The book that revealed one of the greatest cover-ups in modern American history.
‘A damning, step-by-step account of how the people closest to a stubborn, aging president enabled his quixotic resolve to run for a second term.’ NEW YORK TIMES ‘Devastating . . . A strong thesis and an arresting narrative, delivered in made-for-TV episodes.’ FINANCIAL TIMES ‘How American voters became victims of one of the great political cover-ups of modern times . . . It was the gaslighting of a nation.’ THE TIMES POLITICS / INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM Cover design: Matt Chase
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OR IG I NA L SI N
Here, two of America’s best-respected reporters draw on astonishing access to Biden’s circle to uncover what really happened in 2024. Hailed as an instant classic of political journalism, Original Sin exposed the greatest campaign of denial and gaslighting in modern American history – one that led directly to Donald Trump’s return to power, and all that has come since.
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Joe Biden, his family and his aides were convinced that only he could beat Donald Trump in the 2024 Presidential Election. So convinced, in fact, that they lied to themselves and the public about his true condition – all but dooming the Democrats to defeat when the truth inevitably came to light.
JAK E TAPPER
‘ The shocking truth of the last year of Biden’s presidency . . . A scathing account of an elderly, egotistical president cocooned from reality.’ GUARDIAN
ALEX THOMPSON
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
‘Explosive’
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GUARDIAN
NEW YORK TIMES
THE TIMES
OR IGI NA L SIN PRESIDENT BIDEN’S D E C L I N E , I T S C O V E R - U P, AND HIS DISASTROUS CHOICE TO RU N AGA IN
JAK E TAPPER
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ALEX THOMPSON THE NO. 1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
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