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Biden Aides Reveal Top Members 'Hid' His Mental Decline From Rest of Staff

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Former President Joe Biden

Top aides for then-President Joe Biden sought to hide the extent of his mental and physical decline from lower-level staff, according to an upcoming book detailing the turmoil that engulfed the Democratic party during the 2024 election cycle.

The book in question is "Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again." Written by journalists Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson, it quotes a senior aide saying they "attempted to shield" Biden "from his own staff so many people didn't realize the extent of the decline beginning in 2023." The aide in question quit the White House because they didn't think Biden should pursue re-election.

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