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TitleOriginal sin : President Biden's decline, its cover-up, and his disastrous choice to run again / Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson.
AuthorTapper, Jake, author.
Call No973.934 TAPP
CollectionAdult NF
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International Standard Book Number 9798217060689
International Standard Book Number 9798217060672
Dewey Decimal Classification Number 973.934 23
Personal Name Tapper, Jake, author.
Title Statement Original sin : President Biden's decline, its cover-up, and his disastrous choice to run again / Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson.
Varying Form of Title President Biden's decline, its cover-up, and his disastrous choice to run again.
Publisher ??2025.
Publisher New York : Penguin Press, 2025.
Physical Description xv, 332 pages ; 25 cm.
Content Type text txt rdacontent.
Media Type unmediated n rdamedia.
Carrier Type volume rdacarrier.
Bibliography, Etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-319) and index.
Formatted Contents Note Author's note -- "He totally fucked us" -- "Get up!" -- The politburo -- The Bidenness -- "I, Joseph Robinette Biden Jr., do solemnly swear" -- "The most privileged nursing home in the country" -- "Who else is going to do this?" -- Dr. Biden -- "Are we sure this is a good idea?" -- Dean Phillips -- 2024 -- D-Day -- The verdict -- The debate -- The world reacts -- The bad times -- Joy -- Out the door -- Conclusions.
Summary, Etc. "[A]n unflinching and explosive reckoning with one of the most fateful decisions in American political history: Joe Biden's run for reelection despite evidence of his serious decline -- amid desperate efforts to hide the extent of that deterioration. In Greek tragedy, the protagonist's effort to avoid his fate is what seals his fate. In 2024, American politics became a Greek tragedy. Joe Biden launched his successful 2020 bid for the White House with the stated goal of saving the nation from a second Trump presidential term. He, his family, and his senior aides were so convinced that only he could beat Trump again, they lied to themselves, allies, and the public about his condition and limitations. At his debate with Trump on June 27, 2024, the consequences of that deception were exposed to the world. It was shocking and upsetting. Now the full, unsettling truth is being told for the first time. Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson take us behind closed doors and into private conversations between the heaviest of hitters, revealing how big the problem was and how many people knew about it. From White House staffers at the highest to lowest levels, to leaders of Congress and the Cabinet, from governors to donors and Hollywood players, the truth is finally being told. What you will learn makes President Biden's decision to run for reelection seem shockingly narcissistic, self-delusional, and reckless--a desperate bet that went bust -- and part of a larger act of extended public deception that has few precedents. The story the authors tell raises fundamental issues of accountability and responsibility that will continue for decades. The irony is biting: In the name of defeating what they called an existential threat to democracy, Biden and his inner circle ensured it, tossing aside his implicit promise to serve for only one term, denying the existence of health issues the nation had been watching for years, dooming the Democrats to defeat. The decision to run again, the Original Sin of this president, led to a campaign of denial and gaslighting, leading directly to Donald Trump's return to power and all that has happened as a consequence. Rarely does hubris meet nemesis more explosively. Wherever you stand on the political spectrum, Original Sin is essential reading." -- Provided by publisher.
Subject-Personal Name Biden, Joseph R., Jr.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Presidents Election 2024. United States
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Presidents Health. United States
Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term United States Politics and government 2021-
Added Entry, Personal Name Thompson, Alex, (Political correspondent), author.