imo, a major blot on CNN's reputation.

Did CNN verify who was sending those text messages? That is the important question for me.

More from the article ...

... "Hasn't been seen since Tuesday maybe mention that," said a second.

Trump's last public appearance was on Tuesday. Though JD Vance posted a photo of the former president and Melania dining with him and wife Usha privately on Friday, social media users speculated that Trump is hiding from the public over rumors of failing health. ...

Another watcher wrote: "This wasn't an interview ... It was SOMEONE texting Jake Tapper and how does anyone know if it really was Trump. ...

Why has Pres Trump been seeming to reduce his public appearances?

I mean, Mr Homan, I can understand, because of possible Cava videos, but Pres Trump?

Trying so hard.

Is that on a talking points list that might have been issued?

So, will now interviews on Sunday morning news shows be via tex messages when the person on the other side of the text messaging it not known?

Has CNN just lowered the bar?

@#9 ... He might have already ...

I won't go there at this point.

But I do have to observe that the apparent drastic reduction in his public viewings, which does seem to run counter to his usual, "me, me, me, look at me" mantra, has raised a concern for me.