Conservative critics online voiced concerns about the professionalism of the CNN interview between Jake Tapper and Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance. At several points throughout the tense discussion, Tapper appeared to lose his composure while engaging in heated arguments with Vance around contentious topics,

Conservative commentator Erich Hartmann gave his opinion on the interview, stating in a thread on X, “It’s alarming to see Jake Tapper lose his composure like this. He’s professional for about the first 2 minutes, but then completely disintegrates…” However, he noted that Vance never broke a sweat, keeping his cool and remaining “reasonable.” He added, “JD Vance knows his stuff, and comes across as extremely normal and reasonable here.”