📰 Biden’s “Original Sin”? New Book Alleges Cognitive Decline, Cover-Up by Inner Circle and Media
A new political bombshell is shaking Washington. In their explosive new book Original Sin: Joe Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again, Axios national political correspondent Alex Thompson and co-author Marc Caputo reveal stunning claims about President Biden’s cognitive health, the inner circle that shielded him, and a Democratic Party that, according to sources, knowingly turned a blind eye.
🧠 Cognitive Concerns Behind Closed Doors
While President Biden’s public image has been carefully curated to appear steady and “sharp,” the authors say more than 200 confidential interviews tell a different story. Cabinet secretaries and top Democratic officials reportedly described:
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Difficulty reaching the President
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Biden forgetting names – sometimes of those in the room
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Limited working hours (typically between 10 AM and 4 PM)
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Apparent signs of confusion during briefings
“Some aides couldn’t even get a meeting with him,” Thompson noted during a recent interview. “And when they did, they often found a man who seemed mentally diminished.”
🔇 Silence in Public, Regret in Private
Despite these concerns, many of the same officials continued to publicly praise the President’s abilities. According to the book, this was a calculated move: "Either they wanted to protect the party or feared a second Trump term," said Thompson.
Some Democrats now reportedly regret not speaking up sooner — especially after Biden’s widely criticized debate performance and growing questions about his health.
🛑 No One Dared Say “Don’t Run”
One of the most shocking revelations is that virtually no one in Biden’s inner circle directly urged him not to run again. Despite private concerns, the idea of confronting the President on his age or fitness to serve was almost entirely avoided.
“It’s astonishing,” Thompson said. “He’ll be 86 by the end of a second term, and no senior official stepped in to say, ‘This is a bad idea.’”
🧱 The Inner Circle Wall
Biden’s access was reportedly controlled by a tight group of advisers — including Mike Donilon, Anita Dunn, and members of his family — who effectively insulated him from dissent.
“These gatekeepers shaped how much he saw, who got to brief him, and what messaging was pushed externally,” the book explains. “They knew how to manage around his weaknesses.”
🩺 Cancer Diagnosis Timing Raises Eyebrows
Adding to the controversy, the Biden team recently released news of a prostate cancer diagnosis — just days ahead of the book’s release and the public airing of Special Counsel Robert Hur’s audio recordings, which also raised concerns about Biden’s memory.
While the White House insists the diagnosis was new, even some inside the administration reportedly doubt the timing was coincidental.
🗞️ Complicit Media?
The authors also criticized mainstream media for failing to investigate signs of Biden’s decline. One anonymous source admitted, “We were amazed at what we could spin — and what the media just accepted.”
Thompson suggests the media’s unwillingness to challenge the official narrative allowed the cover-up to continue for years.
“If journalists had been more aggressive, this debate performance might never have happened. Maybe Biden wouldn’t have run again.”
🧩 Final Word
While the White House pushes back, Original Sin is already fueling a deeper conversation within the Democratic Party — and among voters — about leadership, transparency, and accountability at the highest level of American government.
As the 2024 election looms, this book may be just the beginning of a reckoning.
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