Washington Week with The Atlantic

'Politburo' hid Biden's decline, Tapper and Thompson say

Season 2025 Episode 21 | 12m 02s

Jake Tapper's and Alex Thompson's new book, "Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again," has enthralled Washington and much of the nation. They joined Jeffrey Goldberg to discuss the protective 'politburo' that they say hid Biden from his Cabinet, the press and the nation.

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