 Jake Tapper accused the Democratic Party of engaging in Orwellian tactics. At the opening of the show, Tapper called out the Democratic Party for engaging in a discernible pattern of lying to the public. He argued party officials want Americans to not believe what you saw and what you heard with your eyes and your own ears. He said, quote, the party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command, end quote.