also failed to fact check a false claim made by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in 2020 and avoided covering the scandals surrounding then New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in 2021.

During the 2020 election cycle, Tapper attempted to persuade Republican Sean Parnell not to run against incumbent Democrat Rep. Conor Lamb for his House seat.

Dana Bash, Tapper's co-moderator, has been hostile towards Trump and conservatives. In 2022, she defended Biden's "semi-fascism" jab against Republicans, arguing that he was "specifically talking about Trump supporters," which represents tens of millions of Americans. Earlier this year, she invoked Nazi Germany while condemning Trump's comments slamming Jewish voters who back Democrats, calling them "antisemitic and incredibly dangerous."

CNN did not immediately respond to Planet Chronicle Digital's request for comment.

On Wednesday, it was announced that ABC would host a second debate on September 10, with moderators David Muir and Linsey Davis.