Kari Lake says she came for Jake Tapper as they were ushered out of correspondents’ dinner

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsKari Lake says she came for Jake Tapper as they were ushered out of correspondents’ dinner‘I couldn’t stay silent and walk out pretending someone like Jake Tapper is one of the good guys,’ Lake saidCarsen Holaday in New York Sunday 26 April 2026 17:58 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2965207","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/kari-lake-jake-tapper-correspondents-dinner-b2965207.html","title":"Kari Lake says she came for Jake Tapper as they left the correspondents’ dinner"}}CloseKari Lake recalls confronting Jake Tapper as they were rushed out of the White House Correspondents' DinnerSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US p...