Didn’t watch the video, but the headline made me wonder what had gotten into Fake Tapper. Your excellent analysis provides a plausible answer.
I would just add that there were probably far more leftists watching the “town hall” than there were watching the program in question. So, for CNN, Tapper’s appearing to get tough does not diminish their gun grab message.
“Fake Tapper”
LOL. Can we just refer to him as Fapper for short.