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Original Sin book review: How we were fools to be fooled by Joe Biden’s people
- Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson released the book 'Original Sin' on May 20, 2025, examining Joe Biden's decline and 2024 re-election choice.
- The book draws from interviews with around 200 insiders to outline how Biden's health and cognitive decline prompted aides to conceal his condition.
- Aides shortened Biden's schedule, scripted meetings, and used slow-motion videos to mask his physical and mental deterioration during the campaign.
- Senator Mark Warner criticized Biden's management, noting fears about a risky inmate release plan, while critics hold Biden's re-election bid responsible for Trump's 2024 return.
- The book suggests Biden's persistence in running caused Democratic setbacks and urges reflection on the party's age-related challenges and loyalty culture.
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Original Sin book review: How we were fools to be fooled by Joe Biden’s people
Since this book was written we have learned Joe Biden has prostate cancer. The sad news was greeted with sympathy from all sides of the political divide, including Donald Trump. That would have been the response if, as president, Biden had declared in 2023 that he wasn’t going to run again on the basis of his age; there would have been lots of love, as there was at the start of George Clooney’s celebrated open letter to Biden in The New York Tim…
From the Left: CBS Delivers Tepid First Network Interview for Authors of Biden Book
Tuesday’s CBS Mornings scored the first broadcast network interview for CNN host Jake Tapper and Axios reporter Alex Thompson as part of release day for their already bestselling book Original Sin about Joe Biden’s cognitive decline before and during his presidency. While there were attempts made to hold the legacy media to account, it never panned out and, even though some questions came off as tough, it was largely waged on friendly terms for …
Will the Democrats learn anything from the Biden decline cover-up?
As Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson kicked off the promo tour for Original Sin, their explosive new book exposing the far-reaching cover-up of Joe Biden’s decline during his final years in the White House, some tragic news broke regarding the former president’s health. Biden had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer that has already spread to his bones. The revelation naturally generated sympathy. But it also gave rise to an ar…
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