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Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Biden insider was reportedly 'amazed' at the media coverage they were able to spin
The co-author of "Original Sin," the newly released book on former President Joe Biden's mental and physical decline, says a Biden insider admitted they were shocked at what they were able to get away with in regard to media coverage. "I had one conversation with someone," Axios reporter Alex Thompson, who co-authored the book with CNN's Jake Tapper, said Tuesday on News Nation Now. "This was after the election while we were reporting this book. And this person said, listen, yes, we deserve blame for X, Y, Z. We were hiding him. But this person also sort of got in my face, and they said, 'Listen, the media deserves some blame too. Like we were sort of amazed at some of the stuff we were able to spin.'" The book, published Tuesday by Penguin Press, looks at the efforts made by those within the Biden administration, members of Congress, Democratic donors and celebrities, to hide the truth about the decline of Biden's mental and physical health. Flashback: White House Press Sec Karine Jean-pierre Laughs Off Question On Biden's Health In 2022 Thompson said, in a sense, he thinks journalists failed to do their job. "I think the media in a lot of ways just was not skeptical enough and did not remember the lesson that they do it to different degrees, but every White House lies," he said. Read On The Fox News App After the Wall Street Journal published its explosive story in June 2024 about how some lawmakers began questioning Biden's health, the debate around the issue became more heated. The Wall Street Journal detailed concern about Biden's decline, saying that he was "slipping," "spoke so softly at times that some participants struggled to hear him," would make long pauses and close his eyes long enough that people questioned if he had fallen asleep. Former Cnn Analyst Says Media Turned Blind Eye To Biden's Alleged Decline Because Most 'Vote For Democrats' Author Chris Whipple's new book, "Uncharted: How Trump Beat Biden, Harris, and the Odds in the Wildest Campaign in History," claimed that Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., privately said Biden was declining before she publicly called out a Wall Street Journal story on his cognitive decline. According to Whipple's book, the former Speaker of the House went to the White House in May 2024 for an awards ceremony and was "startled by how much the president had aged." She allegedly told a friend "he was not the same Joe Biden," according to the book. On Sunday, Biden's prostate cancer diagnosis was announced, with his spokesperson telling Fox News days later that the last time he received a blood test that screens for prostate cancer was in article source: Biden insider was reportedly 'amazed' at the media coverage they were able to spin
Los Angeles Times
09-05-2025
- Politics
- Los Angeles Times
LA Times Today: 'Uncharted' chronicles President Biden's decline ahead of 2024 election
It was a presidential debate unlike any other... And one that signaled the beginning of the end of Joe Biden's 2024 campaign. Since then, questions have swirled about what Biden's campaign knew about the then-president's mental fitness and when they knew it. In his book, 'Uncharted: How Trump Beat Biden, Harris, and the Odds in the Wildest Campaign in History,' author and journalist Chris Whipple has some answers.
Sky News AU
05-05-2025
- Politics
- Sky News AU
Book reveals Joe Biden advisors declined to have president take a cognitive test in February 2024: report
A new book revealed that former President Joe Biden's team chose not to have the president take a cognitive test in February 2024, over concerns that taking the test itself would raise more questions about his age, The New York Times reported Sunday. Authors Tyler Pager, a reporter for The New York Times, Josh Dawsey, a reporter for the Wall Street Journal and Isaac Arnsdorf, a reporter for the Washington Post, wrote the book, titled, "2024: How Trump Retook the White House and the Democrats Lost America," which is set to be released in July. The book, one of several about the tumultuous 2024 presidential election, details that Biden's top aides debated having him complete a cognitive test to quell concerns about his age. The aides were reportedly confident Biden would pass the test. "At the same time, Mr. Biden's longtime doctor, Kevin O'Connor, had told aides he would not take the 81-year-old president's political standing into consideration when treating him," the Times reported, citing the book. The debate over whether the president should take the test occurred in February 2024, several months before the June debate against President Donald Trump, and just a couple of weeks before Biden's White House physical exam, the Times reported. It was the same month that Special Counsel Robert Hur's report about the former president's mishandling of classified documents was released. The special counsel described Biden as "a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory." The NYT report also described a conversation from the new book between former Biden chief of staff Ron Klain and former Obama aide and frequent CNN guest, David Axelrod. Klain, according to NYT, called Axelrod following a Times report from June 2022 that quoted Axelrod saying, "The stark reality is the president would be closer to 90 than 80 at the end of a second term, and that would be a major issue." "That comment prompted an angry call to Mr. Axelrod from Ron Klain, then Mr. Biden's chief of staff, according to the book. Mr. Klain wanted to know why Mr. Axelrod was fueling doubts about a Democratic president who was on track to begin a re-election campaign," the NYT reported. "There's no Obama out there, Axe," Klain said during the call, according to the Times. "Who's going to do it if he doesn't do it?" Another new book about the 2024 campaign revealed that Klain said Biden was "fatigued, befuddled and disengaged" before his debate with Trump in June. Klain helped Biden prepare for the debate after exiting his White House role. "At his first meeting with Biden in Aspen Lodge, the president's cabin," author Chris Whipple wrote, Klain "was startled. He'd never seen him so exhausted and out of it. Biden was unaware of what was happening in his own campaign. Halfway through the session, the president excused himself and went off to sit by the pool." Whipple's book, "Uncharted: How Trump Beat Biden, Harris, and the Odds in the Wildest Campaign in History," was released in April. A representative for Biden did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Originally published as Book reveals Joe Biden advisors declined to have president take a cognitive test in February 2024: report
