EPISODE · Jun 3, 2025 · 32 MIN
How Biden’s Inner Circle Used Magical Thinking to Justify Running Again
from Political Breakdown · host KQED
Few books have captivated the nation’s capitol like “Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again.” It describes in excruciating detail how a small circle of family and political insiders isolated and insulated President Joe Biden as his mental and physical condition declined throughout his term in the White House. Scott and Marisa are joined by the authors, CNN anchor Jake Tapper and Axios national political correspondent Alex Thompson, who interviewed more than 200 people who described how Biden’s true condition was hidden from his own cabinet, congressional leaders and donors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Few books have captivated the nation’s capitol like “Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again.” It describes in excruciating detail how a small circle of family and political insiders isolated and insulated President Joe Biden as his mental and physical condition declined throughout his term in the White House. Scott and Marisa are joined by the authors, CNN anchor Jake Tapper and Axios national political correspondent Alex Thompson, who interviewed more than 200 people who described how Biden’s true condition was hidden from his own cabinet, congressional leaders and donors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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