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“Original Sin” Authors on Biden’s Decline and the Role Californians Played

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Journalists Alex Thompson (left) and Jake Tapper pose for a portrait at the KQED offices in San Francisco on June 2, 2025.

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. 

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