Fox News
04-05-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
Book reveals Biden advisors declined to have president take a cognitive test in February 2024: Report
A new book revealed that former President Joe Biden's team chose not to have the president take a cognitive test in February 2024, over concerns that taking the test itself would raise more questions about his age, The New York Times reported Sunday. Authors Tyler Pager, a reporter for The New York Times, Josh Dawsey, a reporter for the Wall Street Journal and Isaac Arnsdorf, a reporter for the Washington Post, wrote the book, titled, "2024: How Trump Retook the White House and the Democrats Lost America," which is set to be released in July. The book, one of several about the tumultuous 2024 presidential election, details that Biden's top aides debated having him complete a cognitive test to quell concerns about his age. The aides were reportedly confident Biden would pass the test. "At the same time, Mr. Biden's longtime doctor, Kevin O'Connor, had told aides he would not take the 81-year-old president's political standing into consideration when treating him," the Times reported, citing the book. The debate over whether the president should take the test occurred in February 2024, several months before the June debate against President Donald Trump, and just a couple of weeks before Biden's White House physical exam, the Times reported. It was the same month that Special Counsel Robert Hur's report about the former president's mishandling of classified documents was released. The special counsel described Biden as "a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory." The NYT report also described a conversation from the new book between former Biden chief of staff Ron Klain and former Obama aide and frequent CNN guest, David Axelrod. Klain, according to NYT, called Axelrod following a Times report from June 2022 that quoted Axelrod saying, "The stark reality is the president would be closer to 90 than 80 at the end of a second term, and that would be a major issue." "That comment prompted an angry call to Mr. Axelrod from Ron Klain, then Mr. Biden's chief of staff, according to the book. Mr. Klain wanted to know why Mr. Axelrod was fueling doubts about a Democratic president who was on track to begin a re-election campaign," the NYT reported. "There's no Obama out there, Axe," Klain said during the call, according to the Times. "Who's going to do it if he doesn't do it?" Another new book about the 2024 campaign revealed that Klain said Biden was "fatigued, befuddled and disengaged" before his debate with Trump in June. Klain helped Biden prepare for the debate after exiting his White House role. "At his first meeting with Biden in Aspen Lodge, the president's cabin," author Chris Whipple wrote, Klain "was startled. He'd never seen him so exhausted and out of it. Biden was unaware of what was happening in his own campaign. Halfway through the session, the president excused himself and went off to sit by the pool." Whipple's book, "Uncharted: How Trump Beat Biden, Harris, and the Odds in the Wildest Campaign in History," was released in April. A representative for Biden did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Fox News
04-05-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
Book reveals Biden advisers declined to have president take a cognitive test in February 2024: Report
A new book revealed that former President Joe Biden's team chose not to have the president take a cognitive test in February 2024, over concerns that taking the test itself would raise more questions about his age, The New York Times reported Sunday. Authors Tyler Pager, a reporter for The New York Times, Josh Dawsey, a reporter for the Wall Street Journal and Isaac Arnsdorf, a reporter for the Washington Post, wrote the book, titled, "2024: How Trump Retook the White House and the Democrats Lost America," which is set to be released in July. The book, one of several about the tumultuous 2024 presidential election, details that Biden's top aides debated having him complete a cognitive test to quell concerns about his age. The aides were reportedly confident Biden would pass the test. "At the same time, Mr. Biden's longtime doctor, Kevin O'Connor, had told aides he would not take the 81-year-old president's political standing into consideration when treating him," the Times reported, citing the book. The debate over whether the president should take the test occurred in February 2024, several months before the June debate against President Donald Trump, and just a couple of weeks before Biden's White House physical exam, the Times reported. It was the same month that Special Counsel Robert Hur's report about the former president's mishandling of classified documents was released. The special counsel described Biden as "a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory." The NYT report also described a conversation from the new book between former Biden chief of staff Ron Klain and former Obama aide and frequent CNN guest, David Axelrod. Klain, according to NYT, called Axelrod following a Times report from June 2022 that quoted Axelrod saying, "The stark reality is the president would be closer to 90 than 80 at the end of a second term, and that would be a major issue." "That comment prompted an angry call to Mr. Axelrod from Ron Klain, then Mr. Biden's chief of staff, according to the book. Mr. Klain wanted to know why Mr. Axelrod was fueling doubts about a Democratic president who was on track to begin a re-election campaign," the NYT reported. "There's no Obama out there, Axe," Klain said during the call, according to the Times. "Who's going to do it if he doesn't do it?" Another new book about the 2024 campaign revealed that Klain said Biden was "fatigued, befuddled and disengaged" before his debate with Trump in June. Klain helped Biden prepare for the debate after exiting his White House role. "At his first meeting with Biden in Aspen Lodge, the president's cabin," author Chris Whipple wrote, Klain "was startled. He'd never seen him so exhausted and out of it. Biden was unaware of what was happening in his own campaign. Halfway through the session, the president excused himself and went off to sit by the pool." Whipple's book, "Uncharted: How Trump Beat Biden, Harris, and the Odds in the Wildest Campaign in History," was released in April. A representative for Biden did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
