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June 12, 2025 • 20 mins

🕊️ Denial, deception, and the downfall of a presidency.


In Original Sin, CNN’s Jake Tapper and Axios’s Alex Thompson deliver a hard-hitting exposé on what they call President Biden’s “original sin”: his decision to run for a second term despite mounting evidence of his cognitive decline—and the extensive cover‑up that followed Drawing on 200+ interviews with insiders—from White House staff and Cabinet members to political strategists—the authors paint a portrait of internal denial, orchestrated gaslighting, and a last‑ditch scramble to obscure reality.


This isn’t just political history—it’s a modern Greek tragedy. Tapper and Thompson argue that Biden's choice sealed his fate, undermining the Democratic Party and paving the way for Trump’s return.



